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Publish Not your original work? Add source Sometimes, when we're at our most vulnerable, the most innocent question can hit us deep in the feels. And stay there forever. Whether it's your child asking if you could come back to a store for a toy when you have enough money, or a stranger wondering if "you're a girl with a hot sister?", some questions are heartbreakingly sweet, others painfully arrogant, and some plain evil. So when a Reddit user asked people to share that one question someone asked them that secretly broke their heart, people had a lot to share. After all, as much as words have a healing power, they can also hurt us really badly. This post may include affiliate links. #1 "You've never beaten me or told me I couldn't do something. Is that normal?"
My first girlfriend told me that. I have never felt such a wave of anger, sadness, and heartbreak wash over me like I did when I heard that justsomerandomyguy , Jakob Owens Report Final score: 331points POST DC DC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Understandable. Everybody knows that there's a lot of violence behind closed doors, from the ones closest to the victims, but a victim questioning whether it is normal NOT to be beaten and ridiculed and stuff ... likely, she went through a lot she did neither deserve, nor is deserving or not even the question that is most relevant here - you don't beat what you love, you don't beat anyone, anything, anywho anyway in the first place ... very few exceptions like self defense, or assisting in other people's, ... It's not only heartbreaking how normal people who were victims of abuse assume it is normal, it's also implying a very harsh judgement about her home when she was a child - did her father NOT beat her mother? I bet he did ... you won't just randomly take these things as normal without reason. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 I have a stutter, when I was a kid I had to read a page of a book to the class. I stuttered, and the teacher said 'can you even read' and that [friggin] broke my 13 year old heart. No one takes stuttering seriously. ape-with-keyboard , Anestiev Report Final score: 312points POST Kristof De Smet Kristof De Smet Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He should have been fired or at least suspended for that. 200 200points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 As we passed the toy aisle at the store, “I know you don’t have much money right now, but maybe when you get some we could come back and get a toy?”
I was not doing well financially back then and my daughter brought me to tears in the middle of the store. TheCurls , Jerry Wang Report Final score: 289points POST Lou Lou Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Once upon a time I was your daughter. When she's older, how much you loved her will be way more important than all the toys you could not buy for her. The great thing about love is that it makes you rich in a million more ways than money does. 211 211points reply View More Replies... View more comments Communication is a form of art, and knowing what to say and ask at the right time is crucial in nailing it. So in order to find out the psychology behind heartbreaking questions, Bored Panda reached out to Lynn How, the author of "Positive Young Minds" who specializes in supporting parents, teachers, and children navigating through mental health issues and prevention. #4 First day of preschool for my three year old son. The first time he would ever be away from Mom & Dad at the same time.
I brought him to the room and expected a meltdown, but instead he confidently strutted, and I do mean strutted into the classroom.
Three hours later, I picked him up. He was ok until we got to the car when he said, in quiet sad voice "l thought you were coming with," followed by an even sadder quieter "Why did you leave me?" RelevantNostalgia , Chinh Le Duc Report Final score: 288points POST THE DOG LIFE THE DOG LIFE Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Aw poor kid 93 93points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 We had some kind of talent show in elementary school and and all the parents sat in the gym and watched us, everybody had someone there except me, so this kid in my class asked where my family was and I just shrugged my shoulders and he asked "Doesn't anyone love you?" and I had to excuse myself and cry in the bathroom, because I knew he was right, nobody loved me. I had tried to keep it a secret and I was terrified that everyone at school would know. Veganmon , Trần Toàn Report Final score: 277points POST Watching Watching Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love you. I don't even know you, but I love you. 79 79points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 When I worked in a juvenile residential drug rehab, a 12 year old asked me why everyone had a problem with her boyfriend. He was 32.
She had been so mistreated and abused, she legitimately couldn't comprehend the problem everyone had with their relationship. steeple_fun , Munga Thigani Report Final score: 256points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago she will know why it wasn't a good thing when she's older. I feel so bad for the kid 84 84points reply View more comments "It is always a good idea to think carefully before asking a question," Lynn warned and continued: "There are so many variables to consider such as, is my question too personal? Do I know the person well enough to ask this question? Should I ask this question in private rather than in front of others? Do I really need to know the answer?" Moreover, according to Lynn How, some questions can easily be taken to be offensive or out of context, even if no offense was meant. "Sometimes well-meaning people can ask something and be surprised by the blunt response! Sometimes we answer the question politely but are secretly dying inside due to sadness or embarrassment." Even though it is sometimes difficult to distinguish what would offend one person and not another, Lynn suggests giving it a quick forethought is a way to go about it. #7 My aunt asked me "why are your crying? You’re supposed to be a man" I was crying because my 2 years old niece got a second degree burn and I could hear her screaming from the doctor's office scar-shiraya , Sharon McCutcheon Report Final score: 253points POST YourAveragePooh YourAveragePooh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago That's literal toxic masculinity. Isn't it? #cryingiscool 212 212points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 I finally got out of an abusive relationship after many years. When I finally did my mom said you're a hard person to like and nobody else will love you. Do you really think you deserve better ? NotAPunishment , Kelly Sikkema Report Final score: 243points POST Kristof De Smet Kristof De Smet Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hope you left and never looked back. 152 152points reply View more comments #9 I was like 22 and it was probably 10pm or so at a Walmart. I was on my way to a party and stopped for beer. The store was fairly empty and as I was in the beer aisle, I see this kid completely by himself.
