Excuses

   Almost everyone has a friend who manages to get out of everything with excuses. They manage to enchant people with words somehow, and distort their lies into half-truths. A person who is truly good at making excuses can pull off almost any lie with little to no immediate consequences. Although I can be one of them sometimes it drives me nuts when I meet another one in person. How is it they can get away with it and I can't, and why do they do it in the first place?
   The most common excuses are not very specific. To avoid an event you don't want to go to some people say, "I have a family thing", or "I have plans", when really they are probably just going to watch a movie at home, with a bowl of popcorn as their date. People who are bad at making excuses are the ones who get stumped when their friends retaliate with, "Oh, what are you doing". People who are good at making excuses usually have a little more creativity and manage to make something up.
   The problem with making excuses is that they are pretty much the same as lying. Eventually people will stop believing you and in the end you're just hurting yourself. The only problem is that once you start doing making excuses it can be hard to stop. It turns into a bad habit that occasionally happens before you even realise it. For people who have this problem writing fictional stories is a good idea. You can lie as much as you want in those, in fact it's encouraged.
   Excuses are usually made to avoid repercussions. You don't want your teachers to be annoyed at you for not completing the homework so you make up an excuse for an extension. Sometimes teenagers think that telling their parents excuses will save them from disappointment, but all it does is eventually make them lose their trust in you or get you into trouble. It may seem like a good idea, but their are very few legitimate reasons to make excuses.
    As with most other things use your discretion with excuses. They are not to be overused.

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The Doctor: Well, you see, Mr Scarman, I have the advantage of being slightly ahead of you. Sometimes behind you, but normally ahead of you.

Laurence Scarman: I see.

The Doctor: I'm sure you don't but it's very nice of you to try.