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your question title? Your intention was not to lie, but to ride the roller-coaster. So what is your height and how do you present the fact in a way best known to you? What is a lie you are telling?

What is an honest lie or confabulation according to Wikipedia?

org/wiki/Lie#Types

An honest lie can be identified by verbal statements or actions that inaccurately describe history, background, and present situations. Most people are unaware that they are making a mistake; this is understandable. There is usually no intent to misinform. Why is a story considered a lie by the Post office?

Confabulation = https://en.wikipedia.org/ -> debunking = := => C.= :=> => Encapsulations=:=> and Contamination is::==>. “Confabulation” (en): http://en.wikipedia.org/ Confabulation

(or misinterpretation) is the production of fabricated, distorted, or misinterpreted memories, or even memory loss, without the conscious intention to deceive (or deceive) or anyone else around it. org/wiki/Confabulation (or a condensed version of such memories)

Answer based on your explanation:

The example that you provided is of a trivial nature. Some lies are not culpable.

Is it only a lie that your fib can be forgiven for untruth?

Please update your examples as soon as possible. So, it will be easy to choose appropriate type of lie.