Week 5- emotions

As I continue in this novel “Liar” it brings emotions from deep inside out. I don’t understand why Micah thinks that she has to lie about everything. For example, why would she tell us that her Great Uncle Hillard is dead when he is not? I mean, to us readers why would it matter? I am very intrigued by this book but on the other hand it makes me despise Micah. I have a family member who is a pathological liar and it not only hurts me but it also hurts my family as well. For as long as I can remember my mom has always been a liar. What I don’t understand about it is that a mom is not supposed to lie, they are not supposed to talk bad about their children. I do not believe that lying is heriditary. That person chooses to lie whether it be because they want more attention or that they are so caught up in their lies that they don’t know what is the truth and what is not. Micah and my mom are a lot alike in many ways, except I think my mother may lie more. Do they not think they are causing damage by doing this? Micah is labeled a freak and liar at school, what person would want to be dis-liked, why would she not want to have more friends and have them trust her? I can understand lying about little things like if someone asks you if their hair looks okay, that is to spare their feelings but not lying about someone being dead or having cancer (my mom). I work very hard at not being the person Micah or my mother is and I never lie to my kids because I don’t want them to feel the way I always have since I was little.