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>vain spoiled stereotypical teenage girls
Which is btw. the closest you get to a sociopath without actually being one. This is because people transition from the simple narcissism of early childhood to the social awareness of adulthood, and in the middle there's a bit where they're aware of their existence as a part of a larger group but still only emotionally aware or concerned about themselves. Teenage drama, bullying, depression, attention seeking etc. happen around this point because other people's emotions don't enter the person's ego-bubble and they don't react to it. Later when people develop more emotional intelligence, they start to feel and reflect other people's feelings in a more socially appropriate way.
If you're in your late 20's early 30's banging your head against the steering wheel because you have a "moral dilemma" about caring for the child of a person you supposedly love, or helping her in general, you're still acting like a teenage girl. Even if there is the ulterior motive of getting on with her, a normal person here would simply feel obligated and -happy- to be able to help the person they care for. Of course there can be the annoyance of ruining your evening, but that's not the end of the world.
If you have to ask why you're doing this, you've kinda revealed your motives to be selfish already and the dilemma is solved. However, the narcissistic person cannot see this because the have never though in a broader social context - they cannot think beyond themselves. The sociopath would see it, but they wouldn't care because they don't find it morally problematic.
Edited at 2019/12/07 18:28:13
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