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<blockquote data-quote="meowbunny" data-source="post: 55264" data-attributes="member: 3626"><p>I quit worrying whether a story was true or not. She starts to make an excuse, I just cut her off and say I don't want to hear why, just fix the problem. I will give her advice, guide her if asked, but I will not fix the problem nor will I listen to the story. It doesn't matter.</p><p></p><p>As to the tales just for the telling, I let her tell them. When she's done, I simply ask is if this is a "once upon a time" or something I can verify. Since she knows I will check if it might affect someone else, she will usually just walk away if not true. If she's lying to someone else and they ask, I will simply tell them the truth as I know it. I will not lie for her, I will not make excuses for her, I will not try to make her look good or save her from herself. That is up to her.</p><p></p><p>One of her more "intelligent" stories had me dead. Not dying, not ill, but dead. To top it off, I died from an accidental drug overdose. Her dog is a model and in several calendars. Monte the snake has been used in a few movies. She almost died from cat scratch fever. She owed a friend money and sent him a money order but he never got it. The fact he's still asking to be paid back speaks volumes to me. My all-time favorite is that she has a false leg due to cancer as a child. Sadly, none of these are true and she's been caught every time. It would seem the embarassment alone would stop the lying, but it doesn't. When she feels the need for sympathy, when she thinks she's in trouble, when she wants attention -- these are all times to lie. So, I feel bad for her but I won't enable her.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meowbunny, post: 55264, member: 3626"] I quit worrying whether a story was true or not. She starts to make an excuse, I just cut her off and say I don't want to hear why, just fix the problem. I will give her advice, guide her if asked, but I will not fix the problem nor will I listen to the story. It doesn't matter. As to the tales just for the telling, I let her tell them. When she's done, I simply ask is if this is a "once upon a time" or something I can verify. Since she knows I will check if it might affect someone else, she will usually just walk away if not true. If she's lying to someone else and they ask, I will simply tell them the truth as I know it. I will not lie for her, I will not make excuses for her, I will not try to make her look good or save her from herself. That is up to her. One of her more "intelligent" stories had me dead. Not dying, not ill, but dead. To top it off, I died from an accidental drug overdose. Her dog is a model and in several calendars. Monte the snake has been used in a few movies. She almost died from cat scratch fever. She owed a friend money and sent him a money order but he never got it. The fact he's still asking to be paid back speaks volumes to me. My all-time favorite is that she has a false leg due to cancer as a child. Sadly, none of these are true and she's been caught every time. It would seem the embarassment alone would stop the lying, but it doesn't. When she feels the need for sympathy, when she thinks she's in trouble, when she wants attention -- these are all times to lie. So, I feel bad for her but I won't enable her. [/QUOTE]
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