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Lie #3: “I'm Staying Out of Family Business.” An admirable goal. You've decided to stay calm and completely uninvolved in other people's business. Then someone leans across the table and whispers: “Did you hear what happened with your cousin?” No. And you don't want to know. Well... Maybe just enough to understand the situation. For context. Naturally. Twenty minutes later, you've learned about a borrowed car, a suspicious birthday-party incident, and a disagreement among three relatives who haven't spoken since Easter. You weren't even there. But somehow, you've been appointed to the investigative committee. And you're asking follow-up questions. Not because you're nosy, of course. You're simply trying to establish the facts. Lie #4: “I'm Not Taking Any Leftovers.” Really? You've spent the afternoon enjoying a once-a-year meal, and now you're planning to walk away from perfectly good turkey, dressing, and mac and cheese? How noble. Then the host asks, “Are you sure you don't want to take something home?” Well... Maybe a little turkey, some dressing, and perhaps a slice of pie. Next thing you know, you're standing in the kitchen with three
foil-wrapped plates and a suspiciously large container of macaroni and cheese. You arrived with a bottle of wine and left with enough food to postpone grocery shopping until December. Not a bad return on investment.
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