Honesty

I believe that when someone does something wrong, they should always tell the truth, even if there is consequences.
I sat my baby sister on the dresser an looked at the new haircut I just gave her. It all started with me wanting to be just like my mom, a hair cutter. So a day when my mom was gone, she left Emily, who was reading, in charge. I felt like it was the perfect opportunity. My baby sister, Haley, had just grown in some hair so it was just right. I took the scissors out from my bag, and I started cutting. I thought it looked good, but it looked horrible. When my mom got home and saw Emily reading, she thought everything was fine, but when she saw Haley, she freaked! I lied and told her everything was not my fault, but she knew better and I got in huge trouble.
What I realize now is that lying doesn't make it better, it only makes matters worse. When this happened, I was terrified of what was going to happen, because I knew I was in trouble. But at the same time I was glad that my mom knows me well enough to know when I'm telling the truth or not. Plus I'm disappointed in myself. When this happened I learned that a lie is like a mask, what's inside it is the truth.
I have used this lesson since to help my life by trying my best not to lie. It helped me listen and also be more honest. This makes me think of the consequences before acting. This also helped me figure out that you don't have to go overboard on everything. If you have a goal, just take it little steps at a time, but don't do it all at once.
When I think of this event now, I realize how funny and dumb it really was. It really wasn't that big of a deal. I think I was dumb because I shouldn't have been scared of telling the truth, but I should have been scared of lying. Although not everything can be a win-win situation, there always a better side, the truth.
Being honest is a big part of life so you have to learn it in order to be successful.