How old were you when you realized that the world wasn't like you thought it was? That...?

I don't remember felling that way. I always understood that I was being fed the brightest and prettiest side of things, and I found out early just how dark things could be. Of course after getting through the average hormonally explosive puberty and young adulthood I find that being happy really is a choice. I choose to see the happy world I want to see...I know the bad is out ther, but I focused on it for 20 years and now I just don't care any longer.