I don't sneak purchases inside my home after shopping or hide the price tags, because personally, I answer to no one, not even my mother. I love my Mom more than anyone else in the world .. but even she can't tell me what to do. She's given up on me.

Lying about mothering - I have women friends who don't lie. They don't announce their frustrations in public but tell the truth in private.

I don't cheat and if I do, I can't pretend for long. I can't keep track of lies. But there are pros and cons to every situation - sometimes people say total honesty is brutality. So, when I know that if I say what's on my mind, it's gonna hurt someone's feelings. etc, I just change the subject or simply clam up. But if I'm backed into a corner, I will tell the truth and hope the person's ego is fireproof. This has happened before with really dense guys. (Ps. women are generally more perceptive. Smart guys are also perceptive but I've met quite a few mentally challenged guys)

Mixed feelings - to a lesser degree - yes, depending on the person's state of mind at that particular moment. People are weak at certain times in their lives and they need good friends to support them during those times. The only thing constant in life is change. Things always change - for better or for worse. In bad times, ride out the storms. Awareness is the 1st step to change.

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Don't want no drama,
No, no drama, no, no, no, no drama