42 Situations When You Should Lie, Posted By This TikToker Who Gives Women Safety Tips

Lifestyle expert and former scientist Cathy Pedrayes is best known as TikTok’s ‘Mom Friend.’ She gained her fan following after first sharing a video with random items she stores in her first aid kit to prepare her for everything, whether it’s a diabetic emergency or eye puncture.

Today, Cathy has a whopping 1.6M TikTok followers and 74.9M likes in total, making her platform a popular online destination for smart and useful lifestyle, safety, and daily tips and tricks.

Recently, Cathy has initiated a new series of TikToks that feature real-life situations when it’s best to lie for your safety. From being approached by a stranger in a foreign city to avoiding unwanted attention during a day at college, there’s always a way you can respond without revealing too much or getting stuck in a conversation you never asked for.

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Lifestyle expert Cathy has been sharing useful safety tips on when you should lie and her videos are going viral on TikTok

Woman wearing a face mask walking on campus with text about situations when you should lie for safety tips.

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Woman wearing a mask and blazer demonstrating safety tips by lying in a social situation related to women safety advice.

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Woman wearing a face mask and pearls outdoors demonstrating when you should lie for safety tips shared by a TikToker.

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Bored Panda talked to Cathy Pedrayes, the creator of the “Mom Friend Guide,” who’s widely popular on TikTok, where her practical videos gained well over 100 million views in the course of 2 months. Today, she has a whopping 1.7M followers loving her content.

“I was taught about safety from an early age, probably not much different from what most parents teach their kids but I always had an interest in being prepared,” Cathy told us in an interview. “For example, I took a 4-month-long first aid course when I realized I didn’t know how to react in most emergency scenarios.”

Woman wearing sunglasses and face mask, demonstrating situations when you should lie for women’s safety tips.

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Woman standing by a green chain-link fence gate in a park with text about situations when it’s best to lie for safety tips.

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Woman demonstrating safety tips for women outdoors, using a phrase to avoid unwanted interaction, TikToker advice.

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The content creator said that she didn’t think of herself as unique in terms of following her safety habits. “I thought I was being a good citizen, learning good habits, but my awareness changed when I started working as a host on national television. Suddenly I was exposed to risks, threats, and some extreme stalking cases, which opened my eyes to a new world of safety and security.”

Woman demonstrating safety tips for when to lie, checking watch and pretending to leave during a TikTok video.

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Woman demonstrating use of an umbrella as a safety tip in a TikTok video about situations when you should lie.

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Woman in mask pulling suitcase in airport with text about situations when you should lie for safety tips travel edition

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Woman wearing mask on a plane using a safety tip involving lying to a chatty neighbor as shared by TikToker for women safety.

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Woman wearing a white mask and blue scarf on a plane, demonstrating safety tips with a phrase about lying for protection.

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Woman wearing mask talking on phone, demonstrating safety tip about when to lie while checking into a hotel alone.

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Woman wearing a mask and coat at the airport, illustrating safety tips about when to lie to strangers for protection.

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Safety tips sign advising to refuse transportation offers from strangers, emphasizing women’s safety and legal precautions.

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Woman wearing a mask on a plane replies with a safety tip about when you should lie to protect yourself.

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When asked how the idea for her series “Situations When It’s Best to Lie” came about, Cathy said it happened because of a few things. “My mentor at QVC (where I was host) taught me to lie when people asked where I lived. A little lie like ’15 min. down the road.’ This question came up so often, but her little tip helped me feel prepared every time.”

“With quarantine I had forgotten about that tip, but when I was at the grocery store, someone was making restaurant recommendations and asked me where I lived in order to recommend some places nearby—immediately a red flag went up and that event sparked the Situations When It’s Best To Lie series.” Since then, the creator has shared over 60 situations which, on the surface, may seem innocent, but can actually be risky.

Woman in a blue dress demonstrating safety tips and situations when you should lie for personal protection outdoors.

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Woman in a mask and coat on a snowy city street demonstrating safety tips for when someone hits on you.

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Woman wearing a mask and coat demonstrates safety tips for women using lying strategies in uncomfortable public situations.

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Woman outdoors holding a mask, demonstrating situations when you should lie for women safety tips from TikToker.

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Woman in a dark coat holding iced coffee demonstrating safety tips for women about when to lie in social situations.

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Woman demonstrating a safety tip for women, showing when you should lie about a borrowed car for personal protection.

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Another survey of 612 women from 2000 found that women in all areas experience street harassment: 90 percent in rural areas, 88 percent in suburban areas, and 87 percent in urban areas. So it’s not just a big city problem.

Woman wearing mask in a café demonstrating safety tips about when to lie to protect oneself in social situations

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Woman demonstrating safety tips for women by lying in everyday situations outdoors near a building entrance.

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Woman wearing floral mask and pearls demonstrates safety tips by showing when to lie in potentially risky situations on TikTok.

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Woman wearing a mask giving safety tips on when to lie, holding a phone, with text about staying at Marriott hotel.

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Woman sharing safety tips, demonstrating situations when you should lie for personal protection on TikTok.

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TikToker sharing safety tips for women, demonstrating when you should lie about personal information outdoors.

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Approaching women on streets reinforces their sense of powerlessness and damages their sense of self. “Without doubt, at the heart of harassment is a deep disrespect or disregard for women as equals, as something more than an object, a body, a sexual being,” says Susanne Legena, Plan Australia’s chief executive officer.

Woman in a black jacket sharing safety tips on when to lie, with text discussing going to school online on TikTok.

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Woman demonstrating safety tip about when to lie in situations for women's safety, wearing a blue dress and pearls.

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Woman wearing mask and blue dress using safety tips for traveling alone shared by TikToker in urban setting

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Woman in a car demonstrating situations when you should lie for safety, sharing women's safety tips from a TikToker.

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Woman on phone demonstrating situations when you should lie for safety, sharing tips from a TikToker focused on women safety.

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Woman giving safety tips by showing when to lie to protect yourself in a home situation, shared by TikToker safety expert.

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Woman giving safety tips on phone about when to lie, demonstrating setting up a voicemail in a home setting.

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Woman wearing a red mask outdoors giving safety tips on when to lie, focusing on women’s personal security advice.

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Woman wearing red mask and tan coat demonstrating safety tips in public, highlighting situations when you should lie for protection.

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Woman in blue shirt giving safety tip on when to lie, responding to question about being alone while working.

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Woman in blue dress demonstrating safety tip about when to lie, related to women’s safety advice from TikToker.

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Woman using smartphone to order a cab, demonstrating safety tips for when you should lie to protect yourself.

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Woman in a dark blue shirt and pearl necklace giving women safety tips about when to lie in social situations on TikTok.

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Woman in a car using phone and making a safety call with pearls, illustrating situations when you should lie for safety tips.

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Woman giving safety tips on when to lie, responding to a repairman’s question about who lives in the house.

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Woman wearing pearls speaking on phone, sharing safety tips about identity confirmation before letting someone in.

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Woman in a car using phone to respond while practicing safety tips for women shared by a TikToker on when to lie.

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Woman with suitcase demonstrates safety tips for women traveling alone, showing when and how to lie for protection.

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