Jeb Bush just told a bunch of kids how his dad sent him 'into a deep, spiraling depression for days'

Can someone ask Jeb Bush if he's okay? During a Q&A with young students at a Manchester, New Hampshire, charter school, things took a sharp turn when the former Florida governor (and floundering Republican presidential candidate) began talking about his father, former President George H. W. Bush:

Well — okay. Dark! And how'd the rest of the Q&A go?

Bush also bestowed some wisdom to the children, which at this point one can only hope he's following himself:

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Stay strong, Jeb! Jeva Lange

Correction: This article originally stated that the students were in third grade. They were, in fact, from a variety of grade levels, many much older than third grade.