facts of life
How things are
The facts of life are the basic truths about sex, reproduction, and where babies come from, typically explained to children when they reach an appropriate age.
It's time we told him the facts of life.
More broadly, facts of life refers to the harsh or unpleasant realities that must be accepted as part of existence.
Paying taxes is just one of the facts of life.
Sexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- birds and beesEuphemism for sex education
- consentVoluntary agreement given
contraception · anatomy · relationships · STDs · hygiene · hormones · menstruation · pregnancy
Quality of being unavoidable
- mortalityState of eventual death
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
hardship · unfairness · impermanence · loss · rejection · failure · compromise · disillusionment
State of being grown
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- taxesMandatory government payments
- workEffort toward a goal
- independenceFreedom from external control
bills · self-reliance · consequences · accountability · obligations · commitments · trade-offs · priorities
puberty
Sexual development stage
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- birds and beesEuphemism for sex education
consent · contraception · anatomy · relationships · STDs · hygiene · hormones · menstruation · pregnancy · intercourse
inevitability
Quality of being unavoidable
- mortalityState of eventual death
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- disappointmentSadness from unmet expectations
struggle · hardship · unfairness · impermanence · loss · rejection · failure · compromise · disillusionment · acceptance
adulthood
State of being grown
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- taxesMandatory government payments
- workEffort toward a goal
bills · independence · self-reliance · consequences · accountability · obligations · commitments · trade-offs · priorities · sacrifice
facts of lifefairy tales
Traditional magical children's stories
fantasies · fiction · make-believe · illusions · delusions
facts of liferose-colored glasses
Metaphor for naive optimism
denial · head in the sand · blissful ignorance · naivety · innocence
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