Are lies okay if they make someone happy? PODCAST: https://smo.sh/PitRedditSpotify https://smo.sh/PitRedditiHeart https://smo.sh/PitRedditApple 0:00 Intro 2:18 I've been hiding a huge secret for 3 years https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/comments/1jorp40/ive_been_hiding_a_huge_secret_from_everyone_in_my/ 13:54 I told my bf's family I bought the house https://www.reddit.com/r/AITAH/comments/1k29m69/aita_for_telling_my_boyfriends_family_that_i/ 31:43 The volunteer gig they flaked on was actually paid https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1jyggrl/aita_for_not_telling_my_friend_that_the_volunteer/ 41:06 I've been faking an allergy for YEARS https://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/1jq6uxd/ive_been_faking_an_allergy_for_years_and_now_its/ 54:13 My husband lied about the reasoning of his tattoo https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoHotTakes/comments/1aolt75/my_husband_lied_about_the_reasoning_for_his/ 1:06:07 I lied to my coworker about the cupcakes in the break room https://www.reddit.com/r/confession/comments/1jppcz7/i_lied_to_my_coworker_about_the_cupcakes_in_the/ SUBSCRIBE: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshPit WEAR OUR JOKES: https://smosh.com WHO YOU HEAR Shayne Topp // https://www.instagram.com/shaynetopp/ Amanda Lehan-Canto // https://www.instagram.com/filmingamanda/ Arasha Lalani // https://www.instagram.com/arashalalani_/ WHO YOU DON’T HEAR (usually) Director: Emily Rose Jacobson Editor: Andre Gardere Director of Programming, Smosh Pit: Emily Rose Jacobson Associate Producer, Smosh Pit: Bailey Petracek Production Designer: Cassie Vance Art Director: Erin Kuschner Assistant Art Director: Josie Bellerby Stage Manager: Alex Aguilar Prop Master: Courtney Chapman Art Coordinator: Abby Schmidt Prop Assistant: Bridgette Baron Audio Mixer: Jose Perez Audio Utility: Dina Ramli Director of Photography: Brennan Iketani Videographer: James Hull Camera Operator: Macy Armstrong Assistant Director: Jonathan Hyon Executive Vice President of Production: Amanda Barnes Senior Production Manager: Alexcina Figueroa Production Manager: Jonathan Hyon Production Coordinator: Zianne Hoover Operations & Production Coordinator: Oliver Wehlander Production Assistant: Caroline Smith Post Production Manager: Luke Baker DIT/Lead AE: Matt Duran IT: Tim Baker IT & Equipment Coordinator: Lopati Ho Chee Sound Editor: Gareth Hird Director of Design: Brittany Hobbs Senior Motion & Branding Designer: Christie Hauck Graphic Designers: Ness Cardano, Monica Ravitch Senior Manager, Channel & Strategy: Lizzy Jones Channel Operations Coordinator: Audrey Carganilla Director of Social Media: Erica Noboa Social Creative Producer: Peter Ditzler, Tommy Bowe Merchandising Manager: Mallory Myers Social Media Coordinator: Kim Wilborn Brand Partnership Manager: Chloe Mays Operations Manager: Selina Garcia People Operations Specialist: Katie Fink Front Office Assistant: Sara Faltersack CEO: Alessandra Catanese Executive Producers: Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox EVP of Programming: Kiana Parker Coordinating Producer of Programming: Marcus Munguia Associate Producer, Special Projects: Rachel Collis Executive Assistant: Katelyn Hempstead OTHER SMOSHES: Smosh: https://smo.sh/Sub2Smosh Smosh Games: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshGames SmoshCast: https://smo.sh/Sub2SmoshCast FOLLOW US: TikTok: https://smo.sh/TikTok Instagram: https://instagram.com/smosh Facebook: https://facebook.com/smosh
Chapter 1: What is the theme of today's episode?
Hello, and welcome to Smosh Reads Reddit Stories. I'm Shane, and today's theme is liars. And I'm joined by one liar. Yeah! And one person who tells the truth. Good! Which one is it?
Amanda...
Chapter 2: What secret has someone been hiding for three years?
