When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.
“Happiness is your dentist telling you it won't hurt and then having him catch his hand in the drill.”
“I was told my whole life, you're fat, you're ugly, you're never going to amount to be anything.”