Elmo was not expecting it to open a yawning chasm of despair. By Callie Holtermann On Monday the X account for Elmo, the fuzzy red monster from “Sesame Street,” posed a softball question to ...

With one social media post, Sesame Street's Elmo provided millions of his fans with the opportunity to feel safe, seen, heard and loved.

Generally, when someone asks “How are you doing,” you don’t actually tell them how you’re doing.

"Elmo, I'm gonna be real with you, I don't think I can keep living like this," commented one X user on Elmo's post. "I feel like Oscar the Grouch in a world of Elmo's." "Elmo, I just got laid off ...

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 a.

"Elmo I’m gonna be real I am at my f---ing limit" "Elmo I’ve got to level with you baby we are fighting for our lives" "Elmo each day the abyss we stare into grows a unique horror. one that ...

Elmo of the film "Being Elmo" poses for a portrait in the Fender Music Lodge during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival on Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 in Park City, Utah.