I'm a little lying girl. Yeah, take off your baby bomb. I lied about that. Could you imagine if it was a prank? I actually was thinking about that. I'm like, that would be awful.
Okay, to be clear, Arasha, you thought this was a prank.
You need to talk to Aaron Dougal about this. Like, once a week, I would be like, I'm not fucking falling for this shit.
And I know why. It's because I showed her an ultrasound picture and they did have the wrong date on it, which I don't know why that happened. And I fucking clocked it. And she went, that's the wrong date. And I went, oh, that's so weird. It is.
So you thought Amanda would wear a fake baby bump every day for months, even in videos, just to fool you.
I pitched it first. Jesus. I was like, I will do that.
I would never in my life. I'm not a prankster. I just, it eats me up inside.
No, it's hard. Yeah. It's hard, but it's fun. Are you retired? I'm done now.
You're done lying.
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Chapter 3: Why did someone lie about buying a house?
Never again. Okay.
Okay. Before we begin, I want to point out, we are about one year after the famous story where we had both of you here, and we talked about the guy who was paying his wife for sex. And we lost our minds.
Christmas time.
We filmed that episode at like 6 p.m. on a Friday after filming so many videos that week. So cursed. And we were out of it.
No. And it's Friday right now.
It is Friday.
And it's the last Pitt video of the week. I was crying. It was just so funny to me that it was Christmas and a little blowjob and he would give her purses. Not the little blowjob. And he would give her purses. Like, whoa. Ew. All those stories made me cry.
Yeah. They were funny.
They were funny. That was a mess. And people who only saw the first half didn't even know where we went toward the end. So they were like, this was just a normal video. Yeah. Watch till the end, people. Watch till the end.
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Chapter 4: What were the consequences of faking an allergy?
It's worse than that, though. I pretended to graduate college. I walked across the stage, wore the cap and gown, had the family celebration, took pictures holding a fake diploma cover, the whole thing, but I never actually finished my degree. One semester before graduation, I just cracked. I was burnt out, failing a couple of classes, and too ashamed to tell anyone.
So instead of facing it, I faked it. I told my parents everything was on track. I bought a cheap gown online, faked the graduation date, and made sure the ceremony wasn't open to guests due to limited capacity. Since then, I've been working random jobs telling people I'm between offers or exploring different fields. It's a constant weight on me.
I've had panic attacks just thinking about someone finding out. My parents still proudly mention that I'm the first in the family with a degree. Oh. I hate lying to them. I hate lying to everyone. I've finally re-enrolled and I'm taking night classes now, slowly fixing the mess I made, but it still feels like I'm living in a lie.
I don't know if I'll ever have the guts to tell them what really happened. Damn.
Okay, this person needs to finish night school, get their degree, because I get it. It's really hard. It's really stressful. It's really overwhelming to do college. And if you're the first in the family, so much pressure. So if they just did night school, which is awesome, they have it. Okay, they have it behind their back.
So you think, oh, you can graduate. Their logic is, I'm going to graduate. And then it's all true. It was still a lie.
No, they should confess.
You think they should confess once they get it.
Yeah.
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Chapter 5: What happens when someone lies about their education?
Yeah, this is this is tough because it's like I feel like reading hearing that story. It made me be like, OK, yes, because there's a big difference between lies and pranks. And in this case, you're fully just lying like this. He doesn't really have an like a set date to be like, hey, this is the truth. And this is going to come out. And this was all for fun.
This is actually just like living in a lie.
Right.
Which, for the record, I would never do.
Okay, as far as we know. What?
I don't believe a word you say, girl.
My parents don't know I work here. Could you imagine?
That would be crazy.
They're like, hey, how's the hospital today? I'm like, it's going great. Dr. Arasha. Dr. Arasha.
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Chapter 6: How important is honesty in relationships?
But like you said, I think the incentive here, the motivation is like, which one is worse, the guilt or the shame?
