
I first learned of the phrase, “Flying Monkeys,” online in a blog about Narcissistic Mothers.
Flying monkeys were bad because they were the bad witch’s helpers as in the movie Wizard of Oz.
Yes they are quite evil but then it occurred to me that they might be acting from a place of Stockholm Syndrome(where they protect their abuser).
Even the flying monkeys are being abused although less so than the innocent(the victim, the target) who they are after.
I’m not saying this gives them the right to do what they do.
I’m suggesting that the flying monkeys don’t know themselves what motivates them.



