Christ on a cracker. You raped Achilles!
Lies don't fix things. They don't even make things easier, at least not in the long run. Best to tell the truth and then clean up an honest mess.
But sometimes you gotta do stuff you don’t want to do.
Darkness is not always bad, just as light is not always good.
We got boobies!" the kid me said, gawking at my chest. "I'm really glad we got boobies. Finally.
But we're going to smile and pretend we're fine with the dorky birthmas gifts because people do not get that they can't mush a birthday into christmas.