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user-inactivated  ·  2958 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: John Perry Barlow's Principles of Adult Behavior

I chose not to lie from a very young age because I didn't want to create even more bullshit for people in my life. I don't have to say something I don't want to say, but if I choose to, it must be true.

I think both things come from my mother being a narcissist: that way - by omitting some stuff - I can get by without upsetting "people" (one person) and receiving more harm that I can't defend myself against.