People Are Posting The One Question They Got Asked That Broke Their Hearts

I'm sure there has been a time when someone asked you a question that broke your heart. Sometimes, this question comes out of the blue, and other times it follows a buildup or occurs during an emotional conversation.

Either way, there is no denying that some questions are devastating to receive, especially those that are hard to answer, as many of them are.

Sometimes, the question is asked innocently, with no intent to upset. Other times, someone asks something out of anger or frustration and inadvertently breaks your heart—or sometimes they do mean to.

Read on to discover "The Question" that has broken people's hearts.

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RelevantNostalgia

It was the first day of preschool for my three-year-old son—the first time he would ever be away from Mom and Dad at the same time.I brought him to the room and expected a meltdown, but instead, he confidently strutted, and I do mean strutted, into the classroom.Three hours later, I picked him up. He was okay until we got to the car when he said, in a quiet, sad voice, "I thought you were coming with," followed by an even sadder, quieter, "Why did you leave me?"

Sad realization

don_juicy

My ex asked me what I liked to do with my family growing up.It made me realize my family never did anything together, and I literally had no answer to such a basic question.

Teachers should know better!!

ape-with-keyboard

I have a stutter. When I was a kid, I had to read a page of a book to the class. I stuttered, and the teacher said, 'Can you even read?' That broke my 13-year-old heart. No one takes stuttering seriously.

Tears just reading it!

TheCurls

As we passed the toy aisle at the store, she said, "I know you don’t have much money right now, but maybe when you get some, we could come back and get a toy?"I was not doing well financially back then, and my daughter brought me to tears in the middle of the store.

Kids are way more observant than we give them credit for!

Clinodactyl

A few years ago, I was at a small family gathering. We had them fairly often—just me, my siblings, parents, and nieces and nephews.I remember going out back for a cigarette, and my niece asked, "Why are you always sad?" She would have been about six years old at the time.I was going through a horrendous mental period that involved a lot of alcohol, medication, and sleepless nights.Of course, I told her I was fine, just a little tired from working hard.I remember thinking about that interaction for the rest of the night.

Such an unnecessary comment

jake0719

"Why do you sound like that? Is that your real voice?"A mean girl was training me on the phones at work.I was so confident in my phone voice :(

Ooft

Parvanu

I had the 'fun' experience of seeing a friend I hadn't seen in a few years ask me, "So how’s your husband? He's not with you?" He had died a couple of years before that. That was not pleasant to answer.It doesn’t get easier to answer either—11 years later.

This is devastating

steeple_fun

When I worked in a juvenile residential drug rehab, a 12-year-old asked me why everyone had a problem with her boyfriend. He was 32.She had been so mistreated and abused that she legitimately couldn't comprehend the problem everyone had with their relationship.

This is so sad

missadinosaur

"Can I wish for my sister?" - A 10-year-old student of mine whose big sister died four years ago. We were working on an activity about dreams and aspirations for their futures.

Ouch

JustehOK

Oh, are you the girl with the hot sister?

Heartbreaking

downtownmischief

"Is this your room? You'd never be able to tell if a boy or girl lived here." This heavily implied that my lack of possessions and decorations equated to a lack of identity and personality when, in reality, my family was just poor.

This is cruel

prstele01

When I was 19, I hung out with a cute girl from my high school whom I never got to hang out with when we were in school. We had a great day together, and that night she asked, "Can we be like secret friends or something? I don’t really hang out with people like you."We never hung out again.

Yes, you do deserve better.

NotAPunishment

I finally got out of an abusive relationship after many years. When I finally did, my mom said, "You're a hard person to like, and nobody else will love you. Do you really think you deserve better?"

Yes, actually

justsomerandomyguy

"You've never beaten me or told me I couldn't do something. Is that normal?"My first girlfriend told me that. I have never felt such a wave of anger, sadness, and heartbreak wash over me like I did when I heard that.

I'd start bawling on the spot...

Babaloo_Monkey

My five-year-old niece asked, "Why am I so ugly that Mommy doesn't love me?"

That is (probably accidentally) brutal

stick_a_fork_in_it

I was having fertility problems and couldn’t get pregnant after four years of trying. A child once asked me, "Do you think there just aren’t any babies who want you to be their mother?"

Ice cream makes everything better

SpelingisHerd

I was at Coldstone with my friends who are married. I ordered my thing and went over to the cashier, and they asked me, "Are you alone?" For some reason, it just cut deep. They didn’t mean anything by it, but in that moment, I realized that I felt so alone, even surrounded by friends. Then I had ice cream and felt better.

Ooft

clearier

Someone asked if my child was my granddaughter. I was 32.

Hearing this over and over hurts

sd_glokta

"Is your friend single?"

Have you ever been asked a question that broke your heart? Tell us about it in the comments.

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