things that bring tears to your eyes.

Yesterday I read this story aloud to my husband and had to really concentrate to stop myself from breaking down as I did so. It was such a simple gesture, but the urge to reach out is one I really relate to; I had to go and visit my muslim (foster) boys just for some shared reassurance.

Yes. Gonegirl. I have no tears left which is terribly frustrating when I have had good reason to weep. I have a thing called Sjogren's syndrome which causes (among other things) dry eyes and a dry mouth - and sometimes great exhaustion. Oddly enough, the tennis player, Venus Willliams has this affliction. I don't know how she has the energy to play nowadays. Maybe her rheumatologist has better remedies than mine!

Anything to do with animals. Can't watch:
- Black Beauty
- Ring of Bright Water
- The Incredible Journey
- Anything Lassie related
- Most wildlife progs, esp. Attenborough who seems to revel in gore
- Those adverts for animal charities on satellite channels

At our service this morning the minister told of a woman who had not spoken to her father for years following a difference of opinion. She then learnt he had died and she cried.
A friend asked her if she was crying because her father had died. She replied, " No, I am crying because it is now too late to put right the disagreement that caused us to fall out in the first place."
This really brought home a salutary lesson to me.

My dear old mum has been very ill for sometime and I suspect this will be our last Mother’s Day. She has been very difficult for the last 8 years since dad died and in a way I lost her then too. She hasn’t been able to cope without him and she gave up being our mum and so began the role reversal of child/carer, carer/child, which happens to many of us. I’m going to make Mother’s Day a joyous day of celebration of the the loving, wise incredible woman who I have had as my mum for 60 plus years and not the shell of the woman she has become.

It used to be almost impossible to make me cry. Now I only have to see a photo of a kitten and I'm off. Embarrassing. I can't seem to tell a story that's the slightest bit emotional before I'm off and can't get the words out. And I only have to hear someone mention giving birth or see it on tv and I'm in floods of tears. What's happened to me! I've gone soft!

I lost my Mum to cancer when I was 8 so I have very few memories. Was so envious of my teenage friends moaning about their mothers.

I'm crying as I type this. My mum died 10 years ago, she had dementia and was in a home but I wasn't with her when she died. I'd been with her the evening before and told her how much I loved her but I will always regret that she died alone.

Does anyone else find they can't cry actual tears anymore? Physically? It's as though there's no wetness left in there.

I sat and watched my Mum die on Mothering Sunday, there are always a few tears on the day, no matter the date. Any unkindness to adult children or grandchildren brings tears, often of rage at the injustice. I cope better with their illnesses. No logic to emotion.

I can't work out if I've got the sums right there. She was 45, I was 19 at the time, and I'm 77 now. Too hard for this brain this morning.

I agree with you travelsafar. My mother died fifty eight years ago today actually. I still take flowers to the grave every birthday and Mothers Day. And a wreath at Christmas.

She missed so much of her, and my, life.

There are plenty of worse traits Rosina and I think women are prone to both nostalgia and sentiment especially as they age, just one of those things.
I believe it’s best to block any sad memories if possible and not wallow in them ( I have a friend who constantly lives in the past.)

I was told that being sentimental and nostalgic are the two worst traits to have; I can think of worse personally but I have both of these, and can cry buckets at memories, and the usual culprits like children singing, their happy, bright faces and the simple things that make them full of joy. Yes, old people struggling and bent, unkindness - the list goes on. However, the one that I cannot understand is that'Danny Boy' - possibly the most mawkish and sentimental song ever - can make me SOB! Must be something handed down from my Irish roots.

It’s part of the ageing process unfortunately, becoming easily upset, sentimental and so on.
Real tragedies ( especially involving children) have always upset me though.

My daughter would feel that she has failed if she doesn’t make me cry on Mother’s Day, birthdays etc ! In fact all my 3 make me cry with the wonderful things they put in my cards, and even all their partners contribute and make me feel extra special. I have always been a cry baby with happy news, sad news, nostalgia, weddings etc I used to find it very hard to remain professional in my past career, listening to people’s tragic life stories .... bit of a sponge for others grief !

Tragedies like the New Zealand massacre set me off every time. And children voices singing, I just love them and yet it always makes me shed a tear.
And, anybody singing "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".... that song has me in floods .

Sometimes a news item either seen on TV or read about in the newspaper can bring tears. I can't bear to watch 'Casualty' on TV as these awful accidents are the sorts of things that can happen to anyone's family member or members. I don't cry about it though, just don't watch it.

Mother's Day is always hard - I still have my mum (88) but my own 2 daughters cut me out of their lives 10 years ago when I remarried - he is younger than me and they took an instant dislike as they will now have to wait longer for their inheritance, they told me! One was already married, the other has married, I found out via a friend on social media, and evidently I have 2 grandchildren (one each). I cry for all of them, I don't know where they live but texts and email over the years have gone unanswered. It's very hard at times but it's their decision and I just have to live with it.

In church this morning singing a favourite hymn i suddenly felt tearful about the people in the mosque in Christchurch especially the children. I had to nip outside for a bit. Then I told myself off for being self indulgent when it was the people who were suffering.
I think NZ will never be the same again. Sadder and maybe more on the alert but more inclined to reach out and help.

I too always cry at nativity plays. Tears seem to spring to the eyes so much more easily nowadays.

I was in the hairdressers yesterday chatting to a woman I had never met before. She had been adopted and told me the story of how she met her birth mother. Tears came into my eyes and she said'Oh dear I've made this lady cry'. I felt daft.

I try to avoid anything too sad on the t.v. nowadays and am thinking of coming off facebook because of the awful animal suffering that is featured on there. There was a terrible story about a poor little dog that had never been able to lie down and would try to sleep standing up. It did have a happy ending but I am trying to get it out of my mind because everytime I think about it I am in tears.

The cruelty in the world seems to affect me so much more lately that I feel I won't be sorry to leave it.

There's rarely a day that passes when I don't end up blubbing, these days.
I can see someone limping along with their shopping bags and it sets me off.

I still cry because I miss my Gran who died 40 years ago. We were so close and I wasn't with her at the end.

harrigran that's brought a tear to my eye. I would be the same.
Thoughts and memories, children in nativity plays, Welsh male voice choir singing (I'm English) and a lot of what we see on the news. Disregarding politics.

Mothers day kills me my mum and i loved cards id spend forever choosing the right one and she'd cry when she read it, miss her so so much ?

They are so resilient aren’t they glamma ? My DGD’s right leg has been known as “her super leg” ever since.