TIFU by lying about me being colorblind 9 years ago.

Submitted by HelpMeTHrowaway12243 t3_z4lnt8 in tifu

Hello reddit, I'm 16 M, When i was little i had friends in school (who are friends to me in the current day) i told them as a lie that i was red and blue (which doesn't even exist to my knowledge) colorblind because for some reason i wanted to be unique or some of the sort, this snowballed into my friends telling other people about this and for 9 years i've been called colorblind i wanna admit that i'm lying but i'm afraid of the consequences that might happen. worst part of this entire lie is my friends are planning on buying me colorblind glasses, i don't know what to do or how to admit this lie with the most minimum damage i can do to not lose friends or just something minimal i want to try and minimize the possibilities of big issues with any method. Help

TL;DR| I Lied about being colorblind for 9 years and my friends believed me and are going to buy me colorblind glasses i dont know how to admit my lie

EDIT: I did i told them the truth via text in our group chat im just waiting for a response its 12 am where i live currently also

To the people who were like you wanted to be special and so, i did that because i was basically no body and no one liked me so i tried to do something to stand out.

For the people who made jokes about me hitting my head and seeing colors again thank you for the laughs

For the people who gave me actual advice thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness.

EDIT 2: They responded and their reply was great , as you guys they laughed about it and it wasnt a big deal it feels like a 100 ton weight was just lifted of my chest thank you all for the encouraging words

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gutscheinmensch t1_ixrhnp8 wrote

I am sorry, but from now on you will be a wearer of glasses and if you're lucky it will filter out the opposite colors so you will actually be colorblind with the glasses and do not have to lie anymore 👍🏻

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrhwjo wrote

I dont want that to happen bro save me gif

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gutscheinmensch t1_ixri7rx wrote

If you're even luckier, you're a glasses type face and will look incredibly stylish when around your friends in the future!

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixriqp8 wrote

i already wear glasses, but wouldnt it be weird that when they ask me what color is that and point at something i have to take off my glasses so i can see what the actual color is because i wouldnt know with the colorblind glasses

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Scoobz1961 t1_ixs0t9o wrote

The colorblind glasses are not really suited for daily wear and it does not prevent person who sees color from seeing them.

That being said they will learn of your lie once they actually look into buying you glasses as there are no glasses for Red/Blue colorblindness (as thats not a thing)

You can fess up, or you can double down and harshly scold your friends for wanting to alter your vision. Its incredibly inconsiderable to buy those glasses for somebody without previous consent. As others pointed out, its expensive and it practically forces you to at least try them on. However once you try them, your whole world might get turned upside down.

I have red/green colorblindness and I dont want to even try those glasses. You can be happy when you dont know what you are missing. What if the colors are actually beautiful with the glasses? I will forever have to buy and wear them. Besides they dont even show true color.

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TheChaosBug t1_ixtvje6 wrote

Those glasses don't even work if you're color blind. They're at best "color corrective" for people who are slightly colorblind like me, but they cannot add cones to your eyes. Colorblindness is due to a lack of specific color receptors in your eyes, no glasses will ever give you the ability to see new colors or tell apart colors you cannot.

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HaloHowAreYa t1_ixus60b wrote

This is not exactly true. Everyone has all three color receptors in their eyes (to my knowledge, but there may be cases I don't know about), but people with color blindness have an issue with the range of colors that they can see.

Each type of cone is excited by a different range of light wavelengths. Ideally, there would be a perfect separation between the red, green, and blue wavelengths with no overlap. Colorblind people have a more significant overlap between the red and green cone response range, or the green and blue. Or in the most extreme cases, all three, in which case the person would really perceive a "black and white" world devoid of color.

The way that colorblind glasses work is they act as a "notch filter", or a filter that cuts out frequencies only in the overlapping range. This is a fairly novel, quite advanced type of filter and isn't the usual "color correction" type lens you're referring to. This notch filter makes it so that the range of light that your brain usually misinterprets as the wrong color is absent, and it enhances your ability to see those real colors.

If you have 100% overlap between any cones you cannot correct it with these kinds of glasses. But in your case if you do have minor color deficiency, you might have a great experience!

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Lukyfuq t1_ixrz7mu wrote

Keep the frame, swap the lenses. U made your bed with a lie to seem cool, lesson learned is its always better to be yourself.

