Have you ever taken credit for something: an idea or action that wasn’t exactly yours? A joke perhaps or that hilarious story that is actually a friends? Thinking about it: honestly I don’t think I ever have. I have lied (shame on me: I remember the first lie I told was about yellow food colouring and I felt so guilty that I later confessed to Mum who no doubt thought it was hilarious) but I always try to give credit where credit is due.
My brother got me thinking about this the other day.
It all started with a packet of Pringles. My brother’s girlfriend loves BBQ Pringles and of late (the last couple years) you haven’t been able to get a hold of them readily. The other day at the supermarket I saw palettes of them so bought a tin for her and left them on my brothers dresser with a note, knowing she would be visiting within the next few days.
Early the next morning I see her Facebook status (oh Facebook). Something along the lines of I have the most thoughtful Boyfriend in the world for finding me Pringles and waiting till I stay over to eat them. Whats more, there were no joke about twenty comments from people I know who have never met my brother saying how wonderful he is and how jealous they were and how lucky she is to have him in her life. When raising this point with him, he simply smirked and said I never told her I got them, just that I didn’t open them. Now here is my dilemma, In the injustice of it all I felt like commenting on the status and explaining the truth but this is turn would paint both me and my brother as horrible people and overrule the fact that I had bought them simply because I thought of her when I saw them . So I went on my day slightly guilt ridden and in the end the Pringles were apparently delicious (I wasn’t offered one.)
What would you have done in that situation? Would you have explained the truth or gone along with it?
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