jbyers,
Just wanted to let you know, I know what you're talking about with the lying . . . can we even believe the good news we hear because of the previous lying. My son would tell me he'd gotten a job, he talk about the people he worked with, names and all, what the work was like, what he ate for lunch, etc., etc., etc. He never had the flippin' job!!!
Why? I don't know, to make himself feel better, to keep me "reeled" in, I don't know. Part of me thinks he almost believed the lies he was telling.
We never know do we???