Extra Safe Space #47: Pretending To Like Sabrina Carpenter
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Telling lies comes so easily to me that I do it all day long for things that are stupid and not benefiting me. Like saying blue is my favorite color just to relate to another student , even though it's yellow. I told someone today that I love Sabrina Carpenter, but I don't. I don't even know why I do it and I can't seem to stop myself. I wonder if other people do this as much as I do. I wonder if I will stop.
That's interesting, because I come from the other end of things. I was a very bad liar as a child - in fact, it was hard for me to grasp why people would when I was very young. This got me a very honest reputation. I've since taught myself to lie and I'm great at it now, and I still have the reputation. I am almost always honest with people I care a lot about, though - I think sometimes they wish I'd lie more.
This reminds me of the line in Bunny by Mona Awad: “Telling her all manner of lies in answer to questions like ‘how was school?’ instead of whatever boring thing really happened.”