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Life is full of ups and downs. So when Reddit user Unorthodox69 made a post on the platform, asking its users "What's a sad truth you've come to accept?", many felt like sharing.

Whether we look at the answers about things outside of our control, like other people's thoughts, opinions, and behaviors, or our own mistakes, they serve as reminders that sometimes, no matter how good our intentions are, it just doesn't work out.

However, acceptance is genuinely an important first step in getting past uncomfortable situations. So at least they're not lying to themselves, right?

#1

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable The next generation is already set up for failure. Good and rational people are no longer having kids. Idiots and bigots are reproducing like anything.

HumbleHercule , Tyler Nix Report

#2

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Just because someone is family doesn't mean they have your best interest in heart.

SuvenPan , Oren Atias Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Family can mean a lot of things. Blood doesn't mean anything to me. My family is my friends and my cats, they mean everything to me

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#3

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable No matter how good you are at your job, you are disposable and replaceable.

Grantapotomas , Kevin Grieve Report

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Yuffa Kinazzo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ego was so big when I was younger I thought I could never be fired and the company would suffer if I were to quit. A friend of mine asked me "has a company ever gone out of business because you were gone??" Slapped me back to reality. Thank you Tom 😊

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#4

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable You can't help someone who doesn't want to be helped.

DataPlenty , Baptista Ime James Report

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes people have to hit their rock bottom before they want help. For some, rock bottom becomes a comfort and they never will want to be helped. At that point, just accept that's how they want to live. Nothing much more you can do about it, other than leave.

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#5

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable I can never have another drink of alcohol.


6 years sober

TrailerParkPrepper , Giorgio Trovato Report

#6

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Social media has destroyed our mental health and society, but it also is Pandora's Box. There's no putting this lid back on.

watch_over_me , Rasheed Kemy Report

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#7

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable never fall in love with someone twice, the second time you'll be falling for the memories

iixClxver , Zarina Iskarova Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The heart has a long memory, and falling in love twice is like trying to rewrite a tale that has already been told.

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#8

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Hard work does not equal success.

Sodiac606 , Alex Kotliarskyi Report

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Saint Tim the Godless
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Moral of the story: don't work hard unless there's something in it for you. And don't expect others to work hard.

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#9

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable You can do everything right and still fail.

Scribblenerd , jose pena Report

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AJay
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Didn't Picard say something along the lines of this? That you can make no mistakes and still lose and that's just life?

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#10

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable The narcissists in your family will never give you the apology you deserve.

NeonPatrick , Austrian National Library Report

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They will sooner throw you under the bus and make you wish you were never born before they ever admit to doing you wrong.

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#11

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Love isn’t enough to make a relationship work.

cece_13sunroom , Dimitar Belchev Report

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eed_thelast_haw
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah I think this is one of the saddest realizations, that love isn't enough. Really sucks to get there

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#12

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Very few people in life will ever give a s**t about you.

newlife220 , Anastasia Vityukova Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The people that were supposed to love me the most treated me like s**t. Love isn't always where you'd expect it to be.

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#13

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable That a few dozen people can destroy us all because they don't like each other.

KevinCBanks , Luke Jernejcic Report

#14

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Greed is the underlying cause of a lot of the world's suffering as it allows people to justify doing horrible things

Scared_Bookkeeper_69 , fikry anshor Report

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StrangeOne
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"I'm paying for this..." Whenever I hear this, I think of manipulation and exploitation. Doesn't matter the context. When people say s**t like that all consideration for the human aspect has gone out the window.

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#15

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable The biggest pieces of s**t will usually get away with it.

alexjaness , Allef Vinicius Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Life is unfair. Good things happen to bad people and bad things happen to good people.

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#16

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Unless I win the lottery, I have no chance of retirement. When im too old to work, I'll have to choose between homelessness or a dignified exit

ThisBerserkTextBone , Rene Böhmer Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh yeah, I let those dreams die a long time ago. If it happens, then cool. but I'm not getting my hopes up. Yay America :)

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#17

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable I really can't buy my old dog much more time. She's still happy and doing dog stuff, but she's losing weight and having a hard time getting around. I talked to a mobile vet about end of life planning for her but I really don't want to accept it. I love my doggo.

LovesMeSomeRedhead , Chewy Report

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GoGo LaTata
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so very sorry and I wish you strength and peace. Doggos are truly the best.

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#18

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Life is unfair sometimes for no reason

BrilliantMaybe4086 , Annie Spratt Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can do everything right and still end up in the wrong place. It's not your fault all the time.

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#19

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Sometimes you’re the annoying person everyone hates

Spervea , Mikail Duran Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, probably. Me worrying about this exact thing is what causes me to stop talking to them in the first place.

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#20

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable The justice system in the US is absolutely f****d and nobody is looking out for you. If a cop, judge, DA, anyone decides they wanna f**k up your entire life, they can and there’s nothing you can do about it.

Ranger-K , Fred Moon Report

#21

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable You’re never going to be good enough for some people.

On a related note; they’re not worth wasting time or energy on.

Altrano , Kevin Lee Report

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maddie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know this, but it still sucks when it's someone you really wish would be proud of you, such as a parent. But still, in the end it just hurts more to keep trying to get the validation they aren't willing to give.

