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Originally Posted by blossom  Everyone lies every day, because we all have these social obligations imposed on us that mean that we must lie and say "Ï'm fine" when someone asks how we are (when they really don't want to know how you are, they just want you to say "fine", even if you're not fine). I wish it were o.k for people to just say..."hey, I'm pretty sad actually" or "o.k, could be better, could be worse" or just flat out "bad"! Noone lets anyone be honest...it's like it's a huge sin to say how you are really feeling! |
Sometimes if you say "I'm really bad today" you're not being honest, you're just being a whiner, and focusing on negative things.
But yep, society expects us to be cheerful all the time, smiling in a job we hate, come Christmas time, we have to put on a happy face, wear silly hats, eat lots, sing christmas carols, and spend money on someone else, with the expectation of receiving something back in return..