I looked through my Facebook. Was surprised I looked miserable in almost every photo all the way to pictures of me being SIX. I look so miserable through every single year of being a kid. And what do the comments from my family say?
"Wow, she always looks so happy, aha." "Why doesn't she smile more? -Mother- should tell her to." "I hate when kids refuse to smile for pictures. It's so bratty." "Lol, look at this moody teen!" "Someone make her smile! Not smiling is rude and hurts other people's feelings. It's selfish."
My entire family made fun of and BULLIED me for being depressed. I remember one pulling me aside twice during Christmas to ridicule me for not smiling. She was so pissed that I was being "purposely rude" by not laughing at ppl's jokes. I was called ungrateful, selfish, rude, bratty, "a witch," and told I was bad for making everyone feel sad. I was made fun of for wanting to sit away from everyone, alone. By my adult family!
Anyone else have this experience? Of not only EVERY adult failing to help you, but also making it worse? It's so depressing. Christ.