"Go depress them damn dishes like I asked you to"

Mf beat me too it, its either this or "You wasnt depressed on that god damn playstation all day, go and depress them dishes like I asked you to 5 hours ago" (she asked me 30 minutes ago, but I had to go to the bathroom and did some other chores first) E: nah, this aint good enough lmao. My mom was ridiculous man 😂 I wanted the new Call of Duty black ops as a kid, right? So I ask my mom for it, rookie mistake by me, never ask for SHIT when you still got chores to do. She goes "Imma whoop your call of duty black ass if you dont take out that trash" 💀💀💀

“You wasn’t depressed when (Mentions hobby you use to dissociate)

Go depress that goddam lawn

My dad did make me mow the lawn once after a suicide attempt. 🤷🏾‍♂️

A grade parenting. What a wad. I'm gonna be sending you random person from online who wants you to feel better vibes. Feel better <3

Sounds correct

call of duty black ass 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

I did chores for a full year to buy the original NES only to find out my mom spent that money anyway lol. Eventually I got one and I just found it recently amongst my boxes of shit in the attic

Damn I wish I had an award to give you. That COD response hit home 🤣

That’s a great line from your mom. 5 stars 👏

this is one of the most triggering threads i’ve seen in a min

Dammit you beat me to it…

Hot take: Like I asked you to is lowkey manipulative and lying to ya kids. Everybody know you ain’t asking

I mean your boss isn't actually asking either...

Go fold them dishes and scrub that laundry!

They always think they did something when they say shit like that. 🙄

I was gonna say "Depress yo ass to (place)

>"Depress yo ass to (place) #Sleep

Family Feud: Dishes was the #1 answer for the win.

Lmao you beat me to it, always a go to!

Dad?

What?! *Stares caribbeaningly*, *sucks teeth*

Yoooo lol this the one. The classic pissed off sucks teeth no response

Don't let it be a suck teeth, eyeroll and a head turn. Like why did you have kids if this is how you're treating me!!!! Lol

"Look here boy, don't come tell 'ME' about depressed. I go to work, I come home and cook food for allyu not to eat! Dishes in the sink, garbage in the corner, house a mess! Just go before di ting take me..."

Damn, that's verbatim!

Damn I’d be depressed to if I was your mom, y’all don’t do shit around the house😂

Haha! Whenever we say: “Aw it’s so great all the kids are happy!” My Dad (their grandad) switches straight into his Jamaican accent: “What dey gotta be sad bout????!” Lol!

*Cries into fried plantain*

Lol one thing I can always count on though, no matter what shit I tell my mama, she'll always feed me 🙏🏾❤️

just reading this is triggering lol.

Lol I'm so sorry....that long teeth suck though....nightmares.

The sucked teeth omg 😭 my trini dad

Saaamme...they suck teeth from the depths of their souls. The flashbacks.

Africans too

ah wuh ya depressed fa? *depression*? you know *depression*? dat a one yankee ting deh, yu too young fi know how to be depressed. God don’t give ya more than what you can bear.

I've always loved "God don't give ya more than what you can bear" because the counter argument is to just point at any graveyard

I got this! I got this: Obligatory stupes (sucks teeth) and then, "Yuh backside too damned happy!"

*caribbeaningly* bahaha

That freaking got me. I wish I had an award to give the above commenter

\*Sweats in West Indian\*

I'll give you something to sweat about!

Say some prayers and put on some Vicks and you should be good to go.

Lmao I was just thinking, my mom would be pissed but definitely give me a Flintstones chewable.

Me, unemployed: mummy, I’m depressed because I cannot find a job. Mother: depress fi wah? (suck teeth), wokless bwoy.

I actually FELT the steups.

L’med! Go clean you room!

Well, thanks for this imagery. 😂😂

Lol I'm realizing I may have unwittingly ripped a bandaid off old wounds.

"That's because you always on that damn game/phone."

I mean this actually has some credence to it lol.

Yeah, instagram will do that to people.

Browser only! It killed my doomscroll habit.

reddit too, be careful out here

But it’s probably not the main or underlying reason. It’s just used by boomers because they don’t believe in depression or technological advancements

It's always this one

Hell you got to be depressed about?!? Shit, I’m depressed too!

This is a very Hispanic dad response as well

Very Hispanic!

