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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