He was about 5 and at first I thought it was kind of funny because he was trying to pick up a case of beer. I waited like 30-60 seconds, looking around for this kid’s mom/dad to come get him. A couple people walked right by him like it was normal, so then I started getting worried. I picked up my two cases of beer and walked over and kindly asked him if he lost his mom or needed help.
The kid completely ignored the question and instead was thoroughly impressed that I was strong enough to carry two cases of beer. Eventually an employee noticed and came over as well. I told her everything I knew and she took over and told him that she was going to bring him to find his mom.
As he was walking away he kept looking back at me and I smiled and said goodbye. The kid stopped and said “can I just come home with you? I don’t like my mom.”
I was caught off guard so I just laughed and told him the lady was going to help him. Now I’ll never know the full story, or what happened to him but the more I think about it - that kid more than likely had a pretty sh*tty childhood. I mean, the store wasn’t busy and it was late at night on a weekday. It really makes you wonder why he was there in the first place, how he got separated from his mom and why would he ask to go with a complete stranger instead of worrying about where his mom was?
It still makes me sad. Hope everything worked out for the little dude. PrometheusAborted , David Shellabarger Report Final score: 241points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago this breaks my heart 84 84points reply View more comments On the other hand, there are many questions that are better left untouched. "There are a myriad of untouchable subjects that I've gleaned from various life experiences," Lynn recounted and added that "I am certainly much better at question filtering than I was in my 20s. For example, having gone through fertility treatment, I would never ask someone why they were not pregnant yet because I know firsthand how upsetting it is." Lynn said that other taboo subjects include weight, relationships, salary, and age. "Of course, when it's your best friend, you can ask more deep and meaningful questions in comparison to someone you have just met," she added. #10 My dad was active in the local Japanese community assisting new immigrants from Japan to get acclimated to living in Hawaii showing them the various neighborhoods, churches, schools, shopping areas etc. When WW2 broke out, he was arrested for this activity and was imprisoned in the Mainland for 5 years. At grade school, our teacher asked me in front of the entire class how it felt to be the son of a traitor to the US? HiBrucke6 , NeONBRAND Report Final score: 225points POST DC DC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What an asshole. Truly, the treatment of Americans of Japanese origin during that time was an act of crime, of collective punishment, and completely undeserved. This sentence should have got that teacher into serious trouble. 181 181points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 "Wait, aren't you going to hit me?"
I worked as a music teacher, and had a 15 year old student who originally came from an African country play a passage incorrectly on the instrument repeatedly. We only had one instrument of the kind she played, so I reached out my hand and asked her to hand me the instrument over to show her, when she saw me playing, she asked me that question with genuine confusion, and I realised what hell her school life in her home country had been.
She not only thought I would hit her for not playing correctly, but also that she deserved it.
I felt like crying when I got home that night. steamtrainers , bones64 Report Final score: 199points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It takes years to overcome the automatic flinch. 108 108points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 I was having fertility problems and couldn’t get pregnant after 4 yrs of trying. A child once asked me “Do you think there just aren’t any babies who want you to be their mother?” stick_a_fork_in_it , Adam Winger Report Final score: 198points POST Kristof De Smet Kristof De Smet Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago We had been trying for more than 2 years when a colleague became a father for the third time. Everybody happy and asking if we weren't going to have kids. Had a mental breakdown. I feel your pain. But now, I am a father of three beautiful daughters, I am certain all will be well in the end. 88 88points reply View More Replies... View more comments It's important to understand that words can easily become weapons when they are not said by someone with good intentions, argues Lynn. "I would consider that these stem from a person's own insecurities and issues if they feel they need to use their words to make another person feel bad." #13 Had a 4 year old child who had been horribly abused and passed from family member to family member why no one loved him. It was so heart breaking and made me hate his family so much more. With my help his aunt was able to gain full custody and got him into counseling. He's doing much better now and is still with his aunt who is doing everything she can to give him a good life daisydoom456 , Kat J Report Final score: 187points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I can't speak. 45 45points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 My grandmother leaned to me and asked, "Did Dan die?"
