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[paperandhairgod]

I spent hours and hours stranded at the mall yesterday with no money and no way to leave, so I did the only logical thing and went to read hordes and hordes of children's books. ^_^ The best one I found was called Squids will be Squids

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[fadingtogrey]

I'm not sure what sort of secret you're speaking of, but these are my thoughts: Secrets of a personal nature, of no practical interest to others, can and should be kept. Some examples might be someonething about someone else, like a bizarre fetish or a phobia--or an unrequited love, or an embarrassing story, or some such thing. Something that, if revealed, would deeply shame or hurt someone.

The kinds of secrets that lead to people believing a lie and being hurt generally should not be kept. An extreme example might be accidentally killing someone's cat and hiding the body, followed by helping the owner of the "missing" cat pass out flyers with the cat's description and a number to call in case the cat is found.

Point being: If keeping a secret is causing a lot of practical trouble and is making you unable to live your life without decieving someone or a group of people every day, it might be best to not hide the secret. If keeping it only prevents you from having an interesting piece of gossip to hand out and will cause unnecessary (and/or intense) pain, there's no justification in repeating the secret.

Apologies for any incoherency, as last night and today have been somewhat strange and sleepless.