Dear tiny lantern:

It is very possible to know when someone is lying to you-

You may not be ready now, to figure out if he will be lying to you or not. Maybe later, when you are more ready.

You wrote that if you confronted your mother with the truth, she would deny everything- that means she would be lying. Are you ready to see your own mother as one who lies?

It is when you are ready to see your own mother as one who has lied to you, repeatedly (as painful as it is), that you will be able to trust the truth and then, you will be able to figure out who is lying to you and who is not (in most cases and to a great extent).

The truth: you were a lovable, loving child. Your mother rejected you because she was not a loving person, not because you were not worthy of love.

Will be back in six hours or so.

anita