The most common reason for lying, according to most psychologists, is to avoid getting in trouble. Many teenagers lie to their parents about something they did or somewhere they went. Lying could get you accused or even arrested for something you didn't do, cause you to become addicted to drugs or alcohol and result in you losing the respect and trust of friends and family. I recall a friend of mine who made some wrong choices in his life and eventually landed in jail. I asked him once where he thought it all started to go wrong. He told me how he had lied to his parents so that he could go to a party, when he was a teenager, where he was exposed to and experimented with drugs and became addicted causing a downward spiral that continued until he was arrested and thrown in jail.
There are many who lie about their destination for an evening. They are planning on going to a rave, or using a fake id to get into a bar or club. They know their parents would not allow them to go if they knew the truth, so they fabricate a tale about where they will be. Usually they say they will be at a friend's house, while that friend says they will be somewhere else. Using the "cover" they have created, they go off and have fun in a place they are not supposed to be.
More often the reasons for lying are more severe. For example, underage teenagers who have been smoking will lie to their parents. Also, if there is an addiction to a drug, such as ecstasy, cocaine, or even marijuana, or to alcoholic beverages they will lie about this as well. Usually the lie is so they can get money to support their secret habit or so they can indulge without fear of being caught. Stealing is something else they will lie about and is usually combined with another forbidden habit, so they can afford it if money is not readily available.
Another reason you might lie to a parent is because you want to surprise them in some way.
However, how many times have you lied to yourself or better yet how many times have you lied to someone else? ... However, the true judgment of your character is why you lied in the first place. ... One day you"re talking to the little boy and he asks you if his parents are going through a divorce. Do you tell him or do you let his parents tell him? ... So then why was every person brought up to not tell a lie? ...
Have you ever told a lie that you might've regretted? Or what is that one lie you have ever regretted telling? ... There are a lot of reasons why individuals might lie. ... Many teens would lie to their parents about why they came home late. ... They lied because they didn't want to disappoint their parents or people they hang around with. ...
So why do people choose to tell lies? ... Lies will stick with you for the rest of your life and will only multiply, as you will continually have to make up one lie to cover up all the others. ... Many people choose to lie to their children or lie to others in front of their children and then do not understand why their children will turn around and tell lies of their own. A parent should be a leader for their child and lead by example. ... Later in life I was able to learn from this experience that not only had I lied to my parents but also I had disintegrated the level of trust she had in...
In everyday situations people are knowingly lying, why because people need these lies to maintain stability with each other, such was found in a study of 103 subjects that 9.9 percent of the time the subjects lied to guide social interaction. ... While residing in my parents home, lying about my whereabouts was rampant. ... I lied not because my parents did not trust me,but in turn because I needed to maintain the trust between us. ... Thaler, is Thaler's justification of why there is a necessity to lie in a relationship. ... I don't have to lie, that is why the relationship has c...
As children, human beings learn that a simple lie will get you out of trouble or it will help in some kind of way. ... By simply not telling his or her parents, the kid gets away freely. People, at such a young age, learn that a lie will get you a long way. ... The good thing about lying at this part in one's life is that it is around the time when one learns that lying will cause you to lose one's trust. ... That is why people lie up until they are grown up. ...
As you begin to read this essay you may be asking yourself "Why do I need to know how to lie?" ... Studies show that three out of every five teenagers get into trouble for lying to their parents. ... First, make sure you have your lie planned out. ... You must already believe that you"re not about to lie; you have to have it embedded in your head that you"re about to speak the truth. ... You must also make sure that you can back up your lie; (i.e.) have some type of alibi . ...
There are many reasons why sex education should be addressed in schools but I shall start with listing a few shocking statistics. ... Personally I feel that with statistics like these something needs to be done, does the responsibility lie with the parents? ... They know what they hear from friends on the playground but there are many misconceptions for example that you can not get pregnant the first time you have sex, these statements need to be corrected. ... So where does the responsibility lie? I believe it lies with both parties, parents and teachers alike. ...
How many of us, has lied to our parents to get what we want. For example, lying to our parents about studying at a friend house, when really you are going to the movies. ... Its like what you see today, you a beautiful model with an ugly rock star. ... They shall be held up to shame in this world and sternly punished in the hereafter" (Qur'an 5:34,35) " Slay the idolaters wherever you find them lie in ambush everywhere for them. ... No, matter what group you are in you were in a group. ...
"Hey dad, who is a good person and how do you become one? ... Parents neglect the children's desire and curiosity to know about moral principles. ... Finally, parents fail to have good personal moral beliefs. ... Due to this, the boy is in the middle of two different standards, the standard that lies in the family, or the standard that lies in the church. That is why is so important that parents not only are aware of their children's questions and be attentive to them, but that their own views are correct as well. ...
