They know that you know, and it's not the CIA

There comes a time in every young adult's life when she realizes certain invisible barriers have been torn down, but not like the Berlin Wall, no! This action was done with swiftness, agility, such an event could be compared to the removal of Stalin's statue in his hometown.

What is this moment when this realization occurs? When your parent says "Oh, she's heard that one before." Sure, you may know the inappropriate joke, word or phrase, but perhaps you are under the illusion that your parents don't know that you know.

It's a lie.

Your parents are very aware of what you know. Also I feel that when the eldest child learns of some secret code or something inappropriate at any age it just makes the age for the younger siblings to learn that very same thing even lower. For example: When I learned the meaning of a curse word at the age of fourteen, then my youngest brother learned it at eleven. BETTER EXAMPLE: [spoiler alerts for young children and the young at heart] I proved that Santa was not real when I was twelve, it may be a bit old but whatever, my youngest brother stopped believing when he was about ten.

It must be this aura "knowing" gives off, a presence, if you will.

So back to parents. When they start freely cursing and making references to things that you would rather not know about that's when you know they know. When you find yourself awkwardly watching TV with two adults laughing at a toothbrush commercial. Are you allowed to laugh, or are you better off playing the innocent card? Trust me, they know. If you are daring and decide to play the innocent card for such a long time and there comes a point in which the card is no longer available they may act surprised, but trust me, they aren't.

Some things are tolerable, such as curses and sexual references in movies. However, I have to draw the line at references to real events. I do not want to know about why the song "Blame it on the Alcohol" relates to the most recent addition to your family. I also would like to be exempt of all the gory details. Corruption of the young? How about corruption of those who don't care?

I apologize for lacking a direction in this post but I had to get it out, some things are just not appropriate no matter who you may think knows or does not know. Regardless on whether the people in the room are old enough to hear it does not mean they want to hear it. Honestly, no one really does.

XDara