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Do I really have to lie about something?

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Sometimes. Very rarely.

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Lies (Photo credit: tq2cute)

I prefer lies of omission, personally. Thinking back, I can’t remember any recent lies; The last one I really remember, and I remember clearly, happened a few years ago. This guy I was working with at Eckroth Music invited me and my wife to a backyard barbecue that he and his wife were having as a housewarming party at their new house in Lincoln. I said we would go, and I was looking forward to it.

We drove out there on that Saturday afternoon; we got to the point where we drove past his house, and we saw all these people that we didn’t recognize. I think we both decided to bail right at that moment. We drove on, and we went back home. That Monday, I started with “hey sorry I didn’t make it out on Saturday…” and he said, “yeah, what happened with that?”

MINOT, North Dakota — High water as in Minot, ...
MINOT, North Dakota — High water as in Minot, N.D., as seen from the 3rd Street bridge, June 24, 2011. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Shannon Bauer) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Well, I had the perfect excuse already prepared. I told him that we had to help the in-laws sandbag their front yard, since the river was very rapidly approaching flood stage at that time. It was a really good excuse, but part of me thought that maybe he saw right through it; or maybe the guilt made me paranoid. It was a little embarrassing, but my wife and I have a certain comfort zone. In retrospect, I should have some sort of technique for dealing with a situation in which I don’t really know anyone at a certain function; if ever confronted with such a situation again, I may be tempted to drag my life around and start conversations. However, I can’t make any promises.

I’m not really much of a liar, because I really don’t feel like I need to lie about stuff. I’d rather justify the things I do, and feel good about the fact that I don’t have to present myself falsely, pretend to be somebody that I’m not, or just cover up for things that I’ve done. I don’t want to be that guy.

Still, I’m not perfect, and everybody has a reason to lie once in a while; and for what it’s worth, that story I just told was probably an unintentional lie of omission. In fact, I’ve utilized a few little lies since then, but I can’t discuss any of them here without potentially getting in trouble.

So what do you think? Are you big-time liar? Do you not lie at all? You think I’m terrible for being such a huge liar? Let us know in the comments.

This post was prompted by today’s Daily Post prompt.

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