Exaggeration Or Fabrication

She had on a gray shawl, but I recognized her I told my friend Dawn.
“I used to have a gray shawl,” Dawn replied. It was wool and itchy.
She had left it in several restaurants, and her mother-in-law stole it.

My daughter is the leader of four girl scout troops, I informed her.
“I was in a girl scout troop once, but then we moved.
I was angry with my parents for moving me; I was about six.”

I did not bother to tell her that when you are six, you are a brownie,
You are not yet a Girl Scout.
I was wondering if this was an exaggeration or a fabrication.

My husband has been awake since three this morning, I told her.
“I have been awake since midnight,” she informed me.
“I wish I had only been awake since three a.m.”

One of my friend’s daughter was killed in a hit-in-run I told her.
“I was killed in a hit-and-run,” she replied. “In another lifetime”.
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Date: 11/1/2021 6:24:00 PM
Did you say friend?
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/1/2021 11:19:00 PM
Hahahahahahahahahahaha
Date: 11/1/2021 1:01:00 PM
wow, what a clever ending on this one, Caren!
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/1/2021 11:19:00 PM
Thank you Andrea; I wrote this after listening to her steer every bit of the conversation to a story about herself that one-upped every story I told her.
Date: 11/1/2021 11:27:00 AM
Hello Caren, I would say a little of both.Hugs.
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Darlene De Beaulieu
Date: 11/3/2021 10:46:00 AM
Hello Caren, I guess that is the way she is. There is no changing her. She is who she is. Hugs.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/1/2021 11:29:00 AM
Me too She always one-ups every story I have.
Date: 11/1/2021 10:48:00 AM
Hmm...I don't know whether she's exaggerating or a fabricating either! Interesting vignette.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 11/1/2021 11:29:00 AM
Thank you Hank; totally based on truth of course.
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