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My father has never been the best at being accurate. He is quite the storyteller and loves to exaggerate. Even more so, he loves to hide details that may expose him when he thinks I will disapprove. I have written about my dad’s narcissism, but it doesn't mean he doesn’t know when he had made a bad choice in life.
Even though I have always known to take what he says with a grain of salt, in the past few months things have gotten out of control with his stories and I couldn't figure out why.
I guess I didn't really appreciate how bad things had gotten. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I haven't been able to visit him. He lives in a nursing home so no visitors are allowed. I live about eight hours away from where he does, so a trip there has been out of the question as well.
Our only communication has been by phone. The calls are normally not easy but this time was much worse. I could barely understand him. His voice was raspy and faint…
