Lying

Lies.

We've all told them at one point or another, right?
"I won't be in to work today, I'm sick..."
"I can't help you because..."
"The dog ate my homework."

In a perfect world, the lies we inevitably tell would be for self-preservation. I am already stretched too thin to help you, but I don't want to look like a bitch or make you mad at me, so I am telling you I have a prior commitment. Either that, or they would be to save someone's feelings. There is no way in hell I would EVER go out with you, so I'm going to tell you I already have a boyfriend so I don't have to tell you the painful truth.

In a perfect world, no one would ever even know you lied...and certainly your lies would not hurt anyone.

Unfortunately, we all know that we don't live in a perfect world. We tell lies and sometimes those lies end up hurting people. What I can't figure out is people that lie for the sake of it.

Why would you say you are having tacos for dinner if you are having pizza? Does it matter? Is it a big deal?

The thing is, the world gets smaller and smaller, and so does your privacy. I can SAY I'm not going out tonight, but there's a good chance that one of my friends will tag me on facebook as checked in here or there. I can say I am single, but my facebook clearly says I am in a relationship. So many of my friends are connected in some way to my other friends that word travels...and I know that this isn't a problem unique to me.

I guess what I am trying to say is...be careful what you say and who you say it to. Or better still...STOP TELLING POINTLESS LIES.