THE LIE THAT I’M STUCK WITH

(April 2023) Reddit asked, “What lie have you told about yourself to other people for so long that you now act as if it’s true?”
– “That I have a seafood allergy. I only lied about it once because I actually thought I was allergic and somehow everyone in my social circle became aware of it. After figuring out it was just hives due to a stressful week it became too awkward to correct people. So now I just don’t eat seafood in public.”
– “I lied to a girl about having done glass blowing. No idea why. It kept getting brought up and got mentioned among different friend groups. Years later my wife asked me about glass blowing and eventually I had to come clean. A small throwaway lie continued for about two decades.”
– “That I didn’t know the gender of any of my kids before they were born. Big lie. Knew each time.”
– “I was talking to a group at work, and a girl burped. She was embarrassed, so I said it was cool, and I gave it a rank of 6 out of 10 and then listed some ways to improve it. Ha ha. I don’t care for burping. But now, all of my coworkers not only believe I love burps, but also want the high score. So, at random times of the day, i will hear, “Buuuurrrapppp! What’s my score?”
– “I pretended to like football for years because all my friends did. Now I can’t escape it.”
– “I’ve been telling my dentist that I regularly floss for about three decades.”
* Whoa – that last one is SO CRAZY!!!
* Is this the best people can come up with? Where’s “I told everyone my friend moved away, but actually I murdered him”? Where’s the story of the secret second family in another town? The guy who escaped from death row and has been living in hiding for 30 years?
* Maybe one day Reddit will ask a question about something NICE that people have done.
* Anyway, those are the lies we’re stuck with. Now back to more of the greatest music on (your station).
* PHONE TOPIC: What lie are you stuck with?