We were at a family gathering and she didn't see my uncle Dan. He had passed away the previous year. Grandma's descent into dementia was in the very early stages. There were several layers of heartbreak. monobak , Cristian Newman Report Final score: 185points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My MIL to me at my son's wedding, "Who are these people?" 69 69points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 My five-year-old niece: Why am I'm so ugly that mommy doesn't love me? Babaloo_Monkey , Janko Ferlič Report Final score: 184points POST Nela Rothenbach Nela Rothenbach Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My cousin once asked my mother if she had still loved me even if I got bad grades....broke both our hearts. 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments "Personally, I have no time for these people and have in the past explained that I felt that their question was inappropriate (I have also considered in these instances if I am just being over-sensitive!). If someone is a repeat offender, they don't stay in my life very long!" Unfortunately, things are more difficult if the person is a member of your family. "A simple 'should you be eating that?' can be enough to raise a person's blood pressure! In which case I would suggest a polite but firm explanation as to why you find their questioning offensive," Lynn concluded. #16 “Can I wish for my sister?” - A 10-year-old student of mine whose big sister died 4 years ago. We were working on an activity about dreams and aspirations for their futures. missadinosaur , Taylor Wilcox Report Final score: 171points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm not crying... 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 My ex asked me what I liked to do with my family growing up.
Made me realize my family never did anything together and I literally had no answer to such a basic question. don_juicy Report Final score: 170points POST JXXXF JXXXF Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I feel you mate... despite being very lucky in life, I cannot recall doing anything all together as a family, or only very rarely... My mother more than made up for it but when I look back it is a shame... 46 46points reply View more comments #18 A few years ago I was at a small family gathering. We had them fairly often. Just me, my siblings, parents and niece's and nephew.
I remember going out the back for a cigarette and my niece asked "why are you always sad?". She would've been about 6yo at the time.
I was going through a horrendous mental period that involved a lot of alcohol, medication, and sleepless nights.
Of course I told her I was fine, just a little tired from working hard.
I remember thinking about that interaction the rest of the night. Clinodactyl , Elia Pellegrini Report Final score: 164points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Kids & dogs always notice. I wouldn't be here without my kids & my dogs. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 “Why are you so quiet” or “why don’t you talk?” When I was proud of myself for talking more than normal MundaneShoulder6 , Joshua Tsu Report Final score: 151points POST YourAveragePooh YourAveragePooh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) I always get asked this question. And I can tell you it's annoying. If you talk to me I'll talk back. But I can't start a conversation. 78 78points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #20 Said bye to grandma before leaving the house. About 20 seconds later after saying bye to everyone else she asks "When are you going to say bye to me?"
She died two weeks after that. BOSD12 , Annie Spratt Report Final score: 148points POST Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m so sorry for your loss! My grandmother died in 1989, four days before her 80th birthday. I still miss her. 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 When I was 19, I hung out with a cute girl from my high school that I never got to hang with when we were in school. Had a great day together, and that night she asked, “can we be like secret friends or something? I don’t really hang out with people like you.”
Never hung out again. prstele01 , Jonas Weckschmied Report Final score: 148points POST DC DC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Friends are not embarrassing. Simple as that, sometimes there might be something to figure out and stuff, but friends are not embarrassing - those you won't support, stand up for, aren't friends - or, in case you refuse to do any of that, you're not a friend. And so is she - not a friend. Sounds like one of those who are popular because they look kinda nice ... in that age, the so-called beautiful ones often never experienced any else than being pampered and spoiled for looking good, while others have to struggle to even not be bullied, or to get themselves through the shitty treatment of ... those like her. 45 45points reply View more comments #22 Why don't u have children? Don't u like kids? I can't have children TelephoneBusy9594 , M Report Final score: 142points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago How was it ever thought acceptable to ask such personal questions?? 77 77points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 I work at a primary school supporting kids in class. I’ve had kids ask me “why do I keep trying with them, clearly they are useless and dumb?” “Why do they have to be such a bad/naughty kid?” Even one asked me “why do I like that kid? They are so bad.” I have a million and one answers that suit the situation but it breaks my heart, especially when the “bad kid” in question is actually a very sweet child who has a really rough start to life and because of that makes poor choices. I cried with joy when the kid was invited to their first birthday party. Superb_Rutabaga , Spikeball Report Final score: 140points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It just guts me how kids & then adults suffer for careless parenting. 46 46points reply View more comments #24 When the vet said:
"Your cat has an inoperable cancerous tumor. The kindest thing you can do to end his suffering is to put him to sleep. Do you wish to do this?" Back2Bach , Chris Abney Report Final score: 138points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i lost a cat this way it's really heartbreaking :( 64 64points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 During college, parents took a friend and I out to dinner. Very normal dinner, chit chatted about whatever. After we left and were walking back to my car, he turns to me and says "Is that what a normal relationship is like?"
