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Mary Clarke

Social media traumatized Elmo after he simply asked how everyone was doing

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I can’t believe I’m saying this, but Elmo deserved better.

Why, you ask? Because on Monday, Elmo — the beloved Sesame Street character and the last bastion of goodness and kindness in this world — was given the trauma dump of all trauma dumps by the internet at large.

It all started when Elmo — sweet, innocent Elmo — asked Twitter on Monday morning how things were going. And folks, the answer is not great! Whether it be overall world weariness of the general state of things in 2024 or you’re a Detroit Lions fan still reeling from the team’s NFC title game collapse, the internet at large is just not feeling too hot right now.

And you know what? I get it. It’s late January. It’s cold outside. I haven’t seen the sun in days and I could use the world’s longest nap right about now. But thanks to the internet, Elmo is now traumatized after bearing the weight of the world’s problems on his little red shoulders. Even Sesame Street‘s Twitter had to step in on Elmo’s behalf to send out a very important reminder about mental health!

You deserve better, Elmo. Thank you for listening to our problems when no one else will.

Here's how Twitter responded to Elmo's well-intentioned tweet

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