What’s the last lie you told?
We all tell lies at some point in time. Here are our last lies we’ve told.
Evan Rando
I love lying. Truly it’s one of my favorite pastimes. If you’re just meeting me, take everything I say right at face value. I’ll even spread some mistruths to my closest friends just to keep up my own facade. Some of the greatest moments in my life came from my biggest lies. The time I somehow managed to convince a cop that the reason I was driving 30 over the limit was because my dog was sick at home and needed my immediate assistance. Without that lie I would have gotten a ticket. Or when I told my dad I needed 200 dollars for school project supplies and ended up blowing it all on clothes at the mall. If I never had duped my father like that, my style would not nearly be what it is today. The point I’m trying to make is that lying gets a bad rep. Without those fibs I would be out of some great life experiences. Lying can be used as a tool once you get past the stigma of it. For instance like right now when I made up those two stories about the cop and the 200 dollars. But hey, you should have expected that, I said from the beginning not to trust me.
Brionne Thonpson
The last lie I told was to get out of going to my work-study job. I work as a stage technician, and sometimes the work is very taxing on my body. I was continuing a very long day of classes and I just couldn’t take it anymore. But, I knew it would be pretty easy to call out of work but I really wanted a reason so he couldn’t ask me why. So I sent him an email, and consulted my roommate who worked with me, and we were gonna do a group call out. I sent my boss an email saying, “Hey (boss), I can’t come in today. I’m having an exterminator come into the house and Janiyah and I have to move everything around so he can get everywhere. I’m sorry.” Then, my boss emailed back: “It happens, no worries” And I felt the relief of going back to sleep.
Sophia Gambino
I really can’t even pinpoint my most recent lie. I think a lot of times we lie harmlessly to simplify our lives in some way. Other times it is by accident. It’s easier for me to say that I don’t want to go out with my friends because I have assignments, when in reality I just don’t want to. I lie because I wouldn’t want to offend them by my anti-socialness. And it’s easier to connect anything to homework or work. Like you can’t argue with that. When I use the excuse of school work I don’t have to hear the “No please, it will be so fun!” or “Once you get there, you will want to be there.” There are key differences between lying and exaggerating the truth. I think a lot of times when storytelling, we want to exaggerate the truth to make it more interesting or to relay our own emotional recollection of that experience. This is considered lying, but it also is different from a traditional white lie. I am pretty bad with time management. There have been several times where I have told somebody I am “on my way,” when I am not at all. Other times I have set a time where I have told somebody where I will be, and I will show up half an hour later. This is recent because it is unfortunately an ongoing issue for me. Lying is a complicated subject, so when I consider my “most recent lie,” I am stumped because the definition of a lie is complicated on its own. I don’t mean to lie when I make plans, but being late for those plans can feel like a lie to who I am meeting.
Sydney Blake
The last lie I had told was to a friend. I did not answer their facetime call, but texted them later that I was asleep. There was no harm in my actions because I was busy, just didn’t want to explain that and chose a different excuse instead. My friend calls all the time for small things even, and would have been fine even if they knew I lied.
Shari
As someone who lies only when they are benefiting the greater good, I haven’t told a lot lately. If I do lie, it’s to protect another person, but never myself. The most recent lies I’ve told have been to my child, and they have been to reassure her of things she may be concerned about, but that are out of our control. I don’t see the point in causing worry when there is nothing that can be done about the situation, and she is not in immediate danger. That being said, I have also been elusive in counseling sessions with my clients at the outpatient substance use treatment center I work for, trying to reassure them that things aren’t as bad as they fear, when in reality, my fears may align with theirs. With respect to being honest, one thing I will lie about to benefit myself is usually if I am canceling something whether it be work or an appointment. There are times when I am just too overwhelmed to engage in any tasks, and when that happens, I may lie and make up a reason I am unable to go, but I almost never disclose that it is to protect my mental health. The stigma associated with mental health and letting it affect your activities and commitments is commonly perceived as weakness, which is why I choose to lie in these situations.
Abby
I try hard not to lie, but to be honest, we all lie. Even though I try not to tell blatant lies, I am an extreme exaggerator. When having a conversation with someone, I tend to make any situation sound way more intense. I think I do this to incite a reaction. I enjoy having attention on me and more importantly making people laugh. Honestly, I exaggerate so often, I can’t remember the last one. Earlier today when I was walking through rain puddles and my socks got wet, I came home and told my friends that I had to swim home from my class. The puddles weren’t as deep as a swimming pool at all. These exaggerations never hurt anyone or have malicious intent, I just love to tell a story.
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