There are some things about life that just don’t make sense until you have some knowledge, years, and experience under your belt, but looking back, it can be pretty funny how something relatively simple made absolutely zero sense to you as a kid.

If you’re ready to laugh with some people looking back at their childhood selves and shaking their heads, these 14 folks are sharing some hilarious takes!

14. In fact, it happens all the time.

It does devalue the whole thing just a little bit.

My cousin one time was singing a song and I heard it on the radio the next day.. I was so proud of him thinking it was his song lol😅 how disappointed i was when i found out pple were allowed to sing songs they didn’t write.

— mkhana (@tiffanyaide) July 2, 2021

13. I hate everything about this story.

Don’t do this to your kids, people.

I had a crying, hyperventilating panic attack when I was like 10 because I had masturbated and thought that meant I was going to hell. My very religious aunty was confused, worried and kept asking me what was wrong but I was ashamed and inconsolable.

— Beautiful Nerd (@beautifulnerdme) July 2, 2021

12. What else would she think?

I hope that mom got some privacy before the main event.

When I was 5, my mom came out into the living room while I was playing games, crawling around merging ungodly noises. I thought she was being silly, so I crawled with her and tried to like ride her like a horse.

She was in labor. I was like "lol that's cool"

— Ⓜ️ (@malchik_gey) July 3, 2021

11. I, too, think this should be part of the deal.

It would make things so much more interesting.

https://twitter.com/strwbrrysk8r/status/1411059809911246849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1411059809911246849%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Falexalisitza%2Fpeople-are-sharing-the-simple-concepts-that-confused-them

10. Kids are so literal.

These examples are super funny.

my mom got fired from her job when I was little and I cried bc I thought that meant they were going to light her on fire

— ♡ (@veganbxtch) July 2, 2021

9. Now that would be commitment.

I’m just saying.

I used to think when an actor died in a movie, they were permanently dead.

Like why tf would you sign your life away for one movie and then die?

— kaleb godfrey (@kalebjgodfrey) July 3, 2021

8. Has the doctor ever shot you before?

My land, no trust!

When I was 6, my parents told me I had a doctor appointment so I would leave early from school to get a shot and I thought it meant that I was going to the doctor to literally get shot 😭

— kat (@katie__childs) July 3, 2021

7. I think it’s so cute when kids get mad they weren’t included in your life before them.

Precious little noisemakers.

when i was like 5 or 6 i saw my parents wedding tape and PISSED i wasnt invited! Telling my dad i am ur son, ur first born son and u had my cousins there and not me! Thinking they just left me at home and got married, when i really wasnt born yet lol!

— Karl (@stkarlito) July 2, 2021

6. An overactive imagination.

That’s something kids do well.

https://twitter.com/TawnaciousD/status/1411197648145682435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1411197648145682435%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Falexalisitza%2Fpeople-are-sharing-the-simple-concepts-that-confused-them

5. Their parents probably thought they were mental.

One of the perks of having kids is laughing at them.

Before I knew what a live studio audience was, I thought that the people you hear laughing while watching TV were people in their houses. I would sit very close to the TV and laugh ignorantly loud so they could hear me too

— Honestly, All My Tweets Are Lies, Sometimes🤴🏾🏁 (@MarkKeith_) July 3, 2021

4. This is devastating from the kid’s perspective.

No wonder they cry!

My mom got me ready one day in the morning and didn't say where we were going. Went to a building with lots of kids, I start playing & then I saw my mom speed walking out the building. I started bawling thinking I was being abandoned. It was day care.

— The Amazing Jamaican (@Her0fCanada) July 2, 2021

3. They should have just had a chat.

Her mom definitely had no idea.

https://twitter.com/linetteilana/status/1411113069166546945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1411113069166546945%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzfeed.com%2Falexalisitza%2Fpeople-are-sharing-the-simple-concepts-that-confused-them

2. There are no secrets once you have kids.

Just ask your kids’ teachers.

I thought being laid off was a good thing/promotion so I was in daycare the next day telling errrrybody my father was ✨laid off✨😌

— 𝒿’𝒶𝒹𝑜𝓇𝑒 ♠️ (@ringmyDORbell_) July 2, 2021

1. This is a great Dad story.

I’m going to have to remember it.

I remember when my dad told me that cheese with holes in was called hiccup cheese, because the cows had hiccups when they made it. I carried that until I was 18. Got laughed out the pub.

Told the story a couple years later, I was laughed at again for thinking cows made cheese.

— sarah (@cheeseybagels) July 2, 2021

Man, childhood was the best, right?

You could be clueless and people thought it was cute!

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14 People Share The Hilariously Simple Concepts That Confused Them As Children

14. In fact, it happens all the time.

13. I hate everything about this story.

12. What else would she think?

11. I, too, think this should be part of the deal.

10. Kids are so literal.

9. Now that would be commitment.

8. Has the doctor ever shot you before?

7. I think it’s so cute when kids get mad they weren’t included in your life before them.

6. An overactive imagination.

5. Their parents probably thought they were mental.

4. This is devastating from the kid’s perspective.

3. They should have just had a chat.

2. There are no secrets once you have kids.

1. This is a great Dad story.

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14. In fact, it happens all the time.

13. I hate everything about this story.

12. What else would she think?

11. I, too, think this should be part of the deal.

10. Kids are so literal.

9. Now that would be commitment.

8. Has the doctor ever shot you before?

7. I think it’s so cute when kids get mad they weren’t included in your life before them.

6. An overactive imagination.

5. Their parents probably thought they were mental.

4. This is devastating from the kid’s perspective.

3. They should have just had a chat.

2. There are no secrets once you have kids.

1. This is a great Dad story.

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