My mother’s parents (my grandparents) have been divorced for many years and don’t communicate much. Unfortunately, my grandmother is seriously ill and there is little hope for her recovery. But I feel even more sorry for my mother, who is suffering a lot because of this. It also bothers her that my grandfather doesn’t care much about my grandmother. I wanted to reassure her,

so I told her that on New Year’s Eve, my grandfather said to me, “It’s a pity grandma won’t be celebrating with us,” although he didn’t say anything of the sort. My mother burst into tears and told me she was very happy. I just wanted to cheer her up, and I succeeded.2. I fell in love with a guy, and he kept going back and forth between me and his ex-girlfriend, so I lied to him that I was pregnant. He married me, and I got pregnant almost immediately. No one noticed the “set-up”. So 25 years have passed,
and today my husband says to me, “I’m so sorry I made you nervous then, choosing between you and my ex! What a smart,

beautiful daughter we have! And you and I have such a good life (which is true). I dreamt today that I married the other girl: what a nightmare that was!” I guess sometimes lies come in handy.