growing up

People can fall through the cracks when it comes to picking up on all kinds of tidbits of necessary common sense. And it's through that process of falling through the cracks that folks can end up growing up to believe in absolutely nonsensical things. Maybe you've encountered one of these blissfully clueless individuals at one point or another in your life. Maybe you tried to enlighten them. Maybe you were met with an unwavering wall of stubborn ignorance. Oh well. It can be worth a shot. 

Everybody's family is a little weird in some way, but as a kid, you don't know any better. This leads to most of us having an awkward moment later on with friends, a scene along the lines of "hold on, not everyone's family has one day of the month where their dad eats as many cans of tuna as possible and then comes over and breathes on everyone?" or "wait a second, my mom always told me the blue parking spaces up front were for people in the very busy mom club?" Life is full of discovery. At least it's a little better than people later realizing something was illegal.

Sometimes, it's fun to revisit the past and appreciate just how strange some of the things were throughout the journey that was muddling through the education system as a young one. This Twitter thread from @melmadara will likely resonate with many folks out there. It might even make you feel far older than you did before. If you want to keep the nostalgia going after this thread, check out some nostalgic snacks from the 90s and 00s. 

Adulting is a struggle. Some days are easier than others. The overall point is that pretty much all of us encounter some real world struggles as we grow up, and move through this crazy thing called life. Maybe some of these insights from folks about adult problems they weren't ready for will strike a chord. 

Did anyone need any more proof that kids are stupid and weird? Probably not. We remember all the times we tried to hide behind a window or cried because we ate all of our french fries. Most of us grow out of it, but we also leave behind too many moments that prove kids are dumb and weird.

Sometimes what we think of as common knowledge isn't actually as common as we thought. Well, also people can be pretty dumb. In fact, there might be one or two of these that make you go "holy crap I'm a moron." If you still think Alaska is an island there's probably no hope for you but, what the hell, live and learn.

Maybe you're about to realize you're not an adult halfway through this list. Sometimes we get so caught up in the motions of life that we forget we're all getting old. Some days we feel older than others. 

These emotionally-charged images capture the emotional rollercoaster of the toddler years. Some full grown adults might relate to these too. Sometimes we just need to have a little breakdown over a whole bunch of nothing! 

Sometimes parents lie to their kids to keep them safe. Sometimes they lie to keep things fun. Sometimes they just wanna be absolute douches.

Growing up is just realizing the world ain't that oyster it was made out to be. 

At least we're not alone! 

The knee one is so spot on it's actually painful!