“This is My Life Now”: Redditors Share How One Insignificant Decision Changed the Course of Their Lives

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to tell a little white lie in order not to make something awkward? Sure, we all know that lying isn’t the best thing to do, but when it is for the greater good of not embarrassing someone in a public space, we like to think it is ok.

Well, it is safe to say that this person’s new uncle Bernie didn’t mean anything bad when he lied about his name… The fact that a customer got confused with his name because of the characters Bert and Ernie is kind of understandable, but to this customer, this man is forever known as Bert.