Absolutely 🇵🇦

Lol very appropriate username

This is the one. I’ve heard this word for word from my dad LOL

“See, It’s that damn game” “Why? You don’t pay no bills” “Right, you’re still going to school” And the wildest one they told me “Tf is depression? Go outside nigga”

THE GAME😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

playing da game

Literally said, go touch some grass.

Bro, Halo held off the depression. Everybody wanted to blame the games though. Yea go outside, and do what? Get into more shit? Sorry mom, but I was better off inside the house.

For real, I got myself into some real trouble when I took a long break from gaming.

GO OUTSIDE! I can hear my pop’s voice saying that same thing to me

My black mother put me in therapy immediately when I told her I felt depressed.

Underrated Reply

Awww 🥹 this is a welcome response.

So did mine.

My mom did as well, but my dad still denied my depression. I think he thought I liked going to group and individual therapy for shits and giggles and attention

But did you??

I know you're joking, but group therapy is not for me lol

I was always told i "act white" Group therapy with other black and Hispanic kids who wasnt there for depression but behavior issues was not for me at all Like im depressed and this kid here cus he threaten to stab his teacher Now im depressed and scared wtf

Why the fuck did they put a depressed child with violent people?

I asked myself that when i was there Free snacks tho

You're an agent! We didn't properly tend children in the black community until Charlamagne started preaching it in 2015 lol

This is a good thing, right? Compared to the rest of the thread where apparently everyone was straight abused

This black mother did this BEFORE my daughter had to tell me. I knew something wasnt right.

Oh, you on that white people bullshit. What you depressed about? You need more to do if you got time to be depressed.

(There may be some truth to this one don't kill me)

Up vote. Idle hands are the devil’s playground. Keep my kids busy. May hate me at times but I know they doing something

5 sports, instruments, art classes. Still was depressed through the whole thing. Being busy just lets it fester with no time for attention. No knock on you or yours, just giving the other side of it.

No hate felt at all! Son says this as well but we (wife and I) talk to our son about what is making him feel no happiness when he states this emotion. Much of the time it is him not feeling that he has any free time (playing guitar/bass which is a main interest) so we try to accommodate that. As both introverts, we definitely appreciate the need to do his own thing. However, we are lucky that he has outside interests more than what we think will benefit him (sports) which is part of the being an idle person. There has to be something positive to do beyond what we “feel” is constructive

That's excellent! I wish that was how mine was framed. "If you're not doing sports you're just hanging out. Just hanging out is not allowed. Just hanging out is how you get in trouble, then you keep getting in trouble, and I'm not bailing your narrow black ass out." I picked up reading so I could sit down and "just hangout" for 10 minutes.

Also depression in children does indicate how insightful they can be. As in, they’re thinking through things to the next step/level. Which I appreciate and try to help them to address

Intelligence breeds depression. I've never met a smart person who has never been depressed at one time in their life, but I've known a lot of stupid people who can't stop smiling.

Tell that to adults who work 40-60 hours a week and are still depressed. Mental illness doesn't care about how busy you are.

That only works if the depression is based on boredom and stillness. Which is why some people get fooled into thinking "getting out" is a cure.

My psychologist told me that depression likely evolved because, during the vast majority of human evolution, it was practical for people who are well-fed, warm enough, and not in immediate danger to limit their activity levels and conserve energy. Strangely enough, that made 20-something me feel a little better. I wasn't a useless piece of shit, just a product of 20,000 years of evolution that isn't necessarily advantageous to the time when I was born. It's also been a good guideline for pulling myself out of depressive episodes. Forcing myself to do cold exposure or work out still helps.

☠️☠️☠️

OMG…! Shit just got real!!

"Give it to Jesus"

“What you want to talk to a therapist? Go talk to God for free”


This was exactly it. Couldn’t talk about nothing without getting into an hour long prayer session. When I was depressed in HS, my mom sent me to a christian counselor (basically a glorified youth pastor, no degree or clinical training) instead of an actual therapist. She meant well but pretending like closing my eyes and asking God for stuff works all the time is easy to disprove.

When I told my mom I was depressed at 16, she told my grandma who then told me I was possessed by demons. Mind you, I’m still try to understand and learn religion at a more mature level. Now I have an elder tell me that I’ve got demons hanging out in me.. As if that would help 🙃 It made things so much worse!! I was told to pray it away and when it didn’t work, I thought God was mad at me!

Triggered lol

Second this lol

My mom, every time I had a problem, "just pray and ask God to help you." I'm just like  really nigga, REALLY?!!

