Thepoke iconThepokeSep 3, 2026

People shared the things their parents were totally wrong about but would never back down – 22 hills they shouldn’t have bothered to die on

Growing up and discovering that your parents are not the infallible, erudite and endlessly intelligent beings you believed they were when you are little is one thing. What's even worse is when they continue to think they are, even when it's patently obvious to everyone else that they are not.

People shared the things their parents were totally wrong about but would never back down – 22 hills they shouldn’t have bothered to die on

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Growing up and discovering that your parents are not the infallible, erudite and endlessly intelligent beings you believed they were when you are little is one thing.

What's even worse is when they continue to think they are, even when it's patently obvious to everyone else that they are not.

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Growing up and discovering that your parents are not the infallible, erudite and endlessly intelligent beings you believed they were when you are little is one thing. What's even worse is when they continue to think they are, even when it's patently obvious to everyone else that they are not.

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