Because there really wasn't a word for adulting when you were a kid, it's totally reasonable that you might confuse adultery with adulting like Jennifer Wright, who posed the question about childhood misunderstandings on Twitter.

Before you could just ask Siri, it was pretty common to mix up words. Though, I would have totally brought my outrage to my mom and demand she explain why magazines were calling animals ugly.

Discovering that cottage cheese isn't made in a quaint country house is just as devastating as learning that elves don't make cookies in trees or that Santa isn't real.

Cottage cheese is clearly something cheesemakers to learn to whip up in college. And, they're totally churning it in a lab that looks like a cottage.

I mean, of course Lady Gaga lives in my phone and sings just to me. This makes complete sense.

Because you can get them in a little pack and make them grow in water, it's totally understandable why you might think seahorses are as real as unicorns, which are also real.

Where would one get a giant cube of hot water, and why aren't there hot-water cubes anywhere else? I have soooo many questions.

I can see how you could misunderstand this one. My dad got married at a courthouse when I was nine, and my divorce at a different courthouse was pretty similar.

Because of black and white TVs, I totally thought my parents were raised in a muted world like in the movie Pleasantville.

With no one to lay out the mysteries of handedness to curious kids, how else do you explain why your left (or right) hand is so much more awkward than its twin?

While Watergate didn't actually hold back any water, it did conceal a flood of lies, so this one is pretty on point.

If this isn't true, why would anyone want to go there?

Oh, those carefree days before the word "drink" was synonymous with alcohol.

I guess this is one way to define a death sentence.But, at least you got to be in a movie first, so there's that.

I mean, honestly, who didn't confuse Pennsylvania and Transylvania? I also though that Transylvania was a made up place just for vampire movies.

After seeing Poltergeist — where the girl is sucked into the TV — at an inappropriately young age, I can completely understand why someone would think people on TV could see them.

Honestly, I had a similar experience at a drug store with my mom. I'm still recovering from the embarrassment.

Most commonly heard on soap operas, the phrase "making love" was pretty confusing for a lot of kids.

Can you imagine going to school and telling everyone that you're going on vacation with your family and staying in a time-share condom?! Bahaha!

Really parents, you need to explains things to us like we're Jane on Blindspot — brand new and without any context for what you're talking about.

When I was a kid my mom used to tell me that if she didn't go to work she would get fired. Obviously I spent an inordinate amount of time worrying my mom would catch on fire because, what else could it mean?

Similarly, when I got my first job as a reporter in New England, I could not understand what people were saying due to the thick regional accent. And, because I needed to get their quotes right, I often had to ask them to spell words I didn't make out, like "tour."

Seriously, dad, what's wrong with your screwdriver? I have to call Uncle Phil again?

Note to self: Cancel trip to France ...

This is kind of like that meme, "Do babies named Karen even exist, or do they just appear one day with three kids and wanna speak to the manager?"

If your clothes aren't ready in an hour they have to give you a martini. That should be the rule.

And, just how did these children get into my stomach?

How could there be 26 letters in the alphabet if 'LMNO' was one letter? I struggled to figure this out for years.

Why is Miss Elainia on every list? She must be pretty freakin' important.

A suit worn by lawyers should absolutely be called a law suit. And, you can drink martinis while you get it martinized.

Every time I heard the word "guerilla" on the news as a kid I was traumatized because I thought people were fighting gorillas.

I can see how this could be confusing and terrifying for a kid who thinks they're going to be involved in group bathing.

The song "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" is pretty much an inside joke for adults, which can't be explained to children without revealing the truth about Santa. But, parents, this is really traumatizing for kids with two parents who are led to believe that one of them is committing adultery with Santa. TBH, we never asked for clarification because we thought your close relationship with Santa meant more toys. Going forward, can we all agree that parents keep that whole Santa-kissing business to themselves?

On the flip side, one of my mom's co-workers told her he was going to a Barenaked Ladies concert. She was beyond horrified that this person would not only attend such an event, but also felt the need to share his creepy weekend plans with her. I can't even explain the relief that washed over her face when I explained that Barenaked Ladies is a band. Parents, apparently they're just like us after all.