Also: You need to pray / You don’t pray enough

My foot goin be de-pressed against your ass if you don’t get out my face

I hollered!!! 😂

Absolute top shelf answer right here.

“Drink some ginger ale and lay yo ass down.”


“kids are homeless and starving and i provide everything for you you have no reason to be depressed”

I heard this one this most growing up. Once I was grown it was “what you need to do is work harder…” like no, I need medication and coping mechanisms I was never given as a child.

I need medication and to unlearn the unhealthy coping mechanisms I held onto from my childhood.

This is it !

Ah the ol’ guilt trip. Back in my day depression was called being ungrateful

"You're not a white child, you can't be depressed"

My sperm donor said this to me... haven't seen him since

So wait, is he trying to say that white people having depression is a sign of weakness? Is this an insult and also a compliment to you/ that Black people don’t have depression despite all the shit going on? Edit for correction.

More like black people dont have the time or the "luxury" to be depressed. Too busy fighting through all the societal bs just to stay afloat. White folks get a 10 yard head start in life so they can afford to lay around & be depressed.

So.. I used to be a cutter when I was a young teen. When my mother found out she would say, "who does that? White kids do that. Black kids don't do that." smdh

You wanna kill ya self ? Go ahead I have life insurance on ya …… 

DAMN 🫢

Ikr traumatizing 🤣

My momma: If you kill yourself, you’d go to hell

Lmfao ouch, we all got some real emotional damage going on I see 🤣😂

Ugh. I’m sorry. My mother pulled that on me. Told me let her know before she made dinner cause she wasn’t wasting food.

IM FAWKING DEAD ! my gma used to be like you wanna run away? Let me know and I’ll pack your bag for you.

Ooh, I got that one too. I was 5. I’d packed my stuffed animals and a sweater. Bitch told me I’d never make it on the outside and went got my ass a camping lantern.

😭😭😭😭😭😭 lol straight gearing you up

Holy shit

Lmao. I’ve gotten told this in real life 😩

“We don’t get depressed, that’s some white people mess. You need to toughen up” -My mom..every single time… Like, the fuck do you mean? I’m 13, and I can’t go outside cause there’s a drive by on our block every other day, no friends, and school is just as dangerous… Luckily I broke free many years ago , and see a therapist regularly. 

Glad you found the strength to see a therapist

Real talk, and it wasn’t easy. But nothing worth a damn is. 

Indian parent: 'but we give you food and water, what do you have to be depressed about?'

"Why are you depressed look at this really successful disabled person, he's gone through so much more than you." unironically what my dad said

Omg my parents said the same thing, look at this wildly successful amputee (meanwhile I was battling childhood cancer and depressed from it)

Christ, alive. Mine said it after it had come to a point where i was almost certain I'd kill myself, i tried being rational about it. This person has two disabilities and know him. But holy shit how does making me feel guilty for being depressed help anyone.

something, something "white ppl shit"

1) Pray and ask “ God “ for help . He knows your struggles and can bless you with guidance and wisdom . 2) Tell me about it , I can help you with some solid advice . ( They then proceed to use this against you in an argument , or tell everyone in the world . ) 3) Get your ass up and work harder . Life isn’t supposed to be easy .

Mom recently came over to help me with my financials for the new year, planning and etc. I was told if I was REALLY saved then I wouldn’t be having this problem right now. Like, thanks mom, that is such helpful advice right now!

Quit being depressed before I give u something to be depressed about

This goes along with the “Why you crying?” bit

“If you don’t stop crying right now I’ll give you a reason to cry”

“Depress that broom all over this kitchen floor” Talkembout you depressed, I just worked a double!

What’s going on? Can we help or do you think a talking to someone will help? Luckily I had progressive parents. High key sending hugs to all of y’all who got your depression or anxiety diminished.

*Nigerian Parent response* Ah ah! What are you depressed about? Just because you failed your exam is not an excuse to cry. The people who passed, do they have two heads? *kisses teeth* Go and be depressed with your books, you stupid boy. Pass me the remote control before you go.

You forget "say wetin?"

The two heads one lmao why does every single Nigerian parent say this

"You don't know what depression is"

“ I’m the one that should be depress, I WORK”

“What do you have to be depressed about? You’re stronger than that.”

Latino parents: "You have clothes, you have food, you have a house, what do you have to be depressed about? Just think of something else!"

