Life is hard, or, to quote a song from the OG pedal-to-the-metal Pixar classic Cars, "Life is a highway." There are some hard truths we realize as we go through life; some we wish we knew sooner rather than later. But hey – isn't that the whole point of this thing called life?
Recently, people have been sharing the most impactful reality checks they've experienced in an online thread, and some of them might hit too close to home. When one netizen asked, "What are some of the hardest pills to swallow in life?", others really came out swinging. Don't know about you, but I feel pretty called out by some of these.
#1
That unfortunately i will out live my pets.
i write this while sitting beside my 20 y/o childhood cat in her final hours of life. i will love her forever.
edit: my babygirl was so tired she passed during the sedation shot instead of the actual shot 🥺 glad my booki was able to cross high as a mf kite 🤍 3:55pm long live miss kitty — thank you so much for all the support.
i write this while sitting beside my 20 y/o childhood cat in her final hours of life. i will love her forever.
edit: my babygirl was so tired she passed during the sedation shot instead of the actual shot 🥺 glad my booki was able to cross high as a mf kite 🤍 3:55pm long live miss kitty — thank you so much for all the support.
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#2
You may do everything right and still lose. There's no guarantee in anything.
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#3
That regardless of who’s at fault for your trauma and whether or not they take accountability, that healing as an adult is YOUR job.
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#6
You absolutely can lose everything you have, no matter how stable, and be left in a position where there's absolutely no way you can work your way back up to where you were.
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#7
Some of your friends aren't really your friends but you won't know until you're vulnerable.
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#8
Sometimes you are the problem in the situation.
That yes you are allowed to have your emotions but it's how you use/ express those emotions that become a problem.
You have to be fluent in silence sometimes to know what's going on.
That yes you are allowed to have your emotions but it's how you use/ express those emotions that become a problem.
You have to be fluent in silence sometimes to know what's going on.
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#10
“You think you’re talented, then you show up for the audition, and everyone else is talented”.
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#11
Not everyone you love will love you back
And it's not because there's something wrong with you. It's just the way feelings work. Love does not oblige.
And it's not because there's something wrong with you. It's just the way feelings work. Love does not oblige.
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#12
Just because something is not your fault doesn't mean it's not your responsibility.
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#14
You might be the juiciest peach on the tree, but some people just simply don't like peaches, and there's nothing you can do about it! 🍑.
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#16
You can't make someone do anything. You can't make someone take accountability, you can't make someone act the way they should act. You can only lead a horse to water, and it's not even your responsibility to do that.
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#17
Bad things happen to good people, bad people get good things. There is no fairness, no justice and no happy endings for most of us.
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#19
Often, the lesser of two evils is a valid choice that adults have to make.
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#20
If you have kids it's not their job to take care of you in your old age. I think that's a really hard pill to swallow for a lot of people.
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