TikTok user @indicaatnight recently asked people to share a moment that marked the loss of their innocence.
Users have been flooding the comments with heartbreaking but relatable examples. Here are some of the most popular responses:
1."My birthdays turned into a normal day."
2."When I realized adults didn't really have it all together like I thought."
3."When 'what I wanna be when I grow up' turned into a never-ending cycle of anxiety about the future."
4."When I understood the phrase 'time flies' and I realized I didn't have the power to slow it down."
5."When you realize your parents aren't who you thought they were growing up."
6."When every day became a cycle of school, go home and sit alone, sleep, then repeat."
7."When I started caring what boys thought."
8."I sat on the bathroom floor and for the first time I realized I couldn't run to my parents to fix my problems. Because they were part of the problem."
9."When I started listening to music to drown out my thoughts."
10."When I learned how to silently cry."
11."When saying 'I love you' to people became one of the most uncomfortable things to say."
12."When I started feeling guilty whenever anybody got me presents for Christmas, or my birthday, because I wasn't worth their money."
13."I stopped getting so excited about things that I couldn't sleep the night before."
14."When I started wanting to do things I promised my mom I'd never do."
15.And, "When I realized that none of the adults that told us to 'chase our dreams' or to 'dream big' ever chased their own dreams."
