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Oct 16, 2013, 02:28 PM
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Member Since: Aug 2007
Location: Lily Pad, USA
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Or just “misspeak” 
While growing up, in my family there were very strict rules about “misrepresenting” the truth. This frog of little brain vaguely remembers the rules bending slightly known as a “little white lie”.
That aside, if you lied, you were going straight to HELL and also standing in line at the confessional on Saturday afternoon. When the truth comes out, you never trust the person who lied again. Unless they confessed their sins and did penance (3 Our Father’s and 5 Hail Mary’s) then everything was OK. But I digress. Frogs with little brains to that from time to time.
In a recent family matter, I accused someone of lying to me followed by “don’t ever do it again.” Trying to emphasize that truth hurts but the loss of trust in the person may never return. Upon which the person exclaims, “I would never lie.” And “big ears” not included in the conversation pipes in with “____ would never lie.” Needless to say I didn’t keep my mouth shut but I’m not going into details.
A few minutes into the argument that ensued the person says “well, maybe I misspoke” 
OK, so what is “misspoke” and who thought up that one? How long if ever before you could trust the person again?
This frog of little brain is having trouble getting her mind around “misspoke”
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