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Psych0matt t1_ixrs0t0 wrote

Just get a second pair and double them up, they’ll cancel each other out. Or make it way worse. I don’t know, I didn’t tell people I was colorblind.

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BohemianShark t1_ixtaerl wrote

Save yourself. There's no better opportunity than the present to come clean. Eventually they'll find out and you will have suffered for nothing

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Thialase t1_ixro2fw wrote

though luck fucker.
You had to yap your mouth off because you wanted to be special. Now suck it up or go tell your friends you lied and face the consequences.

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AtaracticGoat t1_ixs0vns wrote

From what I've been told the colorblind glasses oversaturate the colors for those with normal color vision. I'm color blind so they work pretty well for me.

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Revocation_Of_Doubt t1_ixrivq0 wrote

You say "guys, look, I appreciate you wanting to do this amazing thing for me... But I gotta level with you... I'm not colourblind... Never have been. What started out as an innocent white lie has just never been repealed... It's never mattered, but now I cannot in good conscience let you spend money to directly ameliorate a condition which I don't have."

That oughta cover it

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrjbqb wrote

that might work, im afraid of some friends leaving me or worst that can happen i get cut off different friendships and not just one

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Revocation_Of_Doubt t1_ixrlcic wrote

Buddy, if this ends your friendship, it wasn't a friendship worth having.

The point of friends is that they forgive and support.

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrlmfx wrote

I Agree but they've been friends for so long ive grown attached which is bad

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Revocation_Of_Doubt t1_ixrlv73 wrote

Then they will understand and forgive... Jeez guy... What's the alternative? Stay quiet forever and have to pretend "oh wow colours!??!"

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Dosagu t1_ixrrrix wrote

You have to know than they'll probably joke about it for the rest of your life, at least i would.

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Droidlivesmatter t1_ixtnh69 wrote

He could get the glasses and then say he doesn't like the feel of the glasses.. he could also say that he's not used to the colors and it feels weird etc.

But you know, the truth is more important.

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Thediamondhandedlad t1_ixrvg60 wrote

I lost an entire friend group over a false accusation from someone else in the friend group who was the actual culprit. They believed him instead of me. Yes it was very traumatic but I’m glad I don’t hangout with those people anymore. They’re all shitty people going nowhere in life anyway. You’ll get over it eventually if you lose them.

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kintyre t1_ixs2yjt wrote

One of my dearest online friends was a girl for the first several years I knew them. Then they admitted their lie. After asking if they were trans (they weren't) I accepted my dear friend as who they actually are. We met a few years ago in person. Still a friendship that's going strong.

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really_nice_guy_ t1_ixs9834 wrote

I mean has your “color blindness” affected anything in a serious way? Like did they go out of their way for you or did they pay for you?

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Rich-Mall t1_ixrl221 wrote

Omg if ANYBODY doesn't laugh their ass off about this, they are not worth being friends with! Own it! You were a kid being weird for no reason, it's funny!

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Theometer1 t1_ixrmm72 wrote

If anybody stops being your friend for that they weren’t any friends that you’d wanna keep, sure you lied but about something that barely affected them just tell them the truth they might fry on you for a while but you should still be friends

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stealth57 t1_ixrnf49 wrote

You were young and dumb. They’ll forgive you. And y’all can laugh about it later for many years to come.

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antwauhny t1_ixru9wz wrote

If my friend told me this, I'd keel over laughing.

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Rich-Mall t1_ixrlox0 wrote

End the lie! Blow their minds! Longest running practical joke ever! You've spent half your life preparing for this reveal!

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mik8c t1_ixrlqrn wrote

Please tell them before they buy the glasses, they are well expensive

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Lazy_bonzi420 t1_ixrshwt wrote

Gotta disappear for three weeks, show back up with swollen eyes and claim you had surgery to “correct your color blindness” and wear shades everywhere for another two weeks for your eyes to “heal”. If you’ve managed to fool them about being color blind, they’ll believe you had reversal color blind surgery.

Edit: Spelling

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winklevie t1_ixrheeb wrote

Let them give u the glasses and then you give them me cuz I'm actually red/green colorblind

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrhp2d wrote

i wish i could but they expensive as shit i dont want my friends paying like 700$ for one

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pvaa t1_ixsel8j wrote

700 for one glass?! That's like, at least 800 for the pair!!

