Do People Every Grow Out of Spreading Rumours?

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We all know that in the playground at school, there is a lot of "he said, she said" where both sides blame the other and there is no way of really finding out the truth, so both sides have to be punished. As we get older, people are expected to admit when they have done wrong, especially on little incidents, obviously larger things like murder people will lie to protect themselves. But on a day to day basis you expect an adult to admit to calling someone a "cow" whereas you expect a child to lie about it to avoid getting a telling off. However, my ex boyfriend text me today saying that his Mam's friend told her last night when they were drinking that last year she saw him drinking and driving and smoking. 1) He doesn't smoke. 2) He couldn't drive a year ago, he only passed his test last August/September 3) He goes over town etc and drives back, but does not touch a drop and just drinks soft drinks. 4) He has had alcohol in his car, but this has belonged to his friend and he hasn't drank any while driving. I do not understand why a grown woman about 40 would make something up like this about a 18 year old boy and tell his Mam.