We’re curious about what views you had as a kid that you no longer have as an adult.
Life is Fair
“Life is fair and the world is overall a good and just place.”
“The first thing that came to mind for me,” another online user agreed.
Santa Claus
“For me, the first thing was Santa Claus, that guy gives naughty kids some dope presents.”
“I no longer leave out milk and cookies for Santa and it’s been a minute since I put a tooth under my pillow for the tooth fairy.”
Adulthood Would Be Great
“My belief [was] it will be awesome to grow up because I’ll have my own money, working a job I love, and own a house. HA!”
“I was so excited to be independent. I mean, it’s been fun, not gonna lie, but this working for a living, man.”
Cake Every Day
“I do get to eat cake whenever I want!
Which I don’t do because it’s bad for my health, and also, I learned it doesn’t feel good.”
Stars
“When I was a kid, I thought people turned into stars when they passed away.”
“We’re already made of the same stuff as stars. It’s not too far off.”
The Bible
“Belief in God. Then I read the entire Bible and thought, ‘What in the world!?!’”
“My family started going to church when I was in the 3rd grade, and after my first few Sunday school classes, I cornered my teacher with endless questions. I was just not buying it.”
No Such Thing as Corruption
“That the police are there to protect you, and you pay taxes, so the government does stuff it’s supposed to.”
“The government cares about us. Like I literally thought they want to help poor people.”
All Parents are Good People
“That my parents are good people. Once I grew up and my world got bigger, I realized my parents are problematic people, and there’s a reason my mom, in particular, isn’t close to most of her family and has no friends.”
Love Lasts & Marriage is Inevitable
“Getting married means that your love for each other won’t change.”
“As a kid, I thought you could only get married starting in your mid-20s, but it’s funny now being 24, and my friends are getting married, and I’m like, ‘but you’re only 27?”
Karma
“I no longer believe in karma. Being a good person doesn’t mean you’ll have a good life, and being a bad person doesn’t mean you’ll have a bad life, so I try to be a bit of both.”
Gum Doesn’t Digest
“I used to believe if you swallowed chewing gum, it stayed in your body for years. A scary amount of adults I know still seem to believe this.”
Men are Confident & Strong
“That men were confident and strong. After dating several of them, I came to realize just how fragile their ego is and their endless insecurities. I couldn’t believe just how fragile they were, and in a way that made me stronger, but at the same time, I do feel for them.”
Adults are Wise & All-Knowing
“That ‘all’ adults know everything! There are more ignorant adults than I can wrap my head around.”
“That my parents were so smart and knew so much. Now I realize that they lied to me about what they didn’t know, and they were just wrong about some of the stuff they ‘knew’.”
Respect is Mutual
“Respecting someone means they’ll respect you back. Bunch of nonsense, and I am no longer nice because of it.”
“Yeah, that was a hard lesson to learn.”
Married by 30
“I assumed I’d meet someone and be married before 30. Now I’m really grateful that hasn’t happened. If I’d just settled down with whoever I dated in my early/mid-20s, it would’ve stunted my personal growth a lot, and I probably would’ve been in a miserable relationship.”
We’d Have It All Figured Out
“I thought that I’d be super competent at everything when I reached my 30s and 40s. I’d know how to invest money, take care of a home, raise children, and basically have all the answers to life’s questions. Now I’m 47, and I don’t know what the hell I’m doing.”
Pretty Smart
“You can be pretty or smart, but you can’t be both. As a ‘smart’ kid, I think that played into a lot of my insecurities about myself and my relationships as an adult.”
The Melon Myth
“If I swallow a melon seed, then I’ll have a melon grow inside me, and my body will start growing bark, and I’ll become a kid tree. It used to haunt me constantly, and I still hate melons and swallowing seeds in general.”
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