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justamust t1_ixrtuux wrote

Get a hit on your head and say everyone that you now can see colors! A miracle! You have to learn to cry on command tho...

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Dosagu t1_ixrrh1x wrote

I think they'll finf out since there's no glasses for red and blue.

If they find glasses for red and blue, then they would be the old 3d glasses lol

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Outrageous-Ear-8855 t1_ixrph1j wrote

Just tell them "it's just a prank bro" they'll understand

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leicester77 t1_ixsdbjx wrote

Reading this after the revealing edits, I have to say this is very wholesome and heart warming! Well done OP! Have some gold!

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Terrivel119 t1_ixskqf3 wrote

If I were them I’d be impressed you managed to maintain the con for so long.

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shoulda-known-better t1_ixrjjtl wrote

Ok if giving up the lie and telling the truth isn't an option for some reason then make sure you tell your friends that it's only a percentage of people that the glasses work for so make sure to get ones that are returnable "in case" they dont work! Then they get to be amazing friends who did something great for you, and it's no ones fault it didn't work... and you can keep on lying.....lol Truth seems the easiest here but your call

Edit forgot word!

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixrjszd wrote

i wanna tell the truth in fact ive been wanting to for a long time but im afraid of what might happen and your suggestion might work but im afraid it might continue and become bigger than it already is

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shoulda-known-better t1_ixrkfrg wrote

It's not the worse lie.... and honestly if you were young when you made it up people won't be hurt or anything like that it's the literal definition of a white lie...... I dated a guy in high school and over a year in he randomly one day told me that when he was 6 he lied and convinced the doctors he couldn't see right and they gave him glasses (which made him strain at first then he could see) and the dummy permanently needs glasses now all because he thought they were cool as a kid !! Our entire friend group thought it was hilarious! So I would be to worried about it! If they are real friends they will 100% just laugh at how silly it is and move on

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mostlygray t1_ixrs1v7 wrote

I would doubt that anyone cares if you're colorblind or not. I'm red-green colorblind and no-one cares. I am irritating sometimes in that I have to ask people "What color is this?" but it's not a big deal.

If I never brought it up again, no-one would notice.

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Rich-Juice2517 t1_ixsd4nb wrote

Wait red/ blue colorblind isn't a thing?

Then why is pink blue and blue pink

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Ok_Dog_4059 t1_ixsz0vi wrote

I get this. As kids we do some really stupid stuff to be different or get noticed. I guess about all you could do is say to your friends. I made this up and have been too embarrassed to come clean because it was such a ridiculous thing in the first place.

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theAbsentia t1_ixrwl43 wrote

Yeah sorry but you did FU. No way out but to admit that 9 years ago you were seeking attention and wanted to be special. I don’t know how or why you haven’t owned up to it sooner. It’s a lot easier as a young youth to admit you fibbed and retain less drastic consequences. Now that you and your friends are coming into more mature ages it’s only going to hit harder and there’s nothing to do to mitigate that unless you move away and make all new friends. That’s almost a decade of a lie and you’re not even an adult yet. I’m not sure how you’ve gone this long (bravo I guess?) but unless you want to live this lie out until you either die or lose contact with these friends then you should probably come clean.

Side note: don’t let your teenage friends spend what little money they may have on a kind gesture for you that is completely unnecessary and not even legitimate.

This might sound harsh, and I’m sorry. However, that is the consequences for your actions and I hope this situation sheds a valuable lesson on your life.

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HelpMeTHrowaway12243 OP t1_ixs00ne wrote

it very much did and thank you for your comment

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theAbsentia t1_ixs3n8e wrote

I don’t want you to feel like you’re horrible. We all do lots of dumb stuff throughout our lives. I wanted to give you a no BS answer though. Like “hey, yeah that was not a good thing to do. Here’s what will likely happen and here’s the right thing to do. It’ll be hard but you’ll feel a lot better without that weighing your back down.”

Look at it this way: your friends might be mad. Some might be more angry than others. Some might laugh. You don’t know what their reactions will be. But I can assure you they will feel much more deceived and upset if they tried to spend their money to help you out when the truth is you never needed it in the first place. It will be much easier for them to get over than if they all spend money out of kindness when it wasn’t necessary. Don’t let your lie grow any bigger than it needs to be. Yourself and your friends will be better off in the long run if you nip it in the bud before it escalates any further.

