This raccoon washing his cotton candy is already the saddest video of 2016

It's such a metaphor for our lives. This furry burglar just wants to eat some sweet, sweet cotton candy, but decides to give it a little rinse first. What follows is some of the saddest footage you've ever experienced on the Internet. Get ready. 

And just like all of our hopes and aspirations in life, the cotton candy melts before our eyes. God, we've never related so completely to a disappointed raccoon.

It's a guaranteed laugh every time. 

We've already watched this about 700 times with no signs of slowing down. Maybe all our dreams wouldn't melt into nothing if we didn't spend all day watching videos on the Internet, but we're not sure enough to risk it.