Day 28: Pretty Little Liars

So, I have become addicted to a show I recall dreading. Back when Pretty Little Liars (PLL) came out years ago, my sister was addicted to it, watching the new episode that would air each week on the tele. As my sister is 2.5 years older than me, I didn't have much of a say in what we watched unless she wasn't there, or she actually liked the little girl shows I watched. I only watched an episode here and there, but I got enough information to piece the story together. I got enough information to be hiding under my blankets. Back then I wasn't very good with any kind of scary or suspenseful shows/movies.

Though last week, when I was working on homework, I decided to turn it on. I know I should reduce screen time, and work without background noise. But, I need a little entertainment sometimes. The first time I turned it on I basically made it halfway through the first season. In fact I'm so addicted that I'm playing it right now on half of my screen as I type this. I have been thinking about writing a post on this for a while, because it's basically become my life, until all 7 seasons are done.

Though I'm not going to bore you with all the details about how I'm fan-girling over Ezra Fits and Toby Cavanaugh, and what is going down in this town. I want to talk about liars. Moreover, why they feel compelled to lie all the time. In this show, I get the lying. I get it because, there is a lot of shady stuff going down, and the only way that the girls can keep people that they love safe is to basically lie to them. If this happened to me I would feel the need to lie. I dislike liars, but these people could literally die. I am getting way too into this.

I have known a lot of pathological liars in my time, and It's a really hard thing to be around. When you get to know someones quirks while lying, you can often tell when they are lying, but sometimes you can't. The constant unknown makes it hard to trust people. So why do people lie? It's not always pathological, some people just lie. I've lied before, I'm not perfect. Personally, I've lied to people about things that I know would hurt their feelings. Most of them were white lies. Though, I rarely use white lies anymore because I have gained good friends in the past few years that I don't feel the need to lie to. I'm open with them. If I look chunky in a dress, they tell me because that's what friends should be for. Well not specifically to do a chunky check. But to tell the truth always, and never lie to protect our feelings. Because the truth hurts sometimes but lies only make it worse.

Ugh, dang flabbit. I just wish that people would just stop lying, or try and cut back. It's not good for your health. I remember a time when I was younger when I was taught to lie if the truth was harder to tell. The thing is, that is the complete opposite of what we should be taught. I lied so much back then that I couldn't keep up with the lies. They just slipped out of my mouth like vomit, uncontrollable. The way they rolled off my tongue so easily, I thought that it was possible that they could be the truth.

All we can do is try not to lie. We always have room to grow and learn.

x

Kailee