Edit: I’m not your life coach, nor am I you or know your friends. My response is from an outside perspective coming from an individual who has told their fair share of white lies that got too out of control. You do what you feel is best, but I know what I would do in your shoes.

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Good_Smile t1_ixrwqat wrote

Bro if you confess it's gonna blow their fucking minds. If you are a cool dude I don't think anything will change in your relationships.

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Saberise t1_ixry8tr wrote

I guess you could “fall and hit you head”. OMG I can see blue and red!!

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feder_online t1_ixs7kh7 wrote

I'm late, and colorblind, but here's my story on the glasses...

Some friends wanted to buy them for me so I "could really see eggs!!" Ummm...eggs, grass, sky, footballs, beers have all looked the same to me my whole life, so why waste the money. It's like buying a lobster for someone who has never had one...what are they going to do, raise it or eat it?

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EjCampos209 t1_ixsh79r wrote

I'm color blind too. Red and green

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Laroo2020 t1_ixsnz89 wrote

This is a re post folks.

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nikooo777 t1_ixtloav wrote

I have the glasses, they're cool even if you're not colorblind. When my normal sighted friends try them on they experience saturated colors just like I do. The difference is that for me, that extra saturation helps a bit here and there.

So just take the glasses and enjoy a color boost. Up to you if you want to admit fault though.

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halfassmillennial t1_ixtn0yp wrote

Take the text back please! Let them buy the glasses and then when you put them on; It’s your time to shine baby! I mean this is where your performance needs to exceed any expectations they had set. Act like you’ve literally never seen the world in such color before. Like the kids in Willy Wonka when they saw the color changing horse 😂 Keep it going 😂😂😂😂

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Frans_Ranges t1_ixto69k wrote

Today I Fucked Up... 9 years ago

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Ok-disaster2022 t1_ixu6w0j wrote

My BiL was red - green colorblind when I first met him he received a hard hit to the head while LARPing and got a massive headache for a few days. He realized afterward he was seeing full color after the hit.

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dronzer31 t1_ixrmjzx wrote

Say you've saved up enough to buy red-blue colourblind lenses. Hope they don't bother checking it up.

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Ocean_Spice t1_ixrmw9w wrote

Aren’t those glasses really expensive? Why would you not tell them?

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kerbain101 t1_ixrsctr wrote

Drugs, oh wait sorry. Alcohol, wait damn. Sex... Nope.sprry I give up. You've ruled out all the good ones.

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aaronhereee t1_ixruohg wrote

you have three options here:

  1. admit to them for lying, apologise.

  2. act as if it was a joke all along and that you tricked them (before they buy the glasses)

  3. continue letting them believe the lie.

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HoAdanac t1_ixruxls wrote

Just tell them you don't want the glasses. Tell them your case is not considered to be that bad. You only have a few more years of this then you'll likely never see 99% of these people for the rest of your life. At 16 it's been so long that you honestly should just commit at this point. We all tell stupid lies as kids but I think very rarely do they have this lifespan and you'd get a lot of shit for revealing it now. Not saying they wouldn't be friends with you anymore but as I'm sure you know kids your age can be dickheads.

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StormBred t1_ixrxgsx wrote

Buy the glasses yourself so they won't

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Verbenaplant t1_ixrzx0h wrote

I think they only work for some types. Just tell them your not interested. It’s very mild

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SomeIndividual1 t1_ixs04bi wrote

Just make a video with emotional music and you putting it on for the first time and crying about how amazing the world is, then never wear it again

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nanny2359 t1_ixs0oiu wrote

Just tell them it was a long-running practical joke... Before they buy expensive glasses

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jabberbonjwa t1_ixs0ttj wrote

Just keep lying for 2-3 more years, then you'll never have to see any of them again.

Problem solved.

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Ktulu789 t1_ixs45fb wrote

You should ask your parents, since they know you and your friends, they can help you on the best way to get out of this mess. They will know anyway, if you don't tell them xD

You'll have to tell the truth in the end and it's best to do it ASAP.

