Context: i felt really guilty about lying to my parents when i was a child.. yeah, its been a while, but still i feel bad about it
Speaker 1: i have always felt really guilty about lying to my parents
Speaker 2: oh.. well i understand. but that was a long time ago right?
Speaker 1: yeah, but still.. that feeling never went away
Speaker 2: come clean to them about any major lies, you'll feel better :)