Yeah. I feel so bad for this person. And you know what, like...
those last like years of college are really hard like it's super easy to like crack and walk away from college and that's also okay if that's your decision like that's a completely fine decision and also like he's gonna graduate college and it's not like oh you didn't finish your degree like you just took longer to do yeah i took 10 years to do mine because i was off and on i took years off like yeah some people do take a couple years off and then go back and keep going i will
I will say college, in my opinion, happens way too quick. I think you get out of high school, you're like, who am I? And they're like, all right, what's your major? Where do you want to go? Blah, blah, blah. And then you have all these pressures. I wish that they forced us to take a year or two to travel, to, like, get some work experience, to figure out who the F we are, and then go to college.
I... I think a lot of people do that. A lot of people do take a year off or so. I think it's huge. And also I am, what I did and I'm such a huge fan of is going to community college because the stakes are a lot lower because it's not as astronomically expensive. It's still expensive, but you know, you can then, and then switching majors is a great thing. I think people should do it.
But the systems in place, I think, are set up in not only going to a big university and having sort of this big college experience, but I feel like these days, too, from middle school, you're expected to pick a track. And those are the courses that you'll take that will eventually lead up to your career. And the reality is that you don't actually know what you want to do until after college.
It's so funny, too, at this stage in my 30s and everyone I know, the amount of people who have degrees that match their career is shockingly, like, not... that high. People end up in completely different places. Your life is gonna go so many more directions than you expect.
I think for this person, I'm even curious if their degree is going to change their job field that much, or if it's just kind of like a mental thing. Just something that they need to do for their own sake and their family's sake. Either way, I feel bad for this person. I hope they get the weight off their shoulders. The comments... My nephew did the same thing.
He forgot to get tickets for the family to attend the ceremony, even though they'd flown in from out of town. His dad, my brother, kept pressing to see the diploma, not because he was suspicious, but because he was so proud. Took my nephew a year or so to come clean. After the initial shock wore off, we all rallied behind him to help him redo a year or two.
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Chapter 7: What are the implications of lying to friends about money?
Okay, these are so sweet. So positive.
These are some great comments.
I thought people were going to tear him a new one.
Me too. Hey, fuck you, pal.
Yeah.
Someone else said, I completely understand. I did the same thing. I was working on an associate's degree and I ended up failing. It was too much. I had some physical and mental health things going on. Mine was by accident though. I was told I was going to be graduating and was listed and invited to the ceremony. Got the robe, walked the stage. My family was there and it was so great.
Then I got a letter in the mail a week later saying I failed a class and I did not actually graduate. I was so ashamed. I kept it a secret from everyone for a long time, worked for a while and got things under control, slowly started taking classes again. I let my mom know, but kept it from everyone else. Eventually I got my associate's, bachelor's and master's degree.
I needed to go at my own pace, not pack on 15 credits in a semester, just one or two classes at a time so I could truly learn and do well. I graduated late from everything, but who cares? I did it my way and I'm so proud. Yeah, I mean, here's the thing. You don't have to list on your degree when you got it or how long it took you. You know, you get it, and you get it.
I also feel like I haven't shown anybody my degree. Like, nobody has ever seen my diploma.
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Chapter 8: What lessons can we learn from these Reddit stories?
Let's go back to the... It was very boring, actually. Can we go back to the huge Indian man? Like, he was, like, physically this large?
His name was Satjali. And I wanted to be his intern. And so many people wanted to be his intern. But he was, like, big. He was, like, seven feet tall. That's all I needed to know. And he was, like, a thin... I think he's heard.
Okay. Heard. I also feel bad because I know this is very much the case. How many people are getting degrees just for their family's sake?
I was just about to say.
And I feel so bad. And I mean, how many things in life do people do? Like get married, have kids, all these things, big things that they do for someone else's approval.
Yeah.
And it's like, hey man, if you don't want to finish your degree, you don't have to. That's your journey.
I mean, lying is essentially for other people, right? So that you can kind of twist other people's thoughts. You know the truth. What's happening here?
She's constantly trying to make it better. Constantly. I'm not lying to you. Take that off. No. You have to keep this on for the video. It's not that kind of video. Oh my God. No, no. See, she's a villain in this situation. Not the shirt, the baby bump. Get out of here. It's real. Right. Let go of my hand. Can I tell you something weird? I get uncomfortable when people hold my hand for so long.
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