I am genuinely offended. · 1:36pm Jul 18th, 2020
I am genuinely offended. Reason why? I was lied to.
Everytime I bake something, I allow my grandmother to try whatever it is I make. This time, I made blueberry muffins. She asked me to bring her one when I was free to do so after cleaning up. When she first tried it, she told me she liked it, but it was easy to pick out she didn't from her face. I asked her to tell me straight if she didn't like it. She still told me she liked it. I didn't believe her. I was right to do so.
I came downstairs this afternoon. I had brought my muffins to my house for my dad and brothers to try if they wanted one, and he had brought them back today, with only two or three left. (At least, that's my guess given the evidence of wrappers around.) The container they were in had one left. My grandad had the other one. The last one was wasted. My grandma had, after telling me she liked it and practically lying to my face, taken a single bite out of it and tossed it in the bin. One bite.
It wouldn't bother me so much if she was just honest with me from the start, but wasting a good muffin after you know you didn't like it? What's wrong with you? I am genuinely offended. Look, if you don't like it, all you have to do is say so without wasting more of what somebody else can have. In the words of Piper Wright: ''I'd rather hear an ugly truth than a sweet lie.''
Why is all family like this? To spare my feelings? It's like that MLP episode where Rainbow doesn't tell Pinkie she hates pies and ends up crushing her feelings in the process. Now I'm wondering what else about my baking she's been lying about.
For future reference, tell me the truth. Alright?
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(I don't actually mean this, it's just a joke)
Man, Piper Wright, In The Pines, you are a man of culture!
But about the lying thing, that’s not super fun. That’s not a good idea to constantly do. Yes, they usually do lie to spare your feelings, and to not discourage you from doing what you love, but that’s probably not a good idea with someone like you.
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Eh, I get around.
I wish family would be more open with stuff like this. I get why they do it, but lying to somebody, even if it's to not discourage them, still isn't right. Like I said, if there's a problem somewhere, I'd rather hear it than not. I have zero tolerance for liars. My respect at the moment has gone out of the window. It'll send me a postcard when it's ready to come back, if ever.
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Omg, I love those retro card things! Here's one:
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She told a white lie.
Her intention was good.
Compare that to a purely deceitful lie.
-- "Did you go to the store to buy more flour?"
-- "No, I forgot." "Yes, but they were all out."
We all like being treated with respect, which includes being truthful with.
Perhaps in her mind she was treating you with dignity instead.
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Hey look, the Angry Video Game Nerd is now on greeting cards !
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A lie, white or not, is still a lie. (This is more of a lesser of two evils situation, right?)
If you know my grandma like I do, you'd think otherwise. I've known her long enough to know every little expression she has. I know when she doesn't like something or someone, we're both similar enough to know that about each other. Gyro, she does this with everyone. I can understand why, but, as I've said before, whether or not it's to protect a close one's feelings.
Besides, that would've been fine if she told me and I believed her, but I came down and saw the evidence for myself in the bin after she told me she liked it. It was a waste, really.
(I'd be a hypocrite if I said I haven't done the same in life when I was younger, but I try not to be that way in current life when and where it's possible.
I'm simply not able to lie and not have my conscience weigh down on me.)
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Fair enough then.
You know your own family.
I mean, thats what most people would do. Nobody wants to insult anybody. I can give you some tips for baking if you'd like them.
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I know they do. I only don't understand why she'd lie then eat another one when she knows she doesn't like it then toss it in plain sight. I really don't know why people do that. The logic there is back-to-front.
And no, that's alright, thanks.
To be fair, it was a new recipe I only tried this once. Maybe not a fan of blueberry? That still doesn't explain why she wasted a second one.