Ever had the feeling that something major was being hidden from you? Unfortunately, there's a decent chance that many of our parents aren't being entirely honest with us about some very serious topics.

Redditor u/Alazerthefinalist asked the crowd for examples of very important information that parents took great care in hiding from their kids. The stories on offer have left our jaws on the ground.

What is a secret your parents hid from you that turned out to be very important?
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Almost 2,000 comments have flooded in, so we went to work, and collected the most outrageous examples for your ease of reading.

Warning: Violence, suicide, neglect, mental health and other emotionally-charged topics are discussed below.

Hiding the violent death off a relative is brutal

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Hey, maybe it would be useful to know about severe allergies to one of the most common medicines in the world

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Knowing your family medical history is vitally important

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Daddy dearest, where are you, really?

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We wish these secret sibling stories weren't so sad

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RIP to your college career

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It's a shame that these parents couldn't live as their true selves

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Nature is fascinating and diverse, and people deserve to know about it

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Bonus: The Santa chronicles are a less-traumatic way to end this post

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Via u/Alazerthefinalist.

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