Honestly, Tell The Truth By Barbara Billinger: Article Analysis

When is lying okay? According to the article, “Honestly, Tell the Truth,” by Barbara Billinger argues that lying is not okay and that you should tell the truth, no matter what situation you’re in. I agree with the author Barbara explains to us that we should always tell the truth and not lie in anyway, and to always be honest.

The reason I agree with the statement is because telling the truth and being honest is much more accurate than telling a lie. Lying can cause you many trouble and can lose trust from someone that really trust you. If someone loses trust in you it will take time for them to trust you again. Once you tell a lie to someone you are really close to they would not believe one word you say. It’s always a good option to tell the truth instead of lying to someone you really trust.

Many teenagers tell many lies to their parents. Sometimes telling lies to your parents are sometimes okay, but overall lying isn’t the right thing to do. Teens come up with many lies to tell their parents. If their son or daughter gets home late, they already have an excuse like, “ I asked my friend for a ride, but she was doing something important, so I had to wait for her until she was finished.” Their parents would believe what they had told them and not get them in trouble because they

believed a lie they said.
Therefore, lying is also not a safe thing to do.

There has been many accidents just by saying one simple lie. For example, if you tell your parent, you will be at your friend’s house, but you end up going somewhere else you weren’t supposed to go. If you end up getting into a really bad situation or get hurt, your parents wouldn’t know because you had told them you will be at your friend’s house, so they think you are safe but your really not safe. Their parents will find out they are hurt or they are in danger unless someone informs them they are in a bad situation. That’s why teens should tell the truth at all times because you will never know when you can be in a serious

situation.
In my experience, I had told a lie to my parents. Even though lying is not okay, I was in a situation I had to lie even if i didn’t want to. I lied to them because the situation I was in was really bad. I was cleaning and my dogs were annoying me , so I stopped cleaning and went to the window and hit it and broke it. I lied to my parents and said I tripped over and hit the window and it broke. My parents believed me, but I knew I had to tell the truth because sooner or later they would find out. The situation I was in was a really bad that I had to tell them the truth because I couldn’t lie to them. So I told them the truth because if I wouldn’t have they won’t believe me anymore and lose trust in me.
As a result, lying is not a good thing to do because you have to tell the truth no matter how bad the situation is or was. Being honest and telling the truth is always a good thing to do so you can be safe. That is why I believe you should always be honest and say the truth, it’s our own good to not lie and to say the truth in any situation.