Article created by: Austėja Akavickaitė

Sorry, parents, but your sons and daughters have secrets. Whether they don't want to upset you or are sick and tired of the "same old lecture," they keep some things to themselves. It's normal. And it doesn't mean they hate you or anything. Plus, there's a good chance that eventually they will open up to you. Probably. If you're treating them right.

Because as Reddit user 1quid_nurgget found out when they asked, "What is the biggest secret you've kept from your parents?", children often get back at their moms and dads by simply keeping their lives away from them. Yes, there were a few innocent answers, but they were mostly exceptions. Continue scrolling and take a look for yourself.

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#1

Two people sitting and talking, showing grown-up kids keeping secrets from their parents in a serious setting. I told them that I was doing a extra on site learning course for uni in which I would be away for 31 days interstate. My husband sorted out the kids so he was fine. I actually went to a residential rehab and got clean and sober. Didn’t tell them until I was released. They literally had no idea.

millypilly83 , Priscilla Du Preez Report

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    Man holding cash in hand, illustrating one of the huge secrets grown-up kids are keeping from their parents. I make more money than I let on. My parents have and will always be the "I take care of you all your life, time for you to pay it back" type of parent. Except there is no end to this "debt". So I hide money from them so they can't take advantage of me

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    #3

    Two grown-up kids sitting closely together, sharing secrets they are keeping from their parents in a quiet setting. That my sister is gay. She openly admits it to everyone, except for my family. She opened up to me, eventually but both my parents and older brother don't know about it. Since then we've become a lot closer than when we were kids.

    vkuma , Kylli Kittus Report

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    #4

    Young woman sitting alone at a cafe table appearing thoughtful, reflecting on secrets grown-up kids keep from their parents. My mom always wondered why i didn't have friends in high school and it is because we were broke and I knew she was struggling so i refused anytime people wanted to do things so I wouldn't ask for money then in my last year of high school I worked full time so I had no time to make friends

    winenotbecauseofrum , Antor Paul Report

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    #5

    Young woman serving a cocktail behind a bar, illustrating grown-up kids keeping secrets from their parents. That I’m not going to finish my degree and I’ve paid off my student loans. My degree was pointless and I don’t do well in school due to my ADHD. My dad constantly asks when I’m going to finish and stop bartending...I just say soon. I hate disappointing them because my Dad gets very proud of my sister and I with our accomplishments...but truth be told, I’m quite content with the 60k I make bartending. My degree would've only pulled 35k starting.

    absurdapple , thom masat Report

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    #6

    Woman standing alone in a long corridor, symbolizing the huge secrets grown-up kids are keeping from their parents. My location for the past 25 years.

    Metatron_Fallen , Thanos Pal Report

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    #7

    Father and grown-up kid sitting by a river under a bridge, symbolizing huge secrets grown-up kids keep from their parents. I met the guy my mom told me was my real father. We did a DNA test and there is a 0% chance. He even took me on a white water rafting trip with his wife and son. I’ve never told her.

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    #8

    My parents are very staunch Muslims. They raised me strictly in Islam and they figure that I’m a good Muslim like the rest of my siblings. I love my parents and they are good people, but I don’t have the heart to tell them that I’ve never really believed in religion and it only got worse when I got older and went to college. I don’t know how to keep this façade any longer because whenever I’m home I have to act as Muslim as possible, and I know if I would want them in my life I would have to follow Islamic traditions that just aren’t for me.

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    #9

    Silhouette of a grown-up kid lying in bed at night, secretly using a phone and keeping huge secrets from parents. When I was 12 I saw emails on my mom's iPod touch. The emails were very suggestive and were between my mother and another man. I never told my dad that I saw those emails. I wish I did, because it turned out that she was cheating on him. This is the first time I've mentioned it to anyone. It feels good to get it off my chest.

    stitchessnitches , StockSnap Report

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    #10

    Adult child holding a parent's hand, symbolizing huge secrets grown-up kids may be keeping from their parents outdoors. They have a grandchild.

    FBI_Agent_69 , Guillaume de Germain Report

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    #11

    Man in formal shoes and suit sitting alone on stairs, symbolizing grown-up kids keeping huge secrets from parents. My parents divorced when I was eight. My dad left, and I never saw much of him. Among other issues, he came out to my brother and I before they divorced. I never told my mother that he was gay. My father passed in 2011, my mother in 2017. I think she had an idea, but we never discussed it. He was born in 1945, before such a thing was accepted, and attempted at 'passing.'

    Merkle85 , Ben White Report

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    #12

    Two grown-up kids with raised arms standing by a lake at sunset, symbolizing secrets kept from their parents. That I'm a lesbian. And that that "friend" who I don't invite home anymore is actually my ex...

    Somenerdyfag , Priscilla Du Preez Report

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    #13

    Young adult sitting on the floor near elevator, covering face, symbolizing grown-up kids keeping huge secrets from parents. That I thought I have mental problems but I keep pushing it down and trying to fix it myself, because I think that people will think its for the attention and it makes me question myself but I try to be normal.

    Roket200678 , Soon Report

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    #14

    Two grown-up kids embracing in a flower field, symbolizing the huge secrets grown-up kids keep from their parents. My mom has made derogatory comments about lesbian/bi women. I think that if I came out as bi she'd make it seem like she'd accept it, but deep down she wouldn't really. I don't think I'll ever be coming out fully.

    MuchoMarsupial , Priscilla Du Preez Report

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    #15

    Vintage VHS player with tapes and remote control, symbolizing hidden secrets grown-up kids keep from their parents. I recorded Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz over my sister's high school graduation video. It's been about 18 years, but I still feel bad.

    sheldonowns , InspiredImages Report

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    #16

    Young woman with a yellow laptop laughing in a modern workspace, representing grown-up kids keeping secrets from parents. I’ve read or written fan fiction since I was 16 years old. I have no idea what they thought I was laughing at on my laptop for the last ten years but I’m glad they didn’t know the truth. Some of it is preeeeetty explicit.

    something-sensible , You X Ventures Report

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    #17

    Silhouette of a grown-up kid drinking from a green bottle, illustrating secrets grown-up kids are keeping from their parents. I was a high functioning depressed alcoholic for my whole college life.

    TimDuncanCanDunk , Matthias Ripp Report

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    #18

    Display of collectible card game packs and sleeves in a store, hinting at grown-up kids keeping collectibles secret from parents. When I was at Walmart with my mom, and I stole 2 of those big cartons full of Pokemon Cards. Took the cards and stuffed them in my backpocket. I planned the whole robbery a week before. I was the best robber at 9.

    j-benz , Kichigai Mentat Report

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    #19

    Old HP laptop running Windows XP with a startup screen, illustrating secrets grown-up kids are keeping from parents. I actually DID know why my laptop wasn't working. I spilt a fair bit of Jack Daniel's on it.

    dramaticeffect_ , Justin Baeder Report

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    #20

    Police officer arresting a young man in handcuffs revealing one of the huge secrets grown-up kids keep from their parents. My mum doesn't know I've been arrested twice, one time with my dad.

    BarryShitpeas22 , Elvert Barnes Report

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