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What was the last thing you cried at?

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Shortbreadbaby · 16/12/2019 18:37

Today at the circus I was very emotional watching my niece enjoy the show and clap along. Then as the performers were singing Christmas songs at the end I released that they probably wouldn’t be seeing their family this year as the shows go on till Christmas Day. I just started weeping. Luckily it was fairly dark.
What was the last thing that made you cry?

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crosser62 · 16/12/2019 22:20

This morning,3am in the midst of a night shift.
2 things.
It’s Christmas and the young chap I was caring for has no family, no friends and £3.20 in his urine soaked trousers. Not a single soul knew he was ill. No one. He crawled out of his home and people walking past called an ambulance.
He could have died and no one would know or cared.
He is the most sweet and polite lad who just got ill.

Secondly a colleague told me that her sons best friend was at work. Told his colleagues that he was going to make a cup of tea and went and hung himself.
Proper, deep, gut wrenching couldn’t breath sobbing for that boy and his poor poor family.

Life is utterly utterly desperate for some folk.
We have absolutely no idea.

olivertwistwantsmore · 16/12/2019 22:24

@user27495824 - you are not the grief police. You don't get to say what people can be sad about. It does not make you a better person. 🙄

I cried today because my anxiety is so bad it's sucking all the joy out of life and sometimes I feel like it's just not worth me being here.

Thanks to everyone who is grieving.

SecretWitch · 16/12/2019 22:24

💐 for everyone on this thread.

Nobody has a monopoly on grief. It is not ok to tell others on the thread that their tears are shallow

I sobbed last Wednesday when my husband was transported to hospital for another wound infection. MRSA is a bitch. Diabetes is taking him bit by bit.

My tears were also for my 12 yr old daughter. She is terribly afraid for her dad. I am too.

Paddingtonthebear · 16/12/2019 22:35

This popped up tonight, it rings so true for me and always brings a tear to my eye

What was the last thing you cried at?
Pinkarsedfly · 16/12/2019 22:38

Longsleep I cried huge, wracking sobs at that film. Not many films have made me cry as much.

goingtotown · 16/12/2019 22:40

Terrence the lonely old man on BBC Breakfast today.

SuntanC · 16/12/2019 22:44

Same as a few folk here- cried at the wee man on the news who had spent 20 Christmases alone. Every time I hear O Holy Night, even though I love it, and I'm an atheist! Thinking about how awful it will be when I don't have certain people to share my Christmas and other times with. My love and best wishes go to all of you having a cry just now!

Pinkarsedfly · 16/12/2019 22:47

Paddington, that’s so lovely. Thank you for posting that. It’s my first Christmas without my dad this year, and we’ve just put up the tree while reminiscing.

Can I ask where it comes from?

Paddingtonthebear · 16/12/2019 22:50

This book

What was the last thing you cried at?
Paddingtonthebear · 16/12/2019 22:52

Sorry for your loss Flowers

Pinkarsedfly · 16/12/2019 22:57

Thank you, for the book and the kind words.

LER83 · 16/12/2019 22:57

Putting one of my beloved cats to sleep. It will be 4 weeks tmrw and I've cried everyday since. Feel so much guilt and have so many what ifs/should haves. Would do anything to have him back.

Yoohoo16 · 16/12/2019 23:00

This morning, whilst moving house. So stressful.

EarringsandLipstick · 16/12/2019 23:10

Christ @KenDodd

It would be really interesting to see if there were a spike in suicide that day.

No. It wouldn't be interesting - what a word to use 😳

Neither would it be evidential or causal - how to you propose measuring suicidal ideation linked to election outcomes 🤷🏻‍♀️

doodoodoodoodoolittlelulu · 16/12/2019 23:14

I have costochondritis. I fell on the stairs because Dcat (d stands for dickhead this time) decided to sleep in the middle on a step near the top and I stood on him. He was fine, I pulled my chest badly. Lots of pain. Managed to haul a heavy box out of the loft so DD could decorate the tree. More pain. Went to serve DD's roast dinner and tried to lift the table over to her. Pain got to maximum level and my arms went limp. Dropped her dinner everywhere. I was so mortified about ruining her dinner that I cried. I don't cry easily or often. Yesterday was a shitty day.

Cherrysoup · 16/12/2019 23:30

Crying at this thread. Hugs to all.

Yesterday, talking to my DH about his mum who is deep in dementia. She had no clue who we were on Saturday and then I bawled on leaving her because I was so sad my dad died when he had so much to live for and my DH’s mum is so much older and has no idea who we are, then I felt like a massive bitch for thinking it was unfair my dad had died and she was still alive. I felt so horrible about that and the state of her, not knowing who we were.😢

hussandchips56 · 16/12/2019 23:36

I work as a lunchtime supervisor aka a dinner lady, had to tell a child off, next day she came up and said sorry can I have a hug, comes up to me every day now and hugs me, makes my eyes leak. The simple things 😁

Trumpton · 17/12/2019 07:00

I cried reading this article and the kindness and love shown by LT staff .

secretldn.com/mind-the-gap-embankment-station/

It’s a lovely little story .

fishonabicycle · 17/12/2019 07:23

Missing my son - he's away travelling and will be gone for months 😭

AudacityOfHope · 17/12/2019 07:31

Watching my son sing in a play at the local theatre. He has had a bit of a tough year, and has developed a lot of tics, but he goes and does stuff like this anyway. He doesn't let his confidence dip. He's stronger than I've ever been, and I was just so bloody proud to see him up there.

RedRec · 17/12/2019 07:35

That 'mind the gap' story has just got me blubbing. Just lovely.

bluebells1 · 17/12/2019 07:38

Tears of joy: Election result

Sad Tears: When I spoke to my Nan on the phone. She is in another country visiting my aunt and I miss her to bits.

RickOShay · 17/12/2019 07:38

@crosser62. Just wanted to say that he has you. You see him. You care.
I know exactly what you mean about the lives of people who literally have nobody.

Also want to thank you Flowers

Lolacat1234 · 17/12/2019 07:46

Driving back from the school run yesterday and Coldplay's new song came on and made me cry. My mums an alcoholic and currently in hospital after having fallen over for the 4th time in a year and broken her pelvis this time. Feel like I've lost her even though she's still here and it's my babies first Xmas and she was supposed to be here but she'll be in hospital now. Feels completely hopeless but trying to be OK for my little family xx

Nogodsnomasters · 17/12/2019 07:52

Yesterday watching an information dvd about applying to become a foster parent. I feel I'm in for a rough ride if I cried at the info dvd....