julia
Fashionable disorders
Today, my eleven-year-old daughter complained that she has "no serotonin.” I fear what is to come for her. FML
Collection
Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
emily geo
United States
Beautiful sentiment
Today, my daughter is twelve and doesn’t have a single friend, despite being kind and sweet. When I asked her why, she said, “All the other kids want me to die.” FML
hhhhhhhh
Faulty logic
Today, my daughter thinks the way to save money is to stop taking her antidepressants, because they give her “uncontrollable” food cravings. FML
anniethemoth
Stranger danger
Today, my five-year-old daughter is absolutely miserable and constantly putting herself down, as she has been for a week. What happened a week ago? She bumped into a stranger at Walmart, apologized, and the guy told her, “Nope, not good enough. You need to die.” Who says that to a child? FML
Anonymous
United States
Morbid fascination
Today, thanks to my wife, our 11 year-old daughter is completely obsessed with serial killers, cults, and true crime. My wife thinks it’s funny and harmless; meanwhile I’m legitimately worried about our child’s mental health. FML
Hannah
Anger issues
Today, without context, I overheard my daughter saying that she would “literally rather have mercury poisoning than have her mother yell at her one more time.” She’s 24. FML
nyaahaha
United States
Today, my daughter turned Emo. FML
The kids aren't alright
Blame bad TV plots
Today, I learned that my 11 year-old daughter wrote a love letter to her teacher. Cute, right? It was an incredibly graphic letter where she asked him to "abduct her and chain her up in his basement." I now must find her a new school and a therapist. FML
sphear880
Kids are assholes to each other
Today, I have discovered that my daughter is struggling with anorexia. When I sat down to talk with her about it, she said it’s because, "all the other kids at school keep calling her fat." She was underweight before, and has now gone to being severely underweight. FML
JustShootMe
Gladstone, Australia
Teenagers, amirite?
Today, my daughter told me she would rather hang herself than hang out with me. All I did was remind her to go to bed at a reasonable time to get some sleep for an activity she likes doing. FML
Anonymous
Los Angeles, United States
Today, my social anxiety got so bad that my 12 year-old daughter had to get in the driver's seat to order from the drive-thru. FML
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Chazzster 32
Serotonin is the chemical produced by the brain that makes you feel “happy”. Most antidepressants work by affecting the serotonin balance in your body. Either she read an article about serotonin and wants to “get happy” or she could be a clever child suffering from depression and this is her way letting you know that.
cuz803 46
Maybe she'll end up being an endocrinologist? Since she already knows what the hormone serotonin is.
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tiptoppc 21
Wtf does THAT mean?
Chazzster 32
Serotonin is the chemical produced by the brain that makes you feel “happy”. Most antidepressants work by affecting the serotonin balance in your body. Either she read an article about serotonin and wants to “get happy” or she could be a clever child suffering from depression and this is her way letting you know that.
cuz803 46
Maybe she'll end up being an endocrinologist? Since she already knows what the hormone serotonin is.
RichardPencil 32
Prozac.
IHaveThePower 18
Well, yes, puberty causes fluctuations in hormones. She probably *was* depressed. If she doesn't snap out of it in a week or two, see a doctor, because sometimes puberty can cause depression.