Not just parents…I heard this from the health teacher in 6th grade

10000%!! I was just talking with my dad the other day and he said “I wished you kids came to me more.” We were talking about struggles, more specifically depression. I was like “what?!?” Why would we go to you when you shamed us for being anything other than happy!

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SatanicPanic619@reddit

As I child did you ever say "life's not fair" when your parents were complaining about something?

Always a good time except for the part where you get yelled at

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

Worked like a charm!

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mimtma@reddit

Yep

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SatanicPanic619@reddit

Such a stupid statement though. Yes, life is not fair. That's not an excuse for refusing to be fair.

As a child I could see through this.

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one_bean_hahahaha@reddit

Seriously. Like, yes, life is unfair. So what are you going to do about it?

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SatanicPanic619@reddit

Right? It's a deflection by people who don't want to hold themselves accountable

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jeepster61615@reddit

This

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GaiaIsaHarshMistress@reddit

I tell my kids "I'll always try to be fair. You should try to be fair. You should never expect anything in life to be fair".

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SatanicPanic619@reddit

I think that's fair

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JuJu_Wirehead@reddit

It's a good lesson to learn. I now know that when something unfair happens that whining about it won't do anything.

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SpinningHead@reddit

Yeah but boomers like to use this only when the unfairness favors them

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GeesCheeseMouse@reddit

My mom would sing it. Still here the "life's not fair" tune

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mr_oof@reddit

“… and then you die.”

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Paperbackpixie@reddit

Both of my parents said fair was something that came around in October

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ONROSREPUS@reddit

Ours was in July. Heard that same comment.

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Paperbackpixie@reddit

Ahh nice

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gingerthetrailpup@reddit

I say that to kids now and they tell me I am mean 😂🤣

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Bright-Form730@reddit

I used to say “ life sucks!” a lot. My mother would just say “yes it does”. 🤣

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Hefty_Debt_638@reddit

Suck it up!!! -my father

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Sector__7@reddit

You missed a word.

Suck it up buttercup!

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islandcatman@reddit

I got suck it the f'k up. I thought it was that word missing.

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Resident-Fox6758@reddit

My high school counselor told me this many times

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Astronaut6735@reddit

It was always posed as a question to us: "Who ever told you life was fair?!"

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SatanicPanic619@reddit

My response was - no one. Why are you not being fair?

I didn't have the words for it, but even as a kid I could tell a motte-and-bailey when I heard one

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Practical_Corgi7228@reddit

If I told them something good I did, I got asked, "Do you want a cookie?" 🍪

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JuJu_Wirehead@reddit

I would too, and I would reply. "Uh, yeah."

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RespondOpposite@reddit

It’s true though. Harsh truth is worth learning early.

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islandcatman@reddit

Your parents and health teacher were just dispensing knowledge as they should. They are not wrong. All kids should learn that. What is fair, anyways. There is justice and chance. What would make it fair? It's a comparative word, we can only be ourselves.

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Aggressive_Power_471@reddit

oh I tell my kids this unapologetically. they are 11 and 5. they need to hear this now.

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Illustri-aus@reddit

But it's the truth!

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MaddyKet@reddit

“It’s not fair you let sibling do xyz or get away with xyz”

WE AREN’T TALKING ABOUT SIBLING, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT YOU.

How to build resentment between your children in one easy sentence. 😐

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Ray_The_Engineer@reddit

My dad had a whole persona that he'd do to make fun of me if I felt sorry for myself..."OOOOOHHHH poor widdle thing!! Boo hoo..."
God I hated that as a kid, and now I'm SO glad he stuffed life's realities into me early.

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Impressive-Yak-7449@reddit

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TheBeardedMayhem@reddit

My favorite teacher's saying in junior high was "Life's tough, times are hard" - he was being a smart ass and saying quit whining

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Substantial_Net9923@reddit

Love the font...Anger is a gift

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geekgirly@reddit

"Life isn't always fair" is the EXACT thing my dad used to say to me.

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Illustrious-Figbars@reddit

Unless you grew up in my house and the response would be “Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”

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HintonBE@reddit

"Well, who says life is fair? Where is that written?"

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zapatocaviar@reddit

My mom, who is great, would literally say “stop feeling sorry for yourself.”

And she loves me.

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CromulentPoint@reddit

Let’s not act like kids don’t still hear that harsh truth. But, if it’s true that they don’t, it’s our fault.

I know my daughter heard it, so I’m doing my part.

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SecondToLastOfSheila@reddit

"Tough tiddy" said the kitty when the milk ran dry - My Dad.

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CrabbyOldster78@reddit

I’m both GenX and a middle child so this is basically my life’s mantra 🤣😭

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SweaterSteve1966@reddit

Are you crying? I’ll give you something to cry about. - I heard this, as a middle child, at least 1,000 times. Btw I was never crying.

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fleetiebelle@reddit

I recently saw a video from a generally likable creator who said that her kid wouldn't eat some kind of food that they liked because it came in different packaging, so she was driving around town and scanning the internet to find the food in the old packaging. My first thought was that my parents, loving as they were, would just not do that. You eat what we have, or you don't eat. My dad would often joke that while our opinions have been noted, the family is not a democracy.

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SEA2COLA@reddit

My Mom would also add "get used to it"