Sometimes the most innocuous question can give a predator all the information they need to stalk, harass, or assault a woman. That’s why Instagram’s “safety queen” Cathy Pedrayes has made a series of videos showing women the best times to lie to a stranger.
While we have all been taught to tell truths, it is not right to feel forced to reveal personal information to strangers. Pedrayes’ videos not only show women when to lie but also how to be comfortable with it.
Prayers originally started making videos about philosophy and being a “mom friend,” but soon fell into making clips centered around safety because of her unique background.
“I questioned whether I was even qualified to talk about it, but then I realized my life experiences did qualify me,” Rutgers was informed by her. “Working on television with stalkers, growing up during the days of the cocaine cowboys in Miami, having family from Latin America where personal safety habits are much more common: yes, I had enough experience to talk about it.”
She wears a blue dress with pearls in most of her videos. Her grandmother gave her the necklace and earrings when she died.
In addition to being a “safety queen” on social media, Pedrayes has appeared on QVC and “The Doctors.”
In her first “Situations When It’s best to lie” video she takes on how to handle cab drivers and workers that come to the house.
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