24 People Found Out The Dark Secrets Their Parents Were Hiding, And Now They're Sharing Them With Us

These parents have no idea that their kids know the dark secrets they believe they are so good at hiding.

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Published in Interesting
14 Jan 2022

24 People Found Out The Dark Secrets Their Parents Were Hiding, And Now They're Sharing Them With Us

Before we address the elephant in the room, let's remember that we're all human and that we can do some bad things at certain points in our lives. However, those actions shouldn't define us as individuals.

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We see our parents today as the epitome of innocence, purity, and knowledge, but back in the days when they were teenagers, they may have done things they never wanted to remember again.

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It's human to err, and no one is perfect.

That said, as children grow up, they start to assess things and, in that process, uncover some dark secrets their parents never wanted them to know. Children don't remain children forever.

Sure, they'll always be children in their parents' eyes, but as kids age and mature, a different mindset emerges, and suddenly, things start to make sense.

No matter what you uncover, remember that your parents are human beings with real emotions. Whatever you've discovered was kept a secret from you because they didn't want to hurt you and/or simply didn't want you to know.

Just as some people deal with anxiety and depression today, our parents may have had to cope with past trauma as well. People hide things for three reasons:

They don't want to hurt others
They don't want others to judge them
They don't think others need to know

Sure, some secrets are intense, but understanding the reasons why you were never told will help you process what you know that your parents believe you don't know.

Redditor Anagoneous posted a simple question and received over 9,000 comments. Here are 24 responses to the question: How well do you know your parents?

This is sad...

Wow.

Every kid should know their heritage from both parents, in my opinion.

The things we'll do for our kids...

NHValentine can legally sue the parents for the actions they took.

And this is why we must never go through other people's belongings.

Best dad ever.

I wonder how this is even possible.

Not sure, but I think it's best he knows.

I don't even know how to comprehend this, honestly.

As I mentioned earlier, parents are human beings with real emotions.

Uh.

It's not right to divide your own children.

People back then would hide their depression and anxiety to be accepted as normal.

It could be due to medical reasons, I suppose. There's a possibility.

I don't know how to digest this.

Uh.

It's possible, and there have been a few similar cases.

While this is sad, reading someone's diary is not okay.

Well, as long as all is well.

This hits right in the feels, but please don't read people's diaries.

What got too hard? This is a bit confusing.

Both my parents are A+ and I'm O+. There are no secrets.

Okay.

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