When's the last time you cried unexpectedly?

[GKon]

I'm so sorry friend many hugs

That's so thoughtful of you. Thank you so much <3

 

[Derry Murbles]

For context, a loved one deals with some pretty heavy mental health struggles.

Was watching a show last week with said loved one where a character tried to take her own life. I kept myself pretty subdued but it was obvious. Had to pause it for a few minutes.

 

[Tom Bomb]

I go off all the time

Not a big sook like I used to be. Most of the time they're tears of joy. The best things in life are free(king moving — witnessing, sharing the struggle and sometimes the overcoming — make no bones about it. I'll shed a tear, in any event)

If this has to do with current events, i wholeheartedly agree

 

[STRMan]

Just this past weekend my wife and I went to the Kennedy Space center visitors complex in Canaveral, FL. In the space shuttle building, there was this display honoring the Challenger and Colombia crews. I got a little choked up when seeing some of the personal items from some of the crew members. At the end of this isle, I turned left and saw some more items. I was about to walk out, and my wife said "I think there's another room here." I doubled back and walked into this last room. It was an actual panel recovered from the side of Challenger, and the frames from the main windows recovered from Columbia. I started bawling like a baby. I'm getting choked up all over again just typing this.

 

[Ostie]

Not unexpectedly, but last year I lost both of my beloved cats within a two month period. I was a mess for weeks. Months, actually. I still miss them, but I have two new feline friends in my life now. They helped me overcome the sadness and depression.

 

[MonetBass]

I probably won't sob out loud at my parents' funerals, but that opening sequence in the Pixar movie Up sure got me.

Same here. While watching that, I thought of my wife and I growing old together but the inevitable end.

We saw "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the theater. When the end credits started rolling and "The Show Must Go On" started playing, I completely lost it. I guess the movie was that powerful to me, being a big Queen fan.

 

[Stewie26]

My wife and I were recently in a dog rescue facility to make a monetary donation. As I walked through the area where all the dogs needing adoption were, many made eye contact with me giving that please take me home look in their eyes, I could not help but tearing up. That said, if you are in the position to provide a good loving home for a rescue animal, then please consider.

 

[Jefenator]

Same here. While watching that, I thought of my wife and I growing old together but the inevitable end.

We saw "Bohemian Rhapsody" in the theater. When the end credits started rolling and "The Show Must Go On" started playing, I completely lost it. I guess the movie was that powerful to me, being a big Queen fan.

The inevitable, natural separations always get me.
Another one that got me was the Edith Piaff biopic, La Vie En Rose. Toward the end when she sings Non Je Ne Regrette Rien. What an exquisitely bittersweet blend of genius, beauty, tragedy and defiance!

 

[The Golden Boy]

Not unexpectedly, but last year I lost both of my beloved cats within a two month period. I was a mess for weeks. Months, actually. I still miss them, but I have two new feline friends in my life now. They helped me overcome the sadness and depression.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

I'm very glad you found new friends to have with you!!!

 

[The Golden Boy]

I was thinking specifically of Folgers:






And then...



(edit- let's be a little more subtle)

 

[BadSanta1281]

I only cry at the end of Overhaulin' when the guy gets his car back from Chip Foose.

I'm not sure if it's because I'm happy for them or jealous that it's not my car that got overhauled.

 

[the general]

 

[Element Zero]

We lost my mother in law back in May. My 5 year old and I were talking about the term “old friends” and it got me thinkin about people I haven’t talked to in years, some alive, some not, and I started thinking about her and lost it at the table during lunch. Miss you so much Sue.

 

[macaroni tony]

We lost my mother in law back in May. My 5 year old and I were talking about the term “old friends” and it got me thinkin about people I haven’t talked to in years, some alive, some not, and I started thinking about her and lost it at the table during lunch. Miss you so much Sue.

 

[fhm555]

It’s been a while, but my fear these days is I’m going to start crying and never stop.

 

[Eddie Jones]

I recently had to euthanize two of my senior dogs within 3 weeks of each other. It literally killed me inside. I had them so long and they were my heart dogs. BabyGirl and LilaBelle. The death of a dog gets to me more than almost anything.

 

[hbarcat]

Yesterday, I watched a newer video clip of Geddy Lee doing an interview about his new book "My Effin' Life". In the interview, he discussed in detail about how he and Alex dealt with Neil being sick and his eventual death after three years of brain cancer.

Geddy got choked up talking about it and it triggered a few tears myself.

I'm not the type of person who makes heroes out of famous people, but Neil Peart was a rare exception. I've read all of his books and they've really moved me in a profound way. I respected him immensely as a musician, a philosopher, and a person, and the news of his death genuinely devastated me.

He endured multiple tragedies in his life and persevered despite it all, only to be taken at such an early age from a horrible disease just as he was beginning to enjoy retirement from 40 years of RUSH by spending time with his new family. It was so unfair.

 

[kesslari]

It's hard for me to cry for myself, though I cry pretty easily for others' pain.
I got pretty choked up at the market last week. I recently was diagnosed with renal cancer (don't worry, prognosis post-surgery is good). The music channel in the supermarket played Warren Zevon's "Keep Me In Your Heart For A While", and followed it with Leon Russel's "A Song For You", both of which are sung to a lover about when the singer has passed. Ouch.

 

[bigdaddybass12]

When's the last time you cried unexpectedly?
I can’t say unexpectedly, but been really sad today. I live about 5 hours from my parents. We had thanksgiving with them, came back home today. My dad is 99 and mother is 88. Sad leaving this time.

 

[themickster]

I'll go first.

They put out a Power Rangers movie on Netflix with much of the original cast. It was pretty cool to see, every bit as campy and corny as it was back when i was 9 years old. It was awesome.

i was explaining callbacks and inside jokes to my wife, much to her delight

Anyway. At the end of the movie they played a clip from one of the original episodes where they were all singing and playing acoustic guitar. Many of the now-deceased cast members were focused on.

I cried uncontrollably for the next 20 minutes. Nothing but a heap of bawling man on the bedroom floor.

Surely I can't be the only person this has happened to

My last time was three weeks ago at open mic, when someone read a poem about what Body Dismorphia does to her.