We talked more after that, I had met his parents a few times and they seemed strict but never seemed to have a terrible relationship. Turned out apparently his dad had cheated on his mom multiple times, dad had zero respect for any of my friends sisters and essentially expected them to do all the housework while the men did "guy stuff." Hunting, training for sports, school, etc. Turned out his childhood was pretty fucked, dad was never around and he had to essentially be the father figure in the house. As the oldest child, never really saw a normal loving relationship that he could look up to. My friend is a really nice guy, still has some messed up views of relationships though. I never realized how "abnormal" my very normal family/childhood was. Spirited-Cucumber-82 , krakenimages Report Final score: 137points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Trust me, it's rare. 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 Being asked by my grandma who I was because I wasn't her granddaughter. And when my "best friend" asked why I ever thought we were friends... The first broke my heart, but I understood it wasnt malicious she had Alzheimer's. The second one has caused lasting trust issues and an very difficult time making friends. violetsky5 , Luis Galvez Report Final score: 126points POST Aya Hikage Aya Hikage Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i feel that. happened to me too.. with several "friends" 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 I have a stutter and people always ask me why I'm so quiet it hurts because I want to be social but whenever I try I tend to be ignored or cut off half way through my sentence, like I want to be social and speak to people but it's almost impossible for me 0b_server , Joshua Rawson-Harris Report Final score: 119points POST Jo Johannsen Jo Johannsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Stutterers cannot help the hand they were dealt. Be patient, let them finish what they are saying without your "help", and remember this also qualifies as paying it forward. 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Not directly to my face, but my mom has been asked quite often if I was adopted, because I look absolutely nothing like her (I look like a female version of my dad). The only reason it pains me a bit is because my mom almost died while giving birth to me, and she went through a ton of complications and surgeries, just to have people question it all. Having said that, I have nothing against adoption btw, I fully support and encourage it. tadadesae , Caique Silva Report Final score: 119points POST JXXXF JXXXF Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Don't let it get to you... you mum sounds like a hero! 42 42points reply View more comments #29 "Is this your room? You'd never be able to tell if a boy or girl lived here." Going on to heavily imply that my lack of possessions/decorations = lack of identity/personality when in reality my family was just poor. downtownmischief , Hans Isaacson Report Final score: 106points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I shared with, at one stage for 4 years, parents & 6 siblings. To only share with one person, my husband, was bliss!!! 25 25points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #30 This isn’t really a question but more of a comment. My best friend at the time was talking about how a kid in their class was causing a mess at a museum they went to on a field trip, and they were talking about how he said he had ADHD. “that makes a lot of sense, i can’t be around people with that”, they said. There was thirteen year old me, who had been diagnosed with ADHD just a week before. That was...interesting. glitterxtimes , Francisco Gonzalez Report Final score: 99points POST Naruto Fan Naruto Fan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well, I hope you have a better friend now. 27 27points reply View more comments Note: this post originally had 40 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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Broken Angel Broken Angel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i was really quiet in class and i never spoke. once, i answered a question in english because it was the only subject that i knew enough to know the answer. when i answered, everyone turned around and stared at me. about a minute of silence, then someone yelled 'you can talk?!' everyone laughed and i didn't talk for the rest of the year. i was in grade two. when i was in grade six, i was outside at recess and i was walking around alone. then, a kid ran away from his friend group, came up to me, and yelled 'what's wrong with you? don't you know how to talk?' i punched him. bitch didn't see that coming. 20 20points reply Watching Watching Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago When they asked me what I wanted to do with my husband's body after he died of cancer. 15 15points reply lazy panda lazy panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I am so sorry for your loss 6 6points reply Load More Replies... 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Broken Angel Broken Angel Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i was really quiet in class and i never spoke. once, i answered a question in english because it was the only subject that i knew enough to know the answer. when i answered, everyone turned around and stared at me. about a minute of silence, then someone yelled 'you can talk?!' everyone laughed and i didn't talk for the rest of the year. i was in grade two. when i was in grade six, i was outside at recess and i was walking around alone. then, a kid ran away from his friend group, came up to me, and yelled 'what's wrong with you? don't you know how to talk?' i punched him. bitch didn't see that coming. 20 20points reply Watching Watching Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago When they asked me what I wanted to do with my husband's body after he died of cancer. 15 15points reply lazy panda lazy panda Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I am so sorry for your loss 6 6points reply Load More Replies... 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Publish Not your original work? Add source Sometimes, when we're at our most vulnerable, the most innocent question can hit us deep in the feels. And stay there forever. Whether it's your child asking if you could come back to a store for a toy when you have enough money, or a stranger wondering if "you're a girl with a hot sister?", some questions are heartbreakingly sweet, others painfully arrogant, and some plain evil. So when a Reddit user asked people to share that one question someone asked them that secretly broke their heart, people had a lot to share. After all, as much as words have a healing power, they can also hurt us really badly. This post may include affiliate links. #1 "You've never beaten me or told me I couldn't do something. Is that normal?"
