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One thing I don’t bring up to people is that I used to be a compulsive liar. In middle school and high school I went to a pretty high class school district. I was ashamed of my parents financial status. We weren’t broke, but compared to everyone else, we were. I never had “nice things”. I tried but I couldn’t afford them and neither could my parents. I didn’t have the name brand clothing and the brand new cars like my classmates had. I used to lie about going on family vacations and I would go tanning so it looked legit. I told everyone my mom bought a new Lexus but in reality, she drove a Chevy blazer. I always walked home so it wasn’t a big deal. I took a picture off google and said it was my house. Like who tf does stuff like that? I’m ashamed of it now and feel like an ungreatful little brat. I guess I just didn’t want to be a poor kid. I got a job when I was 16. (Not to support my family because we weren’t broke like that) but that’s when I started buying name brand clothes. Can anyone relate? Or is it just me?
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ReplyI go to a regular public high-school and I did the same things. I lied about everything. I have 2 houses. My dads house is nice but he's always broke because all the money goes into the house. So groceries would sometimes have to wait until his next paycheck. My moms house is not nearly as nice. It's pretty much falling apart and it's always messy on top of that. To this day I make up lies about why I can't have people over. Mostly though I just tell people i'm not comfortable with having people over to my moms house. I love this house, regardless of it's state, It's a home. I walk in and I feel warm and loved. That's all that matters. But if half the kids from my school saw my home they'd say all sorts of things, because that how teenagers are. So I just save myself from some judgement and tell them no. I had a hard time telling people about my parents being broke, but when I started being honest, I found that a lot of people had the same struggles, and lied about a lot of the same things I did. You're definitely not alone.
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