So my sister, Susan reminded me that my dad is very proficient at BH (previous post) but the difference with him is that he is so convincing that you absolutely believe what he is telling you is the truth. It has only been in my later adulthood that I began to suspect that it was really BH.
One certain way I knew that he was a great salesman (and pretty good at convincing people he knows about things that he in fact does not) was that he was made CFO of the company he worked for. I guess I can't say that he knows nothing about finances but he does more or less ignore finances and hope they go away. Fortunately, mom is very good at finances and enjoys doing it so it works out for them. While the CFO thing didn't last very long, it was quite impressive.
One of my favorite stories about dad and his BH happened when he was on a trip with my brother, Steve and his lifelong friend Kline. I should let Steve tell the story because he was there and is a much better story teller than I am and I don't really know the story all that well but... here goes. It was early in the morning and they were all laying in bed before getting up (or it could have been late at night before they went to sleep, I'm not sure) and dad started telling them about something unique and indigenous to the area and going on and on about it with all sorts of scientific names and after a few minutes Kline said "Meredith, you are so full of BH and someday I am going to be able to prove it"!
Someday maybe someone will prove it. That will be a sad day for all of us who have believed his BH for so many years.
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