My first girlfriend told me that. I have never felt such a wave of anger, sadness, and heartbreak wash over me like I did when I heard that justsomerandomyguy , Jakob Owens Report Final score: 331points POST DC DC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Understandable. Everybody knows that there's a lot of violence behind closed doors, from the ones closest to the victims, but a victim questioning whether it is normal NOT to be beaten and ridiculed and stuff ... likely, she went through a lot she did neither deserve, nor is deserving or not even the question that is most relevant here - you don't beat what you love, you don't beat anyone, anything, anywho anyway in the first place ... very few exceptions like self defense, or assisting in other people's, ... It's not only heartbreaking how normal people who were victims of abuse assume it is normal, it's also implying a very harsh judgement about her home when she was a child - did her father NOT beat her mother? I bet he did ... you won't just randomly take these things as normal without reason. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #2 I have a stutter, when I was a kid I had to read a page of a book to the class. I stuttered, and the teacher said 'can you even read' and that [friggin] broke my 13 year old heart. No one takes stuttering seriously. ape-with-keyboard , Anestiev Report Final score: 312points POST Kristof De Smet Kristof De Smet Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago He should have been fired or at least suspended for that. 200 200points reply View More Replies... View more comments #3 As we passed the toy aisle at the store, “I know you don’t have much money right now, but maybe when you get some we could come back and get a toy?”
I was not doing well financially back then and my daughter brought me to tears in the middle of the store. TheCurls , Jerry Wang Report Final score: 289points POST Lou Lou Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Once upon a time I was your daughter. When she's older, how much you loved her will be way more important than all the toys you could not buy for her. The great thing about love is that it makes you rich in a million more ways than money does. 211 211points reply View More Replies... View more comments Communication is a form of art, and knowing what to say and ask at the right time is crucial in nailing it. So in order to find out the psychology behind heartbreaking questions, Bored Panda reached out to Lynn How, the author of "Positive Young Minds" who specializes in supporting parents, teachers, and children navigating through mental health issues and prevention. #4 First day of preschool for my three year old son. The first time he would ever be away from Mom & Dad at the same time.
I brought him to the room and expected a meltdown, but instead he confidently strutted, and I do mean strutted into the classroom.
Three hours later, I picked him up. He was ok until we got to the car when he said, in quiet sad voice "l thought you were coming with," followed by an even sadder quieter "Why did you leave me?" RelevantNostalgia , Chinh Le Duc Report Final score: 288points POST THE DOG LIFE THE DOG LIFE Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Aw poor kid 93 93points reply View More Replies... View more comments #5 We had some kind of talent show in elementary school and and all the parents sat in the gym and watched us, everybody had someone there except me, so this kid in my class asked where my family was and I just shrugged my shoulders and he asked "Doesn't anyone love you?" and I had to excuse myself and cry in the bathroom, because I knew he was right, nobody loved me. I had tried to keep it a secret and I was terrified that everyone at school would know. Veganmon , Trần Toàn Report Final score: 277points POST Watching Watching Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I love you. I don't even know you, but I love you. 79 79points reply View More Replies... View more comments #6 When I worked in a juvenile residential drug rehab, a 12 year old asked me why everyone had a problem with her boyfriend. He was 32.
She had been so mistreated and abused, she legitimately couldn't comprehend the problem everyone had with their relationship. steeple_fun , Munga Thigani Report Final score: 256points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago she will know why it wasn't a good thing when she's older. I feel so bad for the kid 84 84points reply View more comments "It is always a good idea to think carefully before asking a question," Lynn warned and continued: "There are so many variables to consider such as, is my question too personal? Do I know the person well enough to ask this question? Should I ask this question in private rather than in front of others? Do I really need to know the answer?" Moreover, according to Lynn How, some questions can easily be taken to be offensive or out of context, even if no offense was meant. "Sometimes well-meaning people can ask something and be surprised by the blunt response! Sometimes we answer the question politely but are secretly dying inside due to sadness or embarrassment." Even though it is sometimes difficult to distinguish what would offend one person and not another, Lynn suggests giving it a quick forethought is a way to go about it. #7 My aunt asked me "why are your crying? You’re supposed to be a man" I was crying because my 2 years old niece got a second degree burn and I could hear her screaming from the doctor's office scar-shiraya , Sharon McCutcheon Report Final score: 253points POST YourAveragePooh YourAveragePooh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago That's literal toxic masculinity. Isn't it? #cryingiscool 212 212points reply View More Replies... View more comments #8 I finally got out of an abusive relationship after many years. When I finally did my mom said you're a hard person to like and nobody else will love you. Do you really think you deserve better ? NotAPunishment , Kelly Sikkema Report Final score: 243points POST Kristof De Smet Kristof De Smet Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I hope you left and never looked back. 152 152points reply View more comments #9 I was like 22 and it was probably 10pm or so at a Walmart. I was on my way to a party and stopped for beer. The store was fairly empty and as I was in the beer aisle, I see this kid completely by himself.
