Her idea is that I left to go live with my dad because I didn't like the rules in her house. And how do I know that isn't true? In my mind, she kicked me out; in her mind, I left of my own accord, and I can see how she might see it that way.

I read in my psychology textbook that the more vivid a memory you have, the more likely it is that you've embellished it somehow. Memory isn't like a video camera; it's constantly changing instead of just having one image. Sometimes I feel like I did exaggerate/embellish/make stuff up or remember it wrong. How can I know?