35 Of The Most Obvious Things People Have Only Just Realized And Shared In This Online Group (New Answers)

I remember two men who refinished furniture in my small town. I thought it was so cool that they were best friends, roommates and business partners. How fun, right, like a lifelong sleepover! Now I know that they were a couple, but I still think their life sounds pretty awesome.

Had a step-uncle who had a roommate. In my late, late teens when my mom said he and roomie "broke up". At this point in my life I was aware of what homosexuality was. But I was like "wait, what? Broke up? As in...broke up broke up?" Mom was like, "uh, yeah. What? You didn't know was gay?" "Not. A. Clue."

I remember being like 8 and adamantly 'defending' my uncle by saying they were just really good friends... how wrong I was

Thats okay. But That's what happens when people are sheltered from many things for a very long time. Then when you grow up you just 'know' without being told and that there is why you shouldn't shelter little humans(kids) from the real world and real people. It really takes the life out of life and then life hits and people have real idea other than what was or wasn't taught or seen.

The third cat is the tipoff

My gf will literally pick up a handful (well 3 or 4) pills and swallow them without water. I've failed to swallow a microscopic tablet with a whole glass of water.

I have a friend who literally chews Tylenol because she can't swallow pills

I couldn't swallow pills til I was 22 either. My college roommate showed me a technique where you use oatmeal and milk. Put the pill in a spoonful of oatmeal, put the oatmeal-surrounded pill in your mouth, use milk to swallow the oatmeal. Over time you can use less and less oatmeal.

Fill mouth with water. Drop pill in. Face forward and swallow. That´s what works for me.

Been taking pills since I was a tiny kid. You gotta put em on the back of your tongue.

My sister just died inside after searching the dictionary for 5 min-

Can someone explain it for not-native Please?

The oldest dad joke there is. And, yes, I fell for it when I was 8 and went and got the dictionary out to prove it was there because it had been a spelling word for me at some point that year. I'm all proud of myself that I'm right until dad smirks at me and asks me to read him the definition. Still took a moment to register but when it did my dad claims I turned so red he was worried I would catch fire. He still tells people about it. I'm 34 now. It was even one of the first stories my stepmom ever heard about me before we met. 😂

Why is the word “dictionary” in the dictionary? If you don’t know how to spell it, its on the front cover; and if you don’t know what it is how would you know where to look?

I played that joke on my brother when dad got me a dictionary for my 16th Birthday. Deadly serious, there were about 30- 50 pages missing and Gullible was NOT in my dictionary. Worst case of poetic justice..🤦🏻‍♀️

I've always thought that restaurants should have childfree sections. I am a mother of three.

I always say little kids "aren't restaurant age appropriate" until they're older but this is so much better. I hate it when parents bring little kids to a sit down restaurant and then act annoyed the kids cannot sit there quietly for two hours. Idiots.

My first job was waitressing in a child friendly restaurant. It was often packed out with families whose kids should not have been in a proper restaurant. There were loads of play areas with Lego and colouring . The food to be honest was not great, but it was a fantastic choice for kids to young to sit still. The worst customers were those with out kids who complained bitterly at children's behaviour. I thought the huge bouncy castles outside should have been a clue.

Sneaky sly momma

I was born the in 50's. It was a hardcore rule in my social class that children were not allowed to go to a restaurant until after their 7th birthday, when they could more reliably be expected to behave. And yes, I remember when parents actually used to train their children on how to behave in public, or leave them at home with the babysitter until they could.

My stomach hurts from laughing at this one.

Oh nO

Lmao! I'm crying!

That reminds me of my friend's daughter who's a tad overweight and got a bicycle for her birthday to exercise. She proudly showed me her bike, stating it's for her "extrasize" :).

OH-MY-GASM!

Yet they won't keep church out of public schools, even though there's supposed to be a separation of church and state.

And ALL of them hold that they are the One True Religion. (Especially the ill famed Westboro Baptist Church). lol

Basically true though.

I’m part of many religions (such as the Kermit religion and the Elmo is god religion) I am of the Public religion and I really can’t get any privacy! /j

when i was a kid, all the other kids kept asking if i was 'catholic or christian' so i totally get you OP XD (i am neither, which got me in LOTS of trouble even with teachers! XD)

Thus proving him right

They used to do this to me.... I used to tell them it was choking