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That is my concern. There is something she isn't telling me. She is very defensive and does not divulge any information about her life and hardly tells me anything about the kids. I don't even know what is happening at school.


Something isn't right here. Not at all. How is it you don't know what's happening at school. What is the custody situation? You, as a Dad, have every right to that info. I'd talk to your lawyer pronto.

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She has always been secretive with an ability to twist everything round to make you feel like you're either a liar or going crazy. I think they call it gas lighting.


Mine is the same way. She's so good at it she even had me believing it. Haha.

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She emotionally blackmails me when she can and knows that I could give her notice to move out of the house at any time.


Why is she living there, then? They emotionally blackmail because they know they can pull your strings...as soon as you cut them, it stops.

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What dangers should I be aware of when dealing with this sort of narcissist?


Document, document, document. My ex-SIL give the term narcissist its true definition. No matter what you do, it will always be a fight. No way around it, unless you agree with them, that is.


There are moments in this life when you are so confident in the rightness of your actions, that not even for a second do you consider the option that you might be wrong.