To be unable to read this book to my children?

[AudTheDeepMinded]

Took my 3 DSs to the museum today. Eldest is going to be learning about WWI soon and there was an exhibition about local soldiers. Bought a lovely book in the shop entitled 'Where the Poppies Now Grow' to share with them. Only I can't read it, I tear up on page one, my throat closes and I can't get the words out. It just makes me feel indescribably sad. I had the same problem with 'War Horse' and 'No Matter What'. Does anyone else have this problem or am I just very wet?

A monster calls. I was reading it on the tube and was sobbing.. snot and every thing!
First time I read Peepo to my daughter a
I cried.

Dogger
Velveteen Rabbit
Goodbye Mog
Snowman and the Snowdog

I'm sure there are others as well but these ones get me every time!

A doggyin the doorway, who shouldn’t BE there.....

coolcarrie Jennie, by Paul Gallico...

Dogger!! Not what you think. Boy loses favourite cuddly toy. Boy finds toy! Boy loses toy again due to rubbish adult. Big sister makes huge sacrifice. The drawings are what will kill you.

Once There Were Giants used to get me every time - DS is grown up now, so I haven't had to brave it for a while!

This is the one that gets me-my throat dries up and I can’t speak! Every time!

Paper Dolls
The Lorax.

Every time.

Gangster Granny had the grandchildren sobbing a few Christmases ago. Was due to go in for breast cancer op on 27th and had been going to tell them that it might mean I wouldn't be around much longer but the old girl beat me to it. I lost my nerve and said nothing.. Just as well I suppose.

This happens to me big time. I don’t think it’s a bad thing to cry about these things in front of your children. War is devestating. There is something wrong with you if you don’t feel sad thinking about it. Tearfulnessisnt an unnatural or unhealthy response to war.

the first not suitable for children but worth a watch.

The second is Calvin and Hobbes

epilogue

Black Beauty. It's fucking horrific
( I know that was the point)

Once There Were Giants also gets me, and Paper Dolls.

I am not usually a very emotional person at all but I read those books and sobs just appear from absolutely nowhere!

Flashingbeacon also taken by surprise at Gangsta Granny. It was all so fun and jolly japes til that point...

Velveteen rabbit has been banned from our house after me and DD sobbed so much at it.
Giraffes can't dance and keep love in your heart little one, I can't read that book to DD without sobbing it's a beautiful book.
I do cry at everything though

Bye Bye baby . The old uncle IS my lovely dad in our garden he loved so much .
Oh I miss him so much !
He stayed at home until the end and I “see” him every day . Especially when the garden is full of his great- grandchildren who he never met .
I think the illustrator must have seen him !

The mousehole cat.
My dh can’t read it to our ds without sobbing.

@Fredthefrog Monster Calls is such a wonderful book, but it didn't make me shed a bit of a tear. I SOBBED, PROPER HOWLED, face in hands job.

@pawneeparksdept the grief is so visceral. My dad died when I was young (quick, not cancer) and it takes me back to that time and then piles on his grief. Amazingly written and the story around it's creation is also so sad.

Oh yes. Gangsta Granny. I was diagnosed with breast cancer when DS1 was 5, DS2 was 3 and DD was 8 weeks. That Christmas DGPs gave us that book.
My oldest knows about the cancer and we're helping him through it. I suss what Walliams is up to and thank fuck I do. What do you do?
We read the story, while weeping lots. DH, me, DS1 and DS2, who wasn't quite sure why he should be sad.
I have mentioned it to the grandparents since. They were and are oblivious about many things.

Can’t believe no one has mentioned The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey.
All of it, but especially the end where he needs to carve a happy baby and a mummy looking down at him with love, and for the first time in years he gets out the picture of his wife and child and cries.

Yanbu at all , does it matter if you children see you cry at something as horrific as world war? Fwiw I can’t buy any clothing that is white and blue stripes, always reminds me of boy in the striped pyjamas, that makes me want to cry.

I am clearly a heartless bitch as I can read The Snail and the Whale with total indifference.

I second Bye Bye Baby. Has me bawling EVERY TIME.

Same here about indifference to the Donaldson snail and whale. I cry at lots of books mentioned here but have never even had a flicker of emotion in response to that one.

Freaking Velveteen Rabbit!

Struggled through it once in absolute bits and never read it again😁
told ds2 he could read it once he learned to read😁😁
'How much ilove you' and 'Snail and the whale' were a bit sniffy too.

I hear you- WW2 is particularly treat provoking for me.

I have no ability to hold back tears, just can’t do it, have tried to practise.
Today in a music lecture a composition/ video with the ‘last post’ was spring on me, just before the end of the lecture. Tears, snorters, alsorts! 😢