He was about 5 and at first I thought it was kind of funny because he was trying to pick up a case of beer. I waited like 30-60 seconds, looking around for this kid’s mom/dad to come get him. A couple people walked right by him like it was normal, so then I started getting worried. I picked up my two cases of beer and walked over and kindly asked him if he lost his mom or needed help.
The kid completely ignored the question and instead was thoroughly impressed that I was strong enough to carry two cases of beer. Eventually an employee noticed and came over as well. I told her everything I knew and she took over and told him that she was going to bring him to find his mom.
As he was walking away he kept looking back at me and I smiled and said goodbye. The kid stopped and said “can I just come home with you? I don’t like my mom.”
I was caught off guard so I just laughed and told him the lady was going to help him. Now I’ll never know the full story, or what happened to him but the more I think about it - that kid more than likely had a pretty sh*tty childhood. I mean, the store wasn’t busy and it was late at night on a weekday. It really makes you wonder why he was there in the first place, how he got separated from his mom and why would he ask to go with a complete stranger instead of worrying about where his mom was?
It still makes me sad. Hope everything worked out for the little dude. PrometheusAborted , David Shellabarger Report Final score: 241points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago this breaks my heart 84 84points reply View more comments On the other hand, there are many questions that are better left untouched. "There are a myriad of untouchable subjects that I've gleaned from various life experiences," Lynn recounted and added that "I am certainly much better at question filtering than I was in my 20s. For example, having gone through fertility treatment, I would never ask someone why they were not pregnant yet because I know firsthand how upsetting it is." Lynn said that other taboo subjects include weight, relationships, salary, and age. "Of course, when it's your best friend, you can ask more deep and meaningful questions in comparison to someone you have just met," she added. #10 My dad was active in the local Japanese community assisting new immigrants from Japan to get acclimated to living in Hawaii showing them the various neighborhoods, churches, schools, shopping areas etc. When WW2 broke out, he was arrested for this activity and was imprisoned in the Mainland for 5 years. At grade school, our teacher asked me in front of the entire class how it felt to be the son of a traitor to the US? HiBrucke6 , NeONBRAND Report Final score: 225points POST DC DC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago What an asshole. Truly, the treatment of Americans of Japanese origin during that time was an act of crime, of collective punishment, and completely undeserved. This sentence should have got that teacher into serious trouble. 181 181points reply View More Replies... View more comments #11 "Wait, aren't you going to hit me?"
I worked as a music teacher, and had a 15 year old student who originally came from an African country play a passage incorrectly on the instrument repeatedly. We only had one instrument of the kind she played, so I reached out my hand and asked her to hand me the instrument over to show her, when she saw me playing, she asked me that question with genuine confusion, and I realised what hell her school life in her home country had been.
She not only thought I would hit her for not playing correctly, but also that she deserved it.
I felt like crying when I got home that night. steamtrainers , bones64 Report Final score: 199points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It takes years to overcome the automatic flinch. 108 108points reply View More Replies... View more comments #12 I was having fertility problems and couldn’t get pregnant after 4 yrs of trying. A child once asked me “Do you think there just aren’t any babies who want you to be their mother?” stick_a_fork_in_it , Adam Winger Report Final score: 198points POST Kristof De Smet Kristof De Smet Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago We had been trying for more than 2 years when a colleague became a father for the third time. Everybody happy and asking if we weren't going to have kids. Had a mental breakdown. I feel your pain. But now, I am a father of three beautiful daughters, I am certain all will be well in the end. 88 88points reply View More Replies... View more comments It's important to understand that words can easily become weapons when they are not said by someone with good intentions, argues Lynn. "I would consider that these stem from a person's own insecurities and issues if they feel they need to use their words to make another person feel bad." #13 Had a 4 year old child who had been horribly abused and passed from family member to family member why no one loved him. It was so heart breaking and made me hate his family so much more. With my help his aunt was able to gain full custody and got him into counseling. He's doing much better now and is still with his aunt who is doing everything she can to give him a good life daisydoom456 , Kat J Report Final score: 187points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I can't speak. 45 45points reply View More Replies... View more comments #14 My grandmother leaned to me and asked, "Did Dan die?"
