I have spent the last 12 years impersonating my dad on the phone.

#<br>Everyone wants to feel like they are a hero. I have been doing it since I was 5 years old. I am 17 now, and I still do it. <br><br>At first it wasn’t on purpose. I wasn’t sure who called and picked up the phone by mistake. This was in 2011. I was 5 years old then. I picked up the phone and a 911 operator was on the other line. I was traumatised and I wasn’t able to speak. They continued to ask me questions about whether I was ok or if I needed any help. <br><br>At the time I didn‘t really know what was going on. I told them that I was my dad, and that everything was fine and I was just a kid who accidentally called 911 with a toy phone. They believed me and continued to ask me questions about my fake condition. I continued to lie to them.<br><br>It has become a weird game for me. Whenever I receive a 911 call, I entertain them for 20-30 minutes. I act like my dad. I go all out with the lie. They ask me questions like my height and weight, what I’m wearing, my location, my date of birth etc. And I give them empty lies. They always reassure me that I’m doing a great job for only being a child and that help is on its way. It’s just funny really. <br><br>I realised what I was doing more this year than normal. I pretty much answer the phone sometimes and say “hello my dad!”. And they are all happy to talk to him haha. And then I realised that I wasn’t my dad. So I told them that I’m not my dad, and that I’m my daughter. And they go back to pretending to be excited to talk to me again. I always put on a good show for them though. I pretend that I’m my dad traumatised by an accident.<br><br>I sometimes invite my friends over and let them listen to me make fools of them. I rarely let them participate. It’s become my family secret. I don’t know how to tell them though.