Hard-To-Swallow Pills About Growing Up That We Didn't Understand As Kids

It's all fun and games until you've suddenly aged and lost everything that made your childhood a happy place. Sorry to be such a downer this early in the week, but it's true. A Redditor started a thread about things we didn't understand as kids, but have come to deeply understand as adults. In case these things have never crossed your mind, here are some hard-to-swallow pills about growing up that we'd rather not dwell on.

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via @MisterBuzz

Who's ready for the hard-to-swallow pills the Redditors came up with? Me!
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via @waterlemon_champ

Ain't that the truth.
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via @tealambert
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via @StellaSanti
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via @No-Albatross-7984
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via @FlexMiniSystem
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via @Delicious_Version892
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via @Slimpurt92
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via @yingguopingguo
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via @tedtedfredagain
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via @ledlin99
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via @wathappentothetatato
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via @jolloholoday
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via @marlenshka
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via @DoubleDThrowaway94

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