‘What do you wish people would stop romanticising because you’ve lived the reality of it?’ – 23 things that don’t live up to the hype
13.
‘Being a strong single mom.’
–Humble_Car_9748
14.
‘Writing. It’s not an exciting, lucrative endeavour – just someone sitting in a room typing.’
–weird-oh
15.
‘Being young. I didn’t feel in control of my life and my identity until I was at least 36. (And yes I know that’s relatively young, but high school, college, and 20s were more difficult than they were enjoyable.)’
–Rich-Past-6547
16.
‘Being in a relationship with someone who ‘challenges’ you. It’s code for always arguing.’
–Justthefacts6969
17.
‘Being a Stay At Home Mum. I LOVE it, I love being at home with my daughter every day, I love cooking as well. I also love that I have the choice to do this. It is exhausting though, the house is never the way I want it, dishes pile up, some days I’m so exhausted by the end of the day I can’t sleep.
‘All these picture perfect TikTok SAHM’s with their perfect houses, perfect children, time for socialising, going to the gym, cooking fresh food all day are rich and have amazing support systems. The vast majority of us don’t.’
–Scottishspyro
18.
‘The American dream. The bullshit story of how great it is to be impoverished then become rich. Even when this happens it isn’t the great story they pretend it is. It’s a story of state failure to protect its citizens. There’s nothing to be proud of when we’re talking poverty in the wealthiest country in the world.’
–mcmillan84
19.
‘France. The dogshit, the cigarettes, the tiny beat up cars, the street thuggery in Paris, the culturally right wing politics in the countryside, the 1970s modernist concrete towns.’
–SnooPeripherals1914
20.
‘Starting your own baking business. It’s my passion and I love it, but it’s hard physical work, not cute pink aprons and cupcakes!’
–HarryHatesSalmon
21.
‘Celebrities. Look who the president is. Maybe stop thinking you know a stranger and have some sort of connection with them, based on their publicity stream? Admire people you actually know.’
–FuckAllRightWingShit
22.
‘Chronic illness. I’m not some Victorian waif dying prettily of consumption, the reality is much more brutal and unflattering.’
–IndiGo0678
23.
‘Being a librarian. I don’t get to sit around and read all day and a good amount of us simply aren’t sexy.’
–Dewey_decimator28
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