15 People Share Things They Had to Explain to a Full-Grown Adult
You expect to answer a million simple questions a day from children, but patience can be harder to find when an adult is asking questions they should have learned the answers to long ago. And, y'all, these 15 questions are things my toddler already knows.
Some people can make the simplest thing sound impossible, and that is exactly what happens in stories like this one. A bunch of adults ended up having to explain basic, everyday facts to other grown-ups, and the results are equal parts funny and frustrating.
From food and animals to money, math, and common sense, these moments show just how wide the gap can be between what people assume and what they actually know. The reactions are blunt, awkward, and sometimes so ridiculous they sound made up.
By the end, you may be wondering how these conversations even started in the first place.
15. I am sure we can find something for you, sir…
14. So, it has a manufacturing date. Does it have an expiration date?
13. People don’t have meat; people are not food.
12. Basically, every human on the face of the earth is a stick figure?
11. Although it would be a magnificent invention.
That is where the confusion really starts to snowball.
10. Something doesn’t add up with this mathematical genius.
9. Yeah, I’ve learned that the hard way…
8. And pickled onions?
7. My teacher said that a wolf is not a wild animal, but a forest animal. In her mind, there were domestic, wild, and forest animals.
Some lessons clearly never made it past the classroom.
This is similar to the siblings who argued with strict household rules, curfew included.
6. Size doesn’t matter in this case.
5. Oh boy, all those people who bought the travel arrangements are going to be really surprised.
4. He probably had too much alcohol in his system, so he couldn't understand.
3. It rises from the ashes like a phoenix.
2. For some people, it is peanuts; for others, it is a fortune.
And somehow, the final one is the most baffling of all.
1. Cartoons should never be considered a legitimate alternative to a proper education.
We really hope, for humanity’s sake, that these people were just confused, or sleep-deprived, or something…
What do you think? If you have similar experiences, share them with us in the comment section.
Some people really do need the basics explained twice.
Before you ask a full-grown adult “why,” read about a dad setting boundaries with his friend’s daughter.
