Millenials Got Real On Reddit By Sharing All The Lies They Were Told Growing Up

Ignorance is bliss when you’re a kid, so it’s hard to blame our parents for all the silly white lies they told us. From Santa being real to every white panel van belonging to a serial kid killer, we would believe it all.

So, naturally, Reddit users were on their game again by creating a page devoted to these lies that devastated us when we found out they weren’t true. Remember the hours you devoted to cursive writing because you thought you would probably need to use it AT LEAST ONCE? How about that degree that will automatically have you set for life? All of it is discussed in disgust. Enjoy this compilation of the very best.

This Made Me Go Full CSI Mode On Every Piece Of Candy I Opened

Every piece of candy was monitored by my parents. If I was about to eat a chocolate bar that our neighbor Martha, the 81-year-old retired dentist gave me, it was going to need to be examined. It was like an episode of CSI was about to commence everytime a new candy was opened. Yes, including the white gloves.