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" Is It Really a Problem? You might think that telling a little white lie to someone - like telling your mom that you cleaned your room when you didn&amp;#039;t, for example - is harmless, right? Not really! Even telling little white lies can turn into a nasty habit over time! Often, little lies turn into bigger ones because to keep your (false) story going, you will likely have to keep building onto earlier lies. Remember: there is NO difference between &amp;quot;harmless&amp;quot; white lies and big lies - both aren&amp;#039;t the truth! Skills to Stop Lying:  1. Look someone in the eye when you tell a story - it&amp;#039;s harder to tell lies when you&amp;#039;re looking straight at someone! 2. Don&amp;#039;t leave out important info when telling a story - you might accidentally lie by omission! 3. Just &amp;#039;fess up - admit when you&amp;#039;re wrong instead of telling more lies! 4. Keep practicing telling the truth! (It gets easier over time, we promise!) Why Tell the Truth? You will feel better about yourself and others will respect you more if you own up to the truth. It might be hard to tell the truth when you&amp;#039;re in an uncomfortable situation, but chances are, if you lie, you&amp;#039;ll get into even MORE trouble in the end. And always remember, if you have to pretend to be someone that you&amp;#039;re not in order to hang out with a certain group of friends then those aren&amp;#039;t the best people to be hanging out with. Find new friends that can appreciate you for your awesome, truthful self! Have you been caught lying? Tell us how you learned your lesson!  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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