Accidentally lied to friend about holiday

[WildBeaker]

I came back to work yesterday after going on holiday to Las Vegas last week. My friend asked me how it was and asked if I went to the Grand Canyon. I wasn’t really focusing, had a mind slip and said yes even though I didn’t go. She started talking about the different parts of the canyon and I thought it would’ve been weird to backtrack so I just nodded along. She suggested to pop round to mine to see our photos/videos over the weekend and I’m panicking because obviously I won’t have any of the Grand Canyon and if she finds out I never went that will be so embarrassing. I’m wondering whether to say I forgot the camera on that day or would that sound too weird?

I was there in March - AMA.

My memories can be yours!

We all just zone out when exhausted.
I once was so in the zone I starting casually limping alongside a fella with a genuine limp.
Wish I knew why, wish I didn't keep it going awkwardly, but I'd stopped paying attention and when earth came back to me, I had developed a wee limp. Absolute twat I am.

When were knackered we do these things. My eldest asks me when I'm tired for all sorts of shite he knows if I wasn't half asleep I'd never agree to, don't sweat it.

I remember doing similar when I had my firstborn. He was about 3 days old and someone asked what his name was and I replied with the name of my friend’s baby as this was the name I’d been used to saying until my own was born!

Luckily I didn’t know the person well so never saw her again to let her know I’d forgotten my own baby’s name and it was actually something different.

We all come out with random shit sometimes. Especially with tiredness. Think you just have to be honest and say you made a mistake. Would be too weird to keep up the lie going forward.

who pops round to see photos of anywhere in 2024?

I'd go with full on gaslighting. Say you never said such a thing. She made it up. Does grand canyon even exist? Denydenydeny. Or you know. Just say what you said in the op.

this! 🤣

Just text her and say ‘sorry I think I have the impression we’d been to the GC, I must’ve misheard your question and then when you were talking about it didn’t have the heart to say anything!’

Don't lie more

I'd go with what some people have suggested here, just come clean, it was a genuine mistake, it could've happened to anyone.

This.

Don't overthink it.

I found it unusual too. I honestly thought no one did that anymore, since there's social media and stuff.

C'mon 90% of MN threads are a direct result of someone "overthinking" stuff 😂

Just tell your friend your mind was boggled with work demands and that you apologize for not listening to her fully and then have a good laugh over it.

We went on helicopter trip. Tell her weather changed so you had to return sooner rather than later so no photos unfortunately.