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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 609056" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>There is a serious difference between a wild imagination, which I had as a kid and still do, and a person who really thinks things happened that never happened. I used to make things up and I did tell wild tales to make myself look better because I felt so badly about myself. Really, I felt ugly and stupid and like a misfit so I boasted about stuff to make my peers respect me more. (I thought). I remember telling everyone my father was a doctor, which he wasn't...lol. This was at a young age, in a town that valued children who had prestigious parents and a lot of money. I may have been six. Even when the kids told me "no, you don't!" Or "My dad is a doctor and you're lying!" I would keep it up. But I really was very clear to myself...I knew it wasn't true.</p><p></p><p> When I got into junior high and didn't have a boyfriend, I'd make up a fabulous one from a different school and told my friends all the things we did. I got very much into this as a pre-teen. I think I told tall tales all my life until I started getting caught. However, I was well aware that these were tall tales and never happened and when called in on them enough, I stopped it. Time will tell with J. I doubt he really thinks they are true. Have you asked him? I would say, "You know, J, you really don't have to tell stories like that for me to know how terrific you are."</p><p></p><p>Again, just my .02!!! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 609056, member: 1550"] There is a serious difference between a wild imagination, which I had as a kid and still do, and a person who really thinks things happened that never happened. I used to make things up and I did tell wild tales to make myself look better because I felt so badly about myself. Really, I felt ugly and stupid and like a misfit so I boasted about stuff to make my peers respect me more. (I thought). I remember telling everyone my father was a doctor, which he wasn't...lol. This was at a young age, in a town that valued children who had prestigious parents and a lot of money. I may have been six. Even when the kids told me "no, you don't!" Or "My dad is a doctor and you're lying!" I would keep it up. But I really was very clear to myself...I knew it wasn't true. When I got into junior high and didn't have a boyfriend, I'd make up a fabulous one from a different school and told my friends all the things we did. I got very much into this as a pre-teen. I think I told tall tales all my life until I started getting caught. However, I was well aware that these were tall tales and never happened and when called in on them enough, I stopped it. Time will tell with J. I doubt he really thinks they are true. Have you asked him? I would say, "You know, J, you really don't have to tell stories like that for me to know how terrific you are." Again, just my .02!!! :) [/QUOTE]
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