1

"I used to not like mashed potatoes, but it turns out my parents were just super f@#king bad at making them."

2

"I thought I hated turkey, chicken, steak, pork chops, ham, etc. til I was an adult, because my mom and grandma overcooked meat sooooo much."

3

"So I judged Danny McBride for the type of characters he always portrayed- toxic masculinity being the general theme. I always thought his improv style was just going for the low-hanging fruit.

I only recently discovered the Righteous Gemstones and was blown away by the writing and character development. Completely changed my opinion on him. Saw him in a new light."

4

"I used to hate spiders. Even the smallest ones would give me the creeps.

One day I was at a petting zoo with my kid, she was around four at the time. We went to see a snake and a spider and while we were there I ended up holding the spider in my hand. The spider guy asked me if I wanted to hold it. I think I didn’t want to show my kid the fear, so I just went with it. It was a big fella.

Something clicked in my brain. Something about that spider being so big I could actually feel its weight instead of just the tickly feeling of a normal spider.

From that day my fear was cured. Spiders are just like ants or flies to me now."

5

"I used to hate standardized tests and thought they were just a way for people to buy their way into better schools and were an inaccurate measure of true academic ability.

Then I saw an article in defense of them that basically admitted that everything I thought was true, but every single other current metric is easier to buy with money and an even worse measure of academic performance. Learned that day that flawed tools are sometimes the only tool you have."

6

"I used to be hardcore anti-napping, thinking it was a waste of time. Recently, after diving into the science of it, I’ve become a nap enthusiast. Turns out, a well-timed nap can be a game-changer for productivity and mood."

7

"Social media. I thought it was going to be this great thing that brought people together.

I was wrong about that."

8

"I’m an avid gardener and used to hate the idea of cut flowers. These days, I consider cut flowers as plants paying rent."

9

"We had Miracle Whip in my house growing up. I thought it was just a brand of regular mayonnaise. I hated it. One day I had a sandwich with actual real mayonnaise on it, it was the best sandwich of my life up to that point. I looked into it and Miracle is some weird thing that’s to mayonnaise what margarine is to butter."

10

"I’m not a project that needs to be constantly worked on. Growth is important, but sometimes…you just gotta be."

11

"I thought Elder Scrolls Online is a boring online game that I’ll never like especially since trying it once.

I was extremely wrong!! I play almost every day, with my wife. I absolutely love this game, the world, the missions, the everything!"

12

"When I was a child, I used to believe that sex was disgusting and immoral. I wanted to be “pure” and remain a virgin for life.

Now I’m super pro-sex and even support sex workers and one-night stands."

13

"Brussel sprouts now have a lot of the bitterness/gross taste bred out of them! It started in the late 90s/early 2000s. So probably the Brussels sprouts he ate growing up definitely tasted different."

14

"The older I get the more I see the flaws in my parents and the way they raised me. But I also see how they really tried their best."

15

"That astrology was a really viable way to run your life. I read a study done at aVA somewhere that showed no correlation to… anything. For me, belief turned off like a switch."

16

"I was against weed. i knew too many dudes who fell so deeply in love with it that it became their entire personality. So I never tried it. Til I got married to an occasional stoner.

It’s fun, I get it why people love it so much. and I don’t find it addictive at all, for me."

17

"That my home city is boring and full of bland people… After moving away to worse places, I now love it and am moving back! Turns out sometimes you just have to leave for a bit to appreciate the good things."