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tehPeteos t1_ixsbz5f wrote

They sound like some great friends, but do let them know that the glasses don't really work - in case they go getting them for someone else in the future! Every once and a while a video post pops up here of some muppet putting them on and crying like they've just seen the face of god, and they always end up being called out on their nonsense. There's lots of videos on YT about this particular sham; Scishow has a good one if memory serves.

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Murmurmun t1_ixsoazw wrote

Colorblindness is that one strange dysfunction that it seems young children are quite proud to hold. I am colorblind, and as a kid I really, really enjoyed that fact. I even went so far as to exaggerate my colorblindness to make myself feel as exceptional and unique as possible. Now, in my adult years, I'm over feeling special about it and it's nothing but a hinderance in my life. I just wanna see purple, man.

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Postfromhere t1_ixsr72u wrote

There was no fuck up here. You played the long game on a prank, if you will. Be sure to remind your friends of that, you’ve got the determination to play the long game. Haha.

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OscarDivine t1_ixsrqy8 wrote

Number one: you have some great friends. True Bros. They want to help you out in such a special way. Number Two: I’m an eye doctor and I can confirm that while they often end up as a novelty because they don’t actually work. They have an initial wow factor because they see a separation that they might not have been aware of, but it doesn’t actually enable you to see color if you are indeed color deficient. They would at best be used to spot check to confirm a color difference, it wouldn’t be able to perform that task as a daily use glasses. You can always tell them that an eye doctor told you they don’t work. That all said, these guys are the legit bros. They’ll get it if you come clean. You’ll all have a laugh and it’ll be a story for the next 20 years

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billhaigh t1_ixsuj12 wrote

Thanks for the cool shades, but I got better a while ago.

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SgtBadManners t1_ixtfsgo wrote

Luckily now you all have a story for that time you lied about being colorblind for 10 years.

We have a buddy who told us a kid lost an eye playing tag in a barn or barntag as you will. This was the story for like 5 years when he said it was actually on the back of a snow mobile getting dragged in a tube and hit a tree.

These are two very different stories and we all give him shit for it when someone remembers. We occasionally remember frequently and it is very sad that now I no longer think of tag in a barn as the most dangerous game.

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soooperdecent t1_ixtfvev wrote

This is a weirdly wholesome TIFU. I mean, there are worse things, ya know?

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Bright-Usual-5891 t1_ixth1ym wrote

plot twist ; they already knew you were lying and that is exactly why they planned to ‘buy you color blind glasses.’ they wanted to get you to fess up!

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aciakatura t1_ixtyh5l wrote

Glad you were able to tell them the truth in the end. They should buy you a pair of those cheap 3d glasses anyway for the hell of it.

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gitarzan t1_ixu19ee wrote

Tell your friends that you don’t want glasses. You’re used to seeing the world the way you see it now. You’re happy the way it is.

Then never bring it up again.

~Or~

Just tell them you’re not colorblind, but thought you were as a child, and never fessed because it made you feel unique.

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ihaveadarkedge t1_ixu5152 wrote

I'm late to this party and I'm glad it's worked out for you....

but boy, imagining someone pretending to see colours for the first time in front of people who bought those special glasses seems like such a hilarious situation.

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FapToMySkill t1_ixub8ll wrote

Easy, just tell them you are purple/green colour-blind and that the glasses that are out there don't support your specific condition.

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cptkunuckles t1_ixuk8bq wrote

Red/green color deficient is a thing and blue/purple is also a thing. I am both and it is awkward. My wife's favorite color is purple and she makes fun of me because she gets a lot of blue gifts.

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AholeBrock t1_ixuu1ed wrote

I'm just imagining them trying to buy red blue colorblind glasses and the person who sells them sitting them down like "child...."

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sloan-so-bad69 t1_ixv7oa6 wrote

Probably better to tell them now instead of when they buy those expensive glasses. Just tell them it got out of hand and you didn’t know how to break it to them lmao

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SethMalcolm1 t1_ixvjdx0 wrote

You lied about being colour blind. At least you didn't say you were actually blind. I don't think they give a shit that you lied about not being able to see a couple colours correctly.

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Limp-Beyond-7942 t1_ixvkvzv wrote

One of my friends said he is colour blind and if it turns out he is not I will find it awesome that he had kept it up for so long

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StarCyst t1_ixybtaw wrote

I go temporally blue/green colorblind sometimes as a pre-migraine symptom. So gaining and losing color blindness is possible.

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