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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 684908" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I'm too jaded I guess, after dealing with Oldest's behaviors for a good 20 years. I have let go of a lot of my frustration over many of the flaws listed. I just can't do anything about any of it and had to accept "this is just who she is, and how she's chosen to live her life." Now I try to ignore most of it. When the good old volatility srikes, I tend to just leave/get off the phone/not answer the text, whatever applies. It took a lot of work in therapy to get there though. </p><p></p><p>But, the one that still gets to me occasionally is the lying/exaggerating, especially when it's about things that don't even matter. It's baffling to me. I've come to the conclusion she does it to make her feel better about herself, or sometimes to gain more sympathy. Sometimes it's embarrassing, when she tells a story to someone who later tells it to me, and I have no idea what they're talking about (because it simply didn't happen) - but it never does any good to call her out on it. She believe sher own stories, I think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 684908, member: 1157"] I'm too jaded I guess, after dealing with Oldest's behaviors for a good 20 years. I have let go of a lot of my frustration over many of the flaws listed. I just can't do anything about any of it and had to accept "this is just who she is, and how she's chosen to live her life." Now I try to ignore most of it. When the good old volatility srikes, I tend to just leave/get off the phone/not answer the text, whatever applies. It took a lot of work in therapy to get there though. But, the one that still gets to me occasionally is the lying/exaggerating, especially when it's about things that don't even matter. It's baffling to me. I've come to the conclusion she does it to make her feel better about herself, or sometimes to gain more sympathy. Sometimes it's embarrassing, when she tells a story to someone who later tells it to me, and I have no idea what they're talking about (because it simply didn't happen) - but it never does any good to call her out on it. She believe sher own stories, I think. [/QUOTE]
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