We were at a family gathering and she didn't see my uncle Dan. He had passed away the previous year. Grandma's descent into dementia was in the very early stages. There were several layers of heartbreak. monobak , Cristian Newman Report Final score: 185points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My MIL to me at my son's wedding, "Who are these people?" 69 69points reply View More Replies... View more comments #15 My five-year-old niece: Why am I'm so ugly that mommy doesn't love me? Babaloo_Monkey , Janko Ferlič Report Final score: 184points POST Nela Rothenbach Nela Rothenbach Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago My cousin once asked my mother if she had still loved me even if I got bad grades....broke both our hearts. 71 71points reply View More Replies... View more comments "Personally, I have no time for these people and have in the past explained that I felt that their question was inappropriate (I have also considered in these instances if I am just being over-sensitive!). If someone is a repeat offender, they don't stay in my life very long!" Unfortunately, things are more difficult if the person is a member of your family. "A simple 'should you be eating that?' can be enough to raise a person's blood pressure! In which case I would suggest a polite but firm explanation as to why you find their questioning offensive," Lynn concluded. #16 “Can I wish for my sister?” - A 10-year-old student of mine whose big sister died 4 years ago. We were working on an activity about dreams and aspirations for their futures. missadinosaur , Taylor Wilcox Report Final score: 171points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I'm not crying... 61 61points reply View More Replies... View more comments #17 My ex asked me what I liked to do with my family growing up.
Made me realize my family never did anything together and I literally had no answer to such a basic question. don_juicy Report Final score: 170points POST JXXXF JXXXF Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I feel you mate... despite being very lucky in life, I cannot recall doing anything all together as a family, or only very rarely... My mother more than made up for it but when I look back it is a shame... 46 46points reply View more comments #18 A few years ago I was at a small family gathering. We had them fairly often. Just me, my siblings, parents and niece's and nephew.
I remember going out the back for a cigarette and my niece asked "why are you always sad?". She would've been about 6yo at the time.
I was going through a horrendous mental period that involved a lot of alcohol, medication, and sleepless nights.
Of course I told her I was fine, just a little tired from working hard.
I remember thinking about that interaction the rest of the night. Clinodactyl , Elia Pellegrini Report Final score: 164points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Kids & dogs always notice. I wouldn't be here without my kids & my dogs. 85 85points reply View More Replies... View more comments #19 “Why are you so quiet” or “why don’t you talk?” When I was proud of myself for talking more than normal MundaneShoulder6 , Joshua Tsu Report Final score: 151points POST YourAveragePooh YourAveragePooh Community Member • points posts comments upvotes 1 year ago (edited) I always get asked this question. And I can tell you it's annoying. If you talk to me I'll talk back. But I can't start a conversation. 78 78points reply View More Replies... View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Woman Shows How "Harry Potter" Characters Were Supposed To Look According To Book Descriptions (35 Pics) 50 ‘Weird Facts’ About The World That Might Give You A Fresh Perspective #20 Said bye to grandma before leaving the house. About 20 seconds later after saying bye to everyone else she asks "When are you going to say bye to me?"
She died two weeks after that. BOSD12 , Annie Spratt Report Final score: 148points POST Mary Rose Kent Mary Rose Kent Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I’m so sorry for your loss! My grandmother died in 1989, four days before her 80th birthday. I still miss her. 42 42points reply View More Replies... View more comments #21 When I was 19, I hung out with a cute girl from my high school that I never got to hang with when we were in school. Had a great day together, and that night she asked, “can we be like secret friends or something? I don’t really hang out with people like you.”