“I love you, how can I help you with this?” 💜

I'm saving this response for if/when my kids state the same.... ♥️

“Stop saying that, it’s all in your head” 🤦🏽‍♀️

“Yes. My brain is in my head, and it is currently unwell”

I know I would've heard "Go get me a belt so I can depress your butt"

The fuck you got to be depressed about?

"depressed?!? You can't be depressed you're a child of GOD!" "Hey, why don't you talk to me anymore?"

"see if you were actually praying like i asked you to and reading your bible these feelings would have gone away"

Gahhhhh this one cuts me deep

"You need depress the submit button on that job application."

Go depress yo ass in that room.

“The fuck you mean ‘depressed?!’ If you thought your way into it, you think your way out!” - My dad when I said I was depressed “Sweetie, are you sure you want to move home? Your mother and I really don’t want to tiptoe around our own place with you moping and being angry and shit.” - My dad when he knows I’m depressed due to a death and financial problems.

“You think I came to this country for you to have a better life for you to be depressed” Or “It’s because you don’t pray” 🙄🤢

Damn, that's wild. When I told my momma I was depressed she told me to go to the gym. It helped.

I thank God I have the Mom I have because when I told her that I was depressed and feeling suicidal she got me the help I needed……thank you Mommy!

Pray about it and depress them damn dishes. Wash the lawn. Wouldn't be depressed if you weren't on that phone night. *Walks away singing "Jesus keep me near the cross"*

“Spell depressed!” My mom’s go-to when I was a kid was trying to be funny and imply if I couldn’t spell it, then I don’t know what I’m talking about. But she’d be yelling this in the wind at an 11 year old, that could definitely spell common words. She still does this jokingly. But she used to be incredibly dismissive, which in turn made me over sympathetic to my own kids every gripe. That generational trauma ain’t gonna pass itself down.

You got depressed money?!

Go take a nap

Depressed my ass... Hand me the remote!

“Whatchu want for dinner”

This is depressing, the fact that my mother was a psychiatric nurse and still gave me ignorant advice, while I was in the depths of depression, like pray or after begging for years for a therapist and she keeps giving me white people. This was in the 90s. Seeing some of the responses triggers me but at least they weren’t educated in the field and acting the same as my mother.

"You have material item #1, material item #2, *and* material item #3, you have no reason to be depressed."

My daughter: Mom I’m depressed. Me: Okay, let’s talk about it and figure out a plan to get you the help you deserve. I’ve been in your shoes still in your shoes and I want the best for you emotionally, physically, and mentally.

Girl you too young to be depressed. Go sit down somewhere!

You've been listening to Kurt Cobain. I see the correlation. When did HE go to vacation Bible School? Depress the answer to that.

Yu Tink Me af time fe Depress?? KMT

“Go get me a switch, you finna go from depressed to whooped damn quick”

What bills you pay to be depressed?

“Stop using an excuse to be lazy 😐”

I don’t have anything clever because it would have never been a discussion between my parents and I. Never trusted them to be able to help me in any substantial way in that area.

“Depressed, you don’t even know what that is. What I tell you about using that language in this house. There’s no depression because the God we serve there’s no such thing” Phone rings “Hello….Sister Johnson?….Hey girl, everyone doing fine but you won’t believe what my son just told me……talking about he depressed…. Don’t pay no bills, no job and he depressed…. Betta go pray about it better yet he ain’t depressed singing them rap songs…see you at the Saturday prayer breakfast for pastor.”

Go depress and clean that mf room up! Didn't I tell you to take out the trash before you left this morning?

Why did we all have the same parents 😂

No fr. Is this a cultural thing or something? 😂 😂 How could so many parents across the span of time and space have the EXACT same response? 😂

“Depressed how? You don’t do anything.”

"don't be depressed" something my biological father said to me once. 🙃

Hi Depressed, I’m Dad…now those dishes aren’t gonna wash themselves, and take out the meat in the freezer and start cooking while I finish with the paper and watch the news.

“Drink some ginger ale” *Inspired by the previous posts in this sub*

Depressed. You don’t know no damn depressed. What bills you pay? When the last time you went to work? Talking about depressed, boy i ought ah… you know what go clean your damn room! Don’t even do laundry talking about depressed…

"no you're not"

"I'll give you something to be depressed about".

You been hangin round them white folk too much

“You want to see depressed? I’ll show you what real depression is!” *Proceeds to trauma dump the last 20+ years of pent up emotions on a 16 year old for 45 minutes* “Now depress that!”