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“Sometimes You Are The Problem In The Situation”: 28 Life Pills That People Found Hard To Swallow
Article created by: Justinas Keturka
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.
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#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.
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#2
You may do everything right and still lose. There's no guarantee in anything.
#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.
Mike Rodrick 8 months ago
Not taking accountability for your actions is one of the main reasons people avoid you. Expecting someone to just get over it with no consequences is b******t & a total lack of respect.
#4
You can’t win against people with no moral values.
#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.
#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.
#10
“You think you’re talented, then you show up for the audition, and everyone else is talented”.
#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.
#12
Just because something is not your fault doesn't mean it's not your responsibility.
#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! 🍑.
#15
That in all but a few situations, money wins out.
#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.
#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.
#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.
Mike Rodrick 8 months ago
So then it's not the parents job to take care of their kids by allowing them to move back home if times get tough, or lend them money or help them get by?
#21
Some people will never apologize, not because they’re right but because their ego is louder than their guilt. Let that sink in before you keep waiting.
Mike Rodrick 8 months ago
This goes along with not accepting responsibility for your actions & expecting the other party to just get over it. Refer back to #1.
#22
No one is going to come save you. Show up for yourself.
Mike Rodrick 8 months ago
That's severe pessimism. It's always advisable to look out for yourself but it doesn't mean no one is looking out for you.
#23
How much in life is truly outside our control.
#24
It's not a fair game. It never will be. But we still have to play. And sometimes we do win.
#25
Nobody owes you closure, sometimes you just have to accept the apology you’ll never get and keep moving.
Mike Rodrick 8 months ago
Accept the apology you'll never get? That's just stupid. Just another case of disrespect. We teach people how to treat us & if you let them disrespect you, there's no one to blame but yourself.
#26
Hard work and intelligence correlate with success, but ultimately it’s a game of luck. You can’t outwork someone who was simply in the right place at the right time.
#27
You may never find love, find a good job, get where you wanted to get. Maybe the ending is not happy. And that is life, it happens a lot.
#28
The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.
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