What If You Can't Tell The Truth?

How do you come across as honest and honourable when you continue to lie to your family? Family is always supposed to come first and you are supposed to be there to keep them safe and set the examples that need setting but you have forgotten what you once knew so well. How is it that many find you trustworthy when actually that is farthest from the truth. Granted you still have all your compartments so you are a good risk for secret keeping when some choose to confide in you, but that is about it and in the end it is definitely insufficient insofar as character goes. You easily justify lies by omission and the same goes for the rest of the "lie" family, these roll off your tongue with incredible ease. The make believe excusions you compose fool nobody least of all those you feel compelled to share them with. You'd be far better off telling the truth to your family instead of to others. What ultimately happens is that with each untruth a little more respect is lost and this is a well you will not be able to draw from ad infinitum. All wells run dry at some point or another, especially older wells. As you continue to only look out for number one you should remember that family will always love you but when you destroy their faith in you and compromise their trust, you inevitably break their hearts