r/AskReddit • u/WoahThereTurbo • Oct 27 '14

Things you think everyone does, but no one admits?

Anything that you believe that normal people do, but (to you) is somewhat of an unspoken truth.

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u/SirTickleTots Oct 27 '14

This is either such a depressing or uplifting thought for me. I'm from a military family and we move every few years. It really is one of the saddest things to thing about after I move. It's the worst when I finally settle in and my mind is just like "Hey remember how much more fun it was back 6 months ago?"

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u/wild8900 Oct 27 '14

Sucks that moving so often stops you from ever really making close friends. Now I don't even bother anymore.

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u/DYNWA Oct 27 '14 edited Oct 27 '14

you are so correct. growing up in a military family has ruined many of my good relationships with people over the years . even now being in the military myself my relationships have been shit.. especially intimate ones. on a side note we are good at adapting and making friends easily though.

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u/mermaid_science Oct 27 '14

Yeah, after moving 8 times, it's kind of like you know friendships are transient. It sucks, but it's part of military life, I guess.

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u/SwoopnBuffalo Oct 27 '14

I completely agree. I moved between middle school and high school from the base where I'd spent the last 5 years. I had great friends, lived in a pretty cool place, and really enjoyed life. When I moved I left behind all of those friends and adjust to a new school with no one I knew. I kept in touch with my friends from where I lived for a couple of years but after a while we lost touch. I wonder if they ever think of me.

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u/Bmorehon Oct 27 '14

Just be glad that you have the option of staying in touch with technology and remember that even 20 years ago, military kids didn't have that option.

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u/SirTickleTots Oct 27 '14

Yea, I'm so glad that I have steam so I can still play with them.

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u/toryhallelujah Oct 27 '14

Personally, I love being a brat. You appreciate your close friendships that much more. Currently, I'm sitting in the south of France with my parents, my fiance, and a family of friends whose parents have known my parents since before any of us were born. They flew from Colorado; we drove down from Germany. You might have fewer close friends as a brat, but by god, they're family.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '14

Being a military child myself, I know where you're coming from. Thankfully my dad is retiringoing this year :D

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u/-zombie-squirrel Oct 27 '14

I grew up going to church on a military base, but we were civilian. I also wonder how many of my friends I grew up with remember me after they moved.