You aren’t a hero or even a good person just because you’re in the military

Time doesn't heal wounds, it builds scar tissue.

You are much closer to being poor and homeless than you are to being super rich

Some people are bad parents. Being funny or smart doesn’t mean you’re ready to take care if a human being (maybe even multiple) for a good chunk of your life. Please don’t get kids to fix a relationship either, I’ve seen this too much and it doesn’t work.

You won’t be young and beautiful forever.

Most people genuinely do not care about you or your opinions, which is just fine

It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life.

Having a University degree doesn't guarantee you a job

No matter how likeable you may be, there are always going to be certain people who don't like you, sometimes for no particular reason.

Bad people don’t always “get what they deserve”.

Not all babies are cute.

Life will never be exactly like it was before the pandemic started.

“I don't know” is a perfectly valid answer to many questions.

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

That you need to stop procrastinating and get that thing you've been needing to do done already.

War can come to your doorstep, everything can change. No country is immune. History clearly demonstrates this.

Friends will come and go. You will have many friends who one day you will never see again.

You’re not special… but that’s okay because everyone is not special together.

People will hurt you

Climate change is an exponential curve and we are entering the shoulder. Natural disasters are expected to increase 8x in the next couple decades. It gets worse after that.

You are the main character in your life but you're just an extra in everyone else's

If you don’t take care of your teeth when you’re young, you’ll regret it when you’re old. Brush twice a day, goddamnit.

The odds that you die tomorrow is wayyy higher than winning on that lottery ticket.

Not everything happens "for a reason" or because of something you have (or have not) done. Sometimes, things in life and the Universe go sideways and it's just your time to be caught in the crossfire.

If you’re chasing a romance or friendship… the other person doesn’t want to be with you.

There's no "health in every size". If you're over/under certain weight limit, you have a higher risk in getting sick. There's no "but-".

Life is as much unfair and unjust as it is possible for it to be

Your belly button was your old mouth.

Your boyfriend/husband is always going to find other women attractive.

Oxytocin, the “love hormone”, also increases animosity towards those you regard as “others”