To have been so touched by this woman it made me cry?

[Megatron]

On way home from school with DS (7) and DD(5). A very elderly lady that I sometimes see round and about was coming the other way so I said 'hello' etc and she stopped to chat. She couldn't stop looking at DD and eventually said that she's seen us around before and that DD looks so like her own little daughter who passed away when she was 4 many, many years ago. She was so lovely and asked me if I minded if she touched DD's cheek. I said of course not, she touched her very gently on the cheek and a wee tear rolled down her face. It was heartbreaking and so touching. I'm well aware that this sounds very soppy but my heart ached for her. I'm still blubbing.

bloody hay-fever........

I do hope you bump into her again & can adopt her as a Granny, how did your DD react to her?

Oh dear, another one a bit sniffy too. Where are the tissues?

I used to work with people with severe dementia, and you would probably not be amazed to hear how many women who were otherwise very confused and disorientated would talk about needing to leave to pick up their children from school, or would cradle an object like a baby.

Maternal feeling runs very deep.

Not that I'm saying this lady has dementia.

Oh lordy

Awwww...........that is touching.

HOWLING this end

Bloody eyelash in my eye

Poor lady.

Jamie Your post brought a tear to my eye too.

Oh! That is so sad but so lovely. I'm glad you were sensible, OP.

25 years ago yesterday since my DS was born, 25 years ago tomorrow since he died. Likely to drown here.

Oh wicketkeeper I'm so sorry

I have a 4 year old dd and can't imagine how that lady must feel. :( wicketkeeper

Well done op your little random act of kindness has warmed the cockles of many... me included sniff

How nice of you, OP. Poor woman sniff

I don't know what to say.

That poor lady .

You did a lovely, lovely thing and it will have meant so much to her.

Don't be offended if she feels unable to "adopt" you, it might be a little too much if her dd looked like yours. Poor lady .

So sorry wicketkeeper.

Hot damn I appear to have cried all over the desk. Lovely and sad all at the same time.

I want to hug every mother who has lost a child, especially today and yesterday, the funerals of two little boys killed by brain tumours. I know the pain never goes away - and it's even more heartbreaking to realise just how sharp the pain remains.

Love to you all x

Thats made me cry. Bless you for letting her touch your dd's cheek.

Oh, that poor lady. How nice you were. You have brought a tear to my eye, too.

awww thats made me well up tear :(

xx

wicketkeeper hugs x

You did a lovely thing today megatron .

To listen to a bereaved mum and do her a small kindness is a wonderful thing .

Well done for feeling empathy and not for feeling freaked out which I know a lot of people would have been . She obviously saw something in you that she knew she could trust , thankfully she was right .

It has made me cry , but in a good way .