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01-08-2011, 06:06 PM
Originally Posted by Bitkin 
Oh he's absolutely beautiful
..........do you still have him? I do miss my chap still, even though he died years ago; don't miss the work though
I was thinking about this thread this afternoon (how sad is that
) and actually ended up feeling very sorry for the OP. At first, I was almost sure that it was a wind up and someone would eventually pop up and say "hah, fooled you", but as it went on and on this was clearly not the case. So that leaves a sort of watered down Walter Mitty character, who perhaps is desperate to win approval and respect but doesn't quite have the necessary beans to carry it off. There was a girl at primary school with my daughter (a VERY long time ago
) who was not popular for various reasons; she started to claim that she had ponies and chickens and had this gadget and that toy, and went to fantastic places during the hols - you name it, she made it up, and it was mostly a conglomeration of what the other children had. In a small village, this was not clever because she was proved a liar time and time again without anyone even trying, but it didn't stop her wild claims and fantasies.I think that the OP here is rather similar, and even though she was fighting a losing battle with her stories, she carried on in the hope that someone would like her and be impressed. As I said before, if this is the case then I do feel sorry for her and hope that she can gain self esteem in the normal, more accepted way.
Just my thoughts.....I may be wrong.
(firstly, she did not have a boyfriend, and secondly, mum does have a boyfriend). She is seriously messed up in the head. 
That isn't you, is it Megan???
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01-08-2011, 06:19 PM
Originally Posted by TeflonsShadow
That girl sounds just like my younger sister (the youngest of 5 children), who still, at 17 years old lies TERRIBLY. She told a family friend that our mum slept with her boyfriend!
(firstly, she did not have a boyfriend, and secondly, mum does have a boyfriend). She is seriously messed up in the head. That isn't you, is it Megan???
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Location: In an English country cowpat
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01-08-2011, 06:20 PM
Originally Posted by Bitkin
I think that the OP here is rather similar, and even though she was fighting a losing battle with her stories, she carried on in the hope that someone would like her and be impressed. As I said before, if this is the case then I do feel sorry for her and hope that she can gain self esteem in the normal, more accepted way.
Unfortunately a lot of people were deeply upset when the deception was unmasked, as the person had claimed to have gone through a difficult personal experience which had generated sympathy and understanding among members but which, of course, was fabrication. So yes - sad for the person who feels the need to gild the lily, but also sad for those who are taken in.
Anyhoo, I think I shall stock up on some of this!
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01-08-2011, 06:24 PM
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01-08-2011, 06:28 PM
Nippy - my husband adores black pudding, and I actually cannot stay in the same room when he is eating it. It is grosseroony
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01-08-2011, 06:30 PM
Malicious trolls keep track of their story and feed the flames, which this one didn`t.
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01-08-2011, 06:36 PM
Originally Posted by ClaireandDaisy
I still think this is someone who needs help.
Malicious trolls keep track of their story and feed the flames, which this one didn`t.
Originally Posted by Nippy
MM, I think a number of people were stung on this site a few years ago. Which could explain C&Ds question to the OP about knowing someone with horses and land.
Forgive me if I'm wrong Claire.
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