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[tralala_band]

I have never told anyone this story.  I'm sure you'll know why, because it is what I believe is the most mortifying moment in my adolecent life.

Eight years ago my parents sent me away to a sleep away summer camp.  It was called Camp Applejack and was upstate New York.  It was the first time I'd ever been in the wilderness, but that wasn't what

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[saltwaterkill]

if you can go w/o lying. if it is not life or deaf- than you should. Lying is never ok because it isnt the truth and in the end, it makes you feel lost or your voice lost. for whose benefit do you lie? is it for the person- of course not- you know you'd rather people told you the truth than the cushioning. Is it for yourself- not really- not with all the work of track -covering and knots tightening.

this is a really good recollection though- you should think about writing memoirs- or just fiction[ ha! fictious stories!]

[tralala_band]

I guess it's for myself, and now I think it's just for the sake of embelishment in a story or for something to say. I've never been in a situation like that again though. So I suppose I sort of learned something when I was little.

[lisamarie353]

emily, i love that story. and it reminds me a lot of myself. almost kind of scary how much i identify with that. you have a much more eloquent way of explaining it though. i do the same thing. it's kind of a weird compulsion. and it's always trivial. lies like that are so strange though. you can create a tiny bit of something and convince yourself that it has happened and it doesn't make a difference to anyone but you...or maybe i'm just a freak.

but yeah, let's take a memoir class together!

[tralala_band]

Yes, that's exactly what it is. It's this weird compulsion that sort of lets one re-write history. I know, I've been thinking about that memoir class every time I make a Livejournal entry.

[iamkingbrad]

I usually end up doing it because of mishearing someone, or not wanting to disappoint them in their excited state. Sometimes it carries over and I feel kind of awkward for a few seconds, but usually it's with jerks I don't know so I have no problem/s with doing it.

Also, even if we acknowledge that something we do or have done is stupid and/or wrong, it can still be hard to not do it. I guess you just have to keep trying and it'll lessen? OR SOMETHING?????

[tralala_band]

ha, actually after writing it down I've become in this weird lie-heightened state so I haven't exaggerated any stories yet

[iamkingbrad]

See, if I'd have made the same post I'd have made it a point to lie as much as possible. Actually..... no, I really can't tell if I would or not, it's about 50/50 with me because I'd probably go "Oh man lying is so boring" then change my mind, or go "Oh man lying rules!" and do it severely.

Honestly, I'm an idiot.

[mizurei]

Emily, I got a vivid picture of you in your camp days. I don't think you should feel ashamed of still creating little lies or embellishments because everyone does it. Hell, some people even get payed for it:

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[anonymous]

Yes, a quite good variant