Elmo's wellness check turned into a mass online trauma dump

Big Bird is big again, finally. It was a long week for the internet’s favorite yellow bird who spent days grappling with an existential crisis that sent social media spiraling. So during that emotional time, Elmo decided to do a wellness check on the not-bird app, X. Tweet may have been deleted “Elmo is just checking in! How is everybody doing?” Elmo asked the internet.”Not good,” users answered back en masse. Barely two months into 2024, and the internet has trauma dumped on Elmo. What was supposed to be a friendly check-in turned into a virtual therapy session as users on X spilled their woes to the beloved Sesame Street character — who is canonically only 3 years old — and lamented why life isn’t life-ing like it used to. SEE ALSO: Rocco hilariously upstages Elmo yet again on ‘SNL’ Weekend Update The people are struggling with rent, bills, heartbreak, and a looming presidential election between two guys who seem extremely out of touch with voters. As these posts show, Elmo caught us at a really bad time: Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Even celebrities and the President of the United States got involved in the mass mental health discussion. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Did Elmo ask for 50,000 quote tweets trauma dumping on…Elmo's wellness check turned into a mass online trauma dump