Never hung out again. prstele01 , Jonas Weckschmied Report Final score: 148points POST DC DC Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Friends are not embarrassing. Simple as that, sometimes there might be something to figure out and stuff, but friends are not embarrassing - those you won't support, stand up for, aren't friends - or, in case you refuse to do any of that, you're not a friend. And so is she - not a friend. Sounds like one of those who are popular because they look kinda nice ... in that age, the so-called beautiful ones often never experienced any else than being pampered and spoiled for looking good, while others have to struggle to even not be bullied, or to get themselves through the shitty treatment of ... those like her. 45 45points reply View more comments #22 Why don't u have children? Don't u like kids? I can't have children TelephoneBusy9594 , M Report Final score: 142points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago How was it ever thought acceptable to ask such personal questions?? 77 77points reply View More Replies... View more comments #23 I work at a primary school supporting kids in class. I’ve had kids ask me “why do I keep trying with them, clearly they are useless and dumb?” “Why do they have to be such a bad/naughty kid?” Even one asked me “why do I like that kid? They are so bad.” I have a million and one answers that suit the situation but it breaks my heart, especially when the “bad kid” in question is actually a very sweet child who has a really rough start to life and because of that makes poor choices. I cried with joy when the kid was invited to their first birthday party. Superb_Rutabaga , Spikeball Report Final score: 140points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago It just guts me how kids & then adults suffer for careless parenting. 46 46points reply View more comments #24 When the vet said:
"Your cat has an inoperable cancerous tumor. The kindest thing you can do to end his suffering is to put him to sleep. Do you wish to do this?" Back2Bach , Chris Abney Report Final score: 138points POST Priscilla Reshell Priscilla Reshell Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i lost a cat this way it's really heartbreaking :( 64 64points reply View More Replies... View more comments #25 During college, parents took a friend and I out to dinner. Very normal dinner, chit chatted about whatever. After we left and were walking back to my car, he turns to me and says "Is that what a normal relationship is like?"
We talked more after that, I had met his parents a few times and they seemed strict but never seemed to have a terrible relationship. Turned out apparently his dad had cheated on his mom multiple times, dad had zero respect for any of my friends sisters and essentially expected them to do all the housework while the men did "guy stuff." Hunting, training for sports, school, etc. Turned out his childhood was pretty fucked, dad was never around and he had to essentially be the father figure in the house. As the oldest child, never really saw a normal loving relationship that he could look up to. My friend is a really nice guy, still has some messed up views of relationships though. I never realized how "abnormal" my very normal family/childhood was. Spirited-Cucumber-82 , krakenimages Report Final score: 137points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Trust me, it's rare. 43 43points reply View More Replies... View more comments #26 Being asked by my grandma who I was because I wasn't her granddaughter. And when my "best friend" asked why I ever thought we were friends... The first broke my heart, but I understood it wasnt malicious she had Alzheimer's. The second one has caused lasting trust issues and an very difficult time making friends. violetsky5 , Luis Galvez Report Final score: 126points POST Aya Hikage Aya Hikage Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago i feel that. happened to me too.. with several "friends" 32 32points reply View More Replies... View more comments #27 I have a stutter and people always ask me why I'm so quiet it hurts because I want to be social but whenever I try I tend to be ignored or cut off half way through my sentence, like I want to be social and speak to people but it's almost impossible for me 0b_server , Joshua Rawson-Harris Report Final score: 119points POST Jo Johannsen Jo Johannsen Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Stutterers cannot help the hand they were dealt. Be patient, let them finish what they are saying without your "help", and remember this also qualifies as paying it forward. 51 51points reply View More Replies... View more comments #28 Not directly to my face, but my mom has been asked quite often if I was adopted, because I look absolutely nothing like her (I look like a female version of my dad). The only reason it pains me a bit is because my mom almost died while giving birth to me, and she went through a ton of complications and surgeries, just to have people question it all. Having said that, I have nothing against adoption btw, I fully support and encourage it. tadadesae , Caique Silva Report Final score: 119points POST JXXXF JXXXF Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Don't let it get to you... you mum sounds like a hero! 42 42points reply View more comments #29 "Is this your room? You'd never be able to tell if a boy or girl lived here." Going on to heavily imply that my lack of possessions/decorations = lack of identity/personality when in reality my family was just poor. downtownmischief , Hans Isaacson Report Final score: 106points POST Ninja Nonna Ninja Nonna Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago I shared with, at one stage for 4 years, parents & 6 siblings. To only share with one person, my husband, was bliss!!! 25 25points reply View more comments See Also on Bored Panda Overworked Employee Quits Because He Wasn't Getting A Fair Wage, Costs The Company $40 Million 40 Embarrassing Moments People Didn't Know Who They Were Talking To And Made A Fool Of Themselves #30 This isn’t really a question but more of a comment. My best friend at the time was talking about how a kid in their class was causing a mess at a museum they went to on a field trip, and they were talking about how he said he had ADHD. “that makes a lot of sense, i can’t be around people with that”, they said. There was thirteen year old me, who had been diagnosed with ADHD just a week before. That was...interesting. glitterxtimes , Francisco Gonzalez Report Final score: 99points POST Naruto Fan Naruto Fan Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 1 year ago Well, I hope you have a better friend now. 27 27points reply View more comments Note: this post originally had 40 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes. Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Add Your Answer! Not your original work? Add source Publish Change image Upload Photo Ooops! Your image is too large, maximum file size is 8 MB. Upload Upload Edit Image Error occurred when generating embed. Please check link and try again. Render conversation
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