As I've gotten older, I've started to realize that parents are only people, too. They have a past, a whole life story, and mistakes they might want to keep to themselves. Plus? They have secrets like we do.

So, I recently asked the BuzzFeed Community if they've ever discovered any unexpected plot twists about their parents, and whewwww, some of these you'd never expect. Here's what people said:

(I also gathered a few responses from Reddit .)

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"I had always known my father was a biker before he met my mom, and that he had two other kids who were put up for adoption. One of my sisters reconnected with us when I was younger, and we all got to know each other. Recently, my other sister had decided to make contact, and when my mother started to tell me about it, she dropped the bomb that my dad may have many more children out in the world.…