I lied about my age for 7 years

I’m 17. I lied about my age. I’m still lying. <br><br>When I was younger my mum lied about my age to get me into younger age groups for things like my ballet classes. <br><br>She would say I was younger than I actually was, and I didn’t think anything of it. But when I turned 16, I started thinking about it more. <br><br>My mum was getting on a bit, and my dad died. And I had this thought in my head. Why does it matter? It’s not like I’m lying to get something. I’m just lying. I didn’t want to change it, I wanted to keep lying. I wanted to keep lying for her. <br><br>So I didn’t. I told a few people that I was 15. I lied about my age for 2 years. <br><br>Then I told a few people that I was 16. I lied about my age for 1 year. <br><br>Now I’m 17, and I tell people I’m 15. I don’t know why I do it, I don’t really like being younger than I am, but I just can’t seem to stop. I’m not hurting anyone. And I’m not doing it for something bad. <br><br>I just lie. <br><br>I lie about my age. And I’m not sorry.