Why Lying Is Wrong

Is lying really wrong? Yes, it is. Lying is most of the time very wrong, because you lose trust in people you are close to. Who lies the most? Teens. How can we learn from teens? I think we should pay close attention to how teens lie to their parents. Loretta Ragsdell’s article, “Teens Do Their Share of Lying” talks about real life teenagers who lie to their parents to get out of trouble. This article includes a quote from a teen named Debra. Debra says, “Now, the truth is I’ve been over to my boyfriend’s house, or somewhere else, I should not have been, so I lie,” (par.7 Ragsdell) Teens like Debra think it is normal to lie to your parents, she says it so comfortably. She is not allowed to do certain things, so she lies, but maybe if she never lied she would be able to do those things and not have to lie in the first place. What’s the point of lying when you get in trouble which leads to more lying?

Lying is difficult, when you get caught people can’t believe or trust you, like the boy who cried wolf. That little boy received a bad reputation. That’s another thing, lying disrupts out image, Brad Blanton says the same thing, in his interview with Barbara Ballinger, “Brad Blanton: Honestly, Tell the Truth” he says, “We lie to maintain an image.” (par. 9 …show more content…
But if you lie to hold a relationship, you shouldn’t be in that relationship, you’re just hurting your mom, dad, brother, sister, cousin, whoever it is you’re hurting them as well as yourself. If you lose how close you are to a person because you told the truth, then they don’t accept the real you, that or it was your fault you messed up. They can’t handle the truth, that’s what I took from Blanton’s interview. In conclusion, lying is bad and can ruin a relationship. People rely on others for help which starts from trust. Next time you lie, think about how the consequences can not only ruin your relationship with another, but as a result it hurts you