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#22

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable It doesn't matter how much you do for someone, they can and will walk out of your life. Let them

Zestyclose_Cat_1748 , Maximilien T'Scharner Report

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maddie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This f*cking terrifies me. One of my biggest fears in life is people just leaving because they can. And people have done it before. This keeps me up at night and makes me question every relationship. I know it's true but it hurts so much to be abandoned by someone you care about.

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#23

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable That my family did in fact hurt me and it wasn't my fault.

pumpkinthighs , Trần Toàn Report

#24

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Gettin older, rusty, no longer able to do things i could when i was younger due to aging

HexSawRidge , Tiago Muraro Report

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weatherwitch
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's always harsh. I lost being able to do a lot of things from illness. Life can be so cruel 😔

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#25

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable I spent my 20’s on a person who didn’t deserve me. I hate that I can’t get those young years back. Red flags are so fukn real. I’m so mad at myself.

Ill-Dinner-6532 , Nemanja Stevic Report

#26

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable You can't save someone from themselves. People trapped in self-destructive cycles like toxic relationships, substance abuse and criminality are drowning. They will drag you down with them if they can.

Until they are willing to admit that they have a problem, there is precious little you can do.

Torque2101 , Malicki M Beser Report

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ThatOnePortobelloMushroom
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am thought of as the "mother of the group", when someone has a problem i want to do everything in my power to save them. But I can't. Because they don't want to be saved, yet i feel responsible. You are your own person with your own emotions, they need to figure it out for themselves.

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#27

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Your dreams and ambitions mean nothing without execution.

Zufa_Cenva , Lucia Macedo Report

#28

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Like a good third of adults are still essentially children in grown up bodies.

justhanginhere , Nicholas Green Report

#29

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable It's OK to be lonely. But if you are lonely and act like it, it can be one of the most potent social repellents.

zazzlekdazzle , Muhammad Ruqi Yaddin Report

#30

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable My 20s were wasted because I am too scared of making my family disappointed/angry with me. I did what they wanted but now I'm unhappy with my life.

detective_kiara , https://unsplash.com/photos/rmKkZqnVtk4 Report

#31

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable You only get one life and this is it. Right now. The one you're currently living. Good, Bad, Or downright sucky, this is the only life you're gonna get

hnygrl412 , Artem Maltsev Report

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#32

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable People don’t love you the same way you love them.

atatsiak , Artem Bobkov Report

#33

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Friendships are like plants that have to be watered in order to stay alive. Sometimes we forget to water the plant or choose not to :(

mercuryretrograde93 , Brian Lundquist Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I let my thoughts and schedule push those people away. Luckily I've managed to keep a few alive but a lot have died

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#34

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Love can destroy your life just as much as it can brighten your life. You can go from waking up to the love of your life to waking up to the despair that they’re gone.

MoistMuffinX , Dương Hữu Report

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XenoMurph
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The risk, and possible pain is usually worth it. Don't be afraid to love, it leads to a lonely and bitter life.

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#35

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable Since my brother died, no matter what happiness comes in my life, there will always be a hint of sadness that he’s not here to share it with.

Boom

AdvantageEmergency94 , Toa Heftiba Report

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Robert A Reider Jr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It was Christmas a few years after my mom died. A friend took me to see "torch song trilogy". There was a scene near the end where the recently widowed mother comforts her newly widowed son. You may appreciate too. ..."Give yourself time, Arnold. It gets better... But, Arnold, it never goes away. You can work longer hours, adopt a son, fight with me, whatever... it'll still be there. But that's all right, it becomes a part of you, like learning to wear a ring or a pair of eyeglasses. You get used to it. And that's good. It's good, because it makes sure you don't forget. You don't want to forget him, do you?”

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#36

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable I'll most likely never own a house.

Maxhousen , Cosmic Timetraveler Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Right, no one can afford it anymore. Even renting sucks

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#37

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable That I lost about 10 years to Depression and I will never get that time back.

MightyAno , Vitaliy Rigalovsky Report

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Loverboy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Losing years to it currently. Things change though, constantly. Hopefully for the better

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#38

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable That I’m willing to settle for things rather than hurt anyone’s feelings.

aggressively_baked , Juan Morales Report

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maddie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep, no matter how much it hurts me, I'm still a people pleaser in most situations.

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#39

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable I will always have mental health problems considering I have a lifelong disorder that have been present since my first memories. However, there is still a chance I can survive through adulthood and live a decent life with them if things go right. I have been in therapy for many years and things are still shaky in regards to whether those two things will be possible, but without therapy I wouldn't be here to write this comment.

avopasia , Kelly Sikkema Report

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Pa4040
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel you, my friend. 3 years with panic disorder and its buddies (agoraphobia, thalassophobia, claustrophobia etc.). Out of the blue. Literally glues you to your home, and doctors are very happy to get you hooked up from one benzo to the other. Life is a struggle and i am aware that things will never be the same but I am certain I will eventually manage to live a normal-ish life.

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#40

40 People Share Sad Truths That They Had To Accept Despite Them Being Uncomfortable The impact the pandemic had on my kids' education is permanent. There's no fixing it.

The_Real_Scrotus , Thomas Park Report

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Krysta Pandoo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nope. Parents that stepped up did their kids a solid. They turned out just fine.

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