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The official random image thread

I would rather have my husband be brutally honest with me then to sugar coat it. If I really look fat or unattractive in certain things, I want him to tell me so I don't go out in public and make a fool of myself. I will tell my kids and husband when something doesn't look good on them or it looks funny. Live is better when we don't use the little white lies. It teaches the kids it is ok to lie, which it is never ok, no matter what.

Telling a white lie and just omitting your opinion are two different things

If the baby is ugly (which most human babies are), I will say "How precious". Then I am not lying, babies are very precious.

When I was 5 and my sister was 7, my mom couldn't take lying to us anymore and sat us down and told us the truth about Santa Claus, the easter bunny etc.
 
beautifullywild77 said:
Live is better when we don't use the little white lies. It teaches the kids it is ok to lie, which it is never ok, no matter what.
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Exactly x 100.

Actually, contemplating this today... I think the difference may be what etiquette is considered normal or acceptable in the locations where you grew up.
My ex husband came from Georgia with his kids and I was surprised at how different their view points were on "making others feel good" and using white lies to do so. Completely opposite of what it's like around here. Also though, they could be A LOT meaner about making nasty little snipes when they were angry (and some of them dishonest, but just said to make you feel bad).

Most of us Washingtonians are considered "snooty" by the rest of the US population (a poll taken a few years back) and this may be part of why people rated us as such. Most people I grew up with around here understand and prefer honesty in most situations over white lies; even though we are mostly tactful about stating such.
From what I've observed that seems to be characteristic of much of the West Coast (although, not sure about California!) :laugh:
 
My mom's family is from Texas. They seem to have no problem telling white lies to protect others feelings or to keep the peace in the family. It just cause resentment and gossip behind others backs. It isn't considered lady like to be brutally honest. This always goes to say it is ok to lie.

Sorry but life is not rainbows and unicorns. It is a brutal world. It is better to go through life with honesty.

My dad's side of the family will lie for no reasons at all. They make up some much crap, they probably no longer know what is the truth and what is make believe.

My kids are horrible liars, when confronted they usually break and tell the truth. I always told them they will get in way more trouble if they lie.

Some say I am a mean mom because I tell it like it is and will tell the kids when something doesn't look good on them.
 
MegF. said:
I don't think any human goes through even a day without saying untruths. That would be impossible and absolutely unreasonable (think the movie Liar, Liar).Telling the truth ALL the time is not reasonable. However, there should be responsibility taken for what are huge lies....or cover-ups. This happens often and should not be tolerated.
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That's got to be one of the more disturbing posts I've read in a long time.

Sorry, but not me. People can either accept the truth and deal with it, or don't bother asking me questions you really don't want to know the TRUE answer to.

If the truth hurts, that's not my fault. It's the TRUTH that hurts. So you just have to deal with that instead of expecting me to contribute to your fantasy world. If you can, fix it. If you can't then learn to accept and deal with it.

This world is screwed up enough without everyone contributing to the mess by filling the world with misinformation and falsehoods.

Besides, my memory just isn't good enough to be able to support lies. And lying is just more effort than I would want to put into any conversation with someone. I'll never remember what story I might have told some one. But if I just tell the truth, then it's easy to keep things straight. I just have to remember what really happened, and not what story I might have fabricated instead. Whoever would have thought that such laziness could actually be a virtue?

And oh yeah. Kids, DON'T ask me about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. :laugh:
 
Rich Z said:
That's got to be one of the more disturbing posts I've read in a long time.

Sorry, but not me. People can either accept the truth and deal with it, or don't bother asking me questions you really don't want to know the TRUE answer to.

If the truth hurts, that's not my fault. It's the TRUTH that hurts. So you just have to deal with that instead of expecting me to contribute to your fantasy world. If you can, fix it. If you can't then learn to accept and deal with it.

This world is screwed up enough without everyone contributing to the mess by filling the world with misinformation and falsehoods.

Besides, my memory just isn't good enough to be able to support lies. And lying is just more effort than I would want to put into any conversation with someone. I'll never remember what story I might have told some one. But if I just tell the truth, then it's easy to keep things straight. I just have to remember what really happened, and not what story I might have fabricated instead. Whoever would have thought that such laziness could actually be a virtue?

And oh yeah. Kids, DON'T ask me about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. :laugh:
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Killjoy :nyah:

FWIW I do tell the truth 98% of the time. I can not and will not tell my mom her new haircut doesn't look good when she asks though (I won't gush over how fabulous it is either) & I feel those kinds of fibs are different, sometimes you have to know when the truth will really hurt someones feelings, which I just don't like to do. In some situations there's a fine line between being honest and just being mean & rude and you have to be able to figure out the difference.
 
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Who the hell finds time to do that???? O.M.G!!! And where do you find plaid pants these days???
 
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Those before and after pictures are SO funny! I really liked the mom with her three sons and the girl with the pasta sauce on her face. Now I feel like looking through my childhood photos and doing the same thing.
 
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