Comments on: No, white lies are not ok http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:25:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doug McCaughan http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-42877 Doug McCaughan Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:45:21 +0000 http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/#comment-42877 <blockquote>And what if Cathy likes a shirt that you don’t, but asks you how she looks today? A passing “you look nice today” when someone needs it</blockquote><p>When do they _need_ that? What's wrong with "that's not my favorite shirt on you?" you could add "but you wear it well" if your statement of "you look nice today" was genuine.</p><p><em>Genuine</em>...now there's a powerful word. When we tell white lies, are we being genuine?</p>

And what if Cathy likes a shirt that you don’t, but asks you how she looks today? A passing “you look nice today” when someone needs it

When do they _need_ that? What’s wrong with "that’s not my favorite shirt on you?" you could add "but you wear it well" if your statement of "you look nice today" was genuine.

Genuine…now there’s a powerful word. When we tell white lies, are we being genuine?

]]> By: Dean http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-42867 Dean Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:25:25 +0000 http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/#comment-42867 Is the Tooth Fairy a white lie? And what if Cathy likes a shirt that you don't, but asks you how she looks today? A passing "you look nice today" when someone needs it, although they might not look better than any other day, is an OK white lie in my book. But I agree lying for lying's sake is not good, and trust me I've known my share of perpetual, habitual liars. Is the Tooth Fairy a white lie? And what if Cathy likes a shirt that you don’t, but asks you how she looks today? A passing “you look nice today” when someone needs it, although they might not look better than any other day, is an OK white lie in my book.

But I agree lying for lying’s sake is not good, and trust me I’ve known my share of perpetual, habitual liars.

]]> By: Cathy http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/comment-page-1/#comment-42863 Cathy Tue, 09 Oct 2007 14:34:49 +0000 http://realityme.net/2007/10/09/no-white-lies-are-not-ok/#comment-42863 We may be bluntly honest in our home, but you are lying to yourself if you don't admit a lifetime of sugar coating and cow manure in another aspect of your life. Perhaps you should add one paragraph that clarifies how you have seen the damage that white lies does. We may be bluntly honest in our home, but you are lying to yourself if you don’t admit a lifetime of sugar coating and cow manure in another aspect of your life. Perhaps you should add one paragraph that clarifies how you have seen the damage that white lies does.

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