To ask what irrationally makes you cry?

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Mine's the bloody "In The Night Garden" intro. Every bloody night.

Old men alone. People who can't afford their shopping. Homeless people with dogs.

Gin.

Walked in to the sitting room to see dd who was watching CBeebies just 10 minutes ago. Stumbled out the room about 2 minutes later muttering "where's that fucking thread?"

Tee and Mo go to sleep song just finished me off after a long and difficult few days. It wasn't life or death stuff but hard and I am tired. The whole time I had used dd as my "well look, life is grand whatever"

Woman on a wire I was. I just fell off the wire and twanged my weepy bone

Ambulances and fire engines driving past, I always think what people who are waiting for them might be going through. It can never be good.

Isittimeforcoffee your post has made me cry! Can't imagine how hard that must have been did you!

Silent night does it for me every time, especially if it's a child singing it. I think it's because I've had to work a lot of Christmas Eve nights and something tragic always happens.

Call the midwife..every single episode

Anything I watch at the theatre. Every time I go to a gig. Whether it be comedy or music. It's strange. I become overwhelmed with these emotions and have to hide the fact my eyes are sweating. Otherwise people would think I was mad.

Just thought of another:
Blu Hors Matine's famous dressage performance at the world championships in 2007 or 2008.
She gave her all. It's incredible. On YouTube.

WhatamessIgotinto I wish you taught at our school.

Peggy

Passmethecrisps- me too. Was only half watching while DS was in his post Night Garden stupor and I was in floods by the end of it.

Oysterbabe got me with the NICU fridge. I'll never forget me and DH slumping down the corridor at 3am to try and feed DS and then pump and passing a couple exactly like us (seriously same age, same clothes style etc) going to catch a few minutes sleep and then doing the reverse an hour later.

Singing the line in Annie "Santa Claus we never see, Santa Claus whats that? whose he?"

and "Do they know it's Christmas time at all"

Both make me sob!

Old men wearing short sleeve shirts, so the sleeve is all baggy on their arm.

The goodnight song on CBeebies.

Forgot Away in a Manger. Gets me every time!

So many things on this thread. Although I agree with Dudsville in that I cry a little every day and have come to accept that this is OK. The women on my Mum's side are all the same. My Nan used to say that our bladders were too close to our eyes. Similar to another poster, I think!

Radiohead's Creep is guaranteed to set me off.
DS brought a book home from nursery called Tom The Wish Cat (I think). I had to leave the room to compose myself so I could carry on reading. DS is 11 now but I still well up at the very thought of it.
I work with older people and have done for 25 years. I love looking at their old photos. Seeing them looking young and beautiful. It always makes me cry. Not because they are now old though. They always talk of their happy times around the photo and I cry because it's so lovely.

Although the thing that really gets me is if I get called out to someone in the night. I sort out the problem, then help them into bed, if they want. I always say 'Night night'. And they always say 'Night night' back. If I know them well I will say 'sleep tight' too. This ALWAYS makes me shed a tear. I have no idea why.

The film Greyfriars Bobby. I have no idea why. The dog doesn't die and I've never had a dog. I don't have any family or friends with a dog either. I even sobbed my heart out reading the book.

I've just thought of another one - the scene in An Officer And A Gentleman where Sgt Foley is shouting at Zack saying 'I WANT YOUR D.O.R' Eventually Zack shouts 'I ain't gonna quit. I got nowhere else to go.' . Set me and Mother off every single time.

The Great Fire of Pontypandy

"Herman from Guess Who" had me roaring with laughter. I forgot what he looked like so googled and can see what you mean! I think I felt the same way about George.

And the awful Mentos/Flamingos/No Limits advert and getting upset because of embarrassment for whoever thought of the idea!

Look at him - he has nobody!

Another dog one - the film, My Dog Skip, had me in floods. And I hate dogs.
And Harry Chapin songs, all of them. Cats in the Cradle, welling up even now.
Poppy Fields in France.
Emma Thompson and the Joni Mitchell CD.
Alan Rickman being dead.
DItto Bob Hoskins and Ian Dury.
Really great sex.
Jeff Buckley's version of Hallelujah.
Cling film that doesn't do the right thing.
The bit in Little Woman where Beth dies.
Mozart's Requiem.

Marching bands

Tubby the Tuba- mostly because it used to make DS weep when he was a little boy.

That advert which is a flash mob of people arriving at the airport.

I'm eight months pregnant with baby number one and decided to read bump the board book "on the night you were born" yesterday. Dear god SOMEONE should have warned me about that one! I cried so much I have myself a migraine and had to go for a lie down! They need to put a warning on the cover or something!

elderly people shopping alone - the gentlemen and the tin of curry further up the thread has me absolutely WEEPING.

The end of Arthur Christmas where they play the lovely song about being happy and the credits tell you about what the characters have been up to, then up on the screen pops "and they were happy" or words to that effect. Absolutely breaks my stone cold heart.

Flash mob YouTube videos.
RSPCA adverts
Brass bands
One born every minute
Snowflake by Paul Gallico
The Happy Prince and the Selfish giant by Oscar Wilde

The snowman - can't bear the ending even now.

One day more - les mis

Stars - Les Mis

Bicentennial man - I am inconsolable for 20 minutes after that film. It snaps me in half.

Dead Poets - oh captain my captain.

Oh, so very many things...
The end of Schindler's List when they put stones one the grave
Plenty of old black & white films - Whistle Down the Wind and Mandy in particular.
And yes, the vulnerability of the elderly.
I do love a good cry though.

Another one - Les Mis, Empty Chairs And Empty Tables. I know what it's really about but it just makes me think about my family and all those who aren't here .