Lying via text...

I was reading an article in Laptop Magazine the other day about how its much easier to fib nowadays in a mobile world. Cell phones facilitate our white lies about where we are, who we're with, what we're doing, etc. I reflected on this for a minute, and I realized I do it quite a lot. I'll admit it. :)

Sometimes when I'm in Cerritos and I feel guilty for not visiting my parents and they call me, I'll tell them I'm somewhere else... like, say, Burbank. :D

Sometimes when I'm not in the mood to chat on the phone I'll pick it up and hang it up and blame it on the "bad signal" at my house. :P I mean come on, we've all done the "Hello? Hello? Can't hear you- " and hung up on a person we'd rather not talk to, right? I've done that once or twice from home~ what can I say, my cell coverage sucks. ;) Or sometimes my battery just runs out. Or hey... dropped calls are pretty common these days.

Sometimes when a Sales Associate calls me about a trunk show or new item that came in and I'm not interested I'll tell them I'm out of town til the end of the week. A little avoidant but it works.

Sometimes when I'm still snoring in bed at 11am I'd return my missed calls with a convenient text stating that I'm "at the gym". Like the article states, "Be suspicious if a contact responds to your voicemails and missed calls with text messages. Some people feel more comfortable lying via text."

Yes, I'm a compulsive mobile liar. Now you all know my secret. :)