When Lying Is Appropriate

When Lying Is Appropriate

When Lying is Appropriate

Have you ever lied to keep yourself out of trouble? Ever lied to a friend to make them feel better about themselves? Or have you ever lied to someone to avoid confrontation? Well there are countless people who lie regularly and to a certain degree; I am one of those people. I believe that there are only certain situations that you should be permitted to lie. Let me explain to you three main situations that I believe lying is okay.

To keep myself out of trouble, I lie to my parents constantly. I wish I didn’t have to, but they really do not understand what it is to be a teenager. I have tried plenty of times to be honest with them about things, and all it ends up doing is making things even worse. They always find ways to think of the worst case scenarios of every situation. Although worrying isn’t bad, finding something wrong in every little thing is not healthy either. They want to know where I am and what I’m doing at all times, and it just makes me feel as if they still treat me like I’m twelve years old. Lying just allows me to be free and have fun with my friends. It gives me the freedom I wish I had. For example, half the stuff I do isn’t all that bad. They don’t like me going over anybody’s house unless their parents aren’t home. The problem is, all of my friends are given freedom, as in their parents aren’t on their back twenty-four seven. One example of me lying to get myself out of trouble is when I said I was going to my friends’ house to spend the night, but I was really planning on going to a party. I went thinking it was like every other night I lied to my parents about what I was doing but it ended up being the worse night ever. The cops broke the party up and I was forced to call my parents to pick me up. When they picked me up all hell broke loose. They took away my phone, didn’t allow me to hang out with anyone for a whole week, I was just stuck at home doing nothing. Lying prevents things like this from...

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