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This is a thread for posting about things that make you cry, ideally interesting ones. Sometimes you just need a good cry. Do be a pal and put content warnings before any that may be disturbing. You can also post about something that used to make you cry, but no longer does, and why. Thread Rule: If you're going to make fun of someone for the dumb thing that makes them cry, you MUST post the dumbest thing that makes you cry! Don't dish it out if you can't take it. I'll start with the dumbest thing that makes me cry. Plumber's Best Friend by Matthew Taranto It's maudlin as gently caress. It's incredibly geeky, and not in a cute way. It's the classic case of someone trying to inject pathos into a totally non-emotional video game scenario. And... it's a heartfelt expression of mourning by the creator for his recently-passed dog.  So it makes me cry every time. I literally welled up with tears opening the video to retrieve the link for this post. This one is not really dumb, it is obviously designed to make you sad. Content warning: Discussion of animal abuse. Also there's a kitten that is playing the part of a dead kitten but clearly is actually just asleep. "Kitten" by RSCPA I was just going to post this one as something that makes me cry but honestly it's really not as sad as I remember. In my memory it was just the voiceover and the footage of the sleeping (but actually dead (but really actually just sleeping)) cat, talking about how it did not deserve the treatment it received, ending with the double whammy of someone covering it with a blanket or something and the "never know how sweet life can be" line. I totally forgot about the scene with the human actors in the middle which honestly kind of ruins it for me. The actors are fine but it really kills the mood and shifts the momentum.
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Sep 26, 2023 04:07
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I can only really think of two things that make me cry recently. One of them is talking about my mom, who passed away about twenty years ago now, but managed to be inspiring and generous about her own death, something I didn't even know it was possible to be, and was probably one of the best humans I've ever known. The other, which probably pales a bit in comparison, is a bit near the end of Harrow the Ninth, where a character finally comes to terms with their loss, or at least as close as they're able to. Even on a re-read, the catharsis gets me choked up a bit, and a bit misty-eyed. This is possibly because I'm a dumb dork who really gets into books I read, but there you go.
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Sep 26, 2023 22:27
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Like 70% of Lilo and Stitch makes me weepy. This scene especially though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTZofMeIgTg
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Sep 27, 2023 01:15
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is Grave of the Fireflies cheating?
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Sep 27, 2023 01:30
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Nuns with Guns posted:Like 70% of Lilo and Stitch makes me weepy. This scene especially though: Yeah it's definitely movies I love What Dreams May Come destroys me Probably even more now that Robin is gone
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Sep 27, 2023 01:53
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maybealabia posted:Yeah it's definitely movies I love Oh, gently caress. I forgot, and once again its a "feels like cheating"-thing, but Up, man.
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Sep 27, 2023 02:11
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Oh, here's a real heartbreaker. So if you don't know Glenn Campbell, he was a country singer with a super long and successful career. He retired from music in 2010, but less than a year into his retirement he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He immediately went back on tour and performed until it progressed to the point where he could no longer perform. At some point in this time period he recorded his final studio album and his final original song. That song was not released until 2014, at which point he had left the public eye and been admitted to the long-term care facility where he would spend the rest of his days. Glenn Campbell - I'm Not Gonna Miss You
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Sep 27, 2023 02:25
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Sort of a combination of tears of heartwarmingness and deep sadness, but when PYF Cute Thread superstar Tater Tot died suddenly this piece of art gave me a lot of comfort  (spoilering just in case someone doesn't want to see reference to pet death of a little kitty.) https://twitter.com/kibbowle/status/1688424744981299200 Which is a reference to the last drawing of Louis Wain, which is a poignant story by itself 
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Sep 27, 2023 06:24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTu1R4b1yZQ
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Sep 27, 2023 08:18
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It's dorky as hell, I suppose, but the dream sequence in Pentiment when Andreas 'meets' August for the first time (in the game). Never before have ellipses been so emotionally charged.
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Sep 27, 2023 10:58
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Earlier this year - a few months before Sinead O'Connor passed away - Pink did this performance of Nothing Compares 2 U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLHGc1lO7_A I had never really thought twice about Pink before but she actually has a lovely voice
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Sep 27, 2023 23:37
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Sep 28, 2023 00:06
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also cock and ball torture
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Sep 28, 2023 00:06
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This Storycorps video ruined me the first time I watched it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNfvuJr9164 "I always said the only thing I have to give you is a poor gift and it's myself. And I always gave it." - That's the line that gets me, especially after the previous part of the video. Also, being a new parent, with an aging mother myself, this drat book kills me every time I see the cover: 
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Sep 28, 2023 03:43
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Alienwarez posted:Also, being a new parent, with an aging mother myself, this drat book kills me every time I see the cover: Nowadays the dumbest poo poo makes me cry. I guess I'm at that age. I'm lucky if I can get through Springsteen's "Downbound Train" or "The River" without getting choked up. We sing this song at church for holidays like Memorial Day and Veterans' Day and when war broke out in Ukraine, and I love it deeply and can't even think about it without crying: https://youtu.be/WDXNHPeRB0k (lyrics)
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Sep 28, 2023 04:27
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What? Unless I'm massively misremembering something isn't it just a normal children's picture book about a kid growing up to adulthood and eventually taking care of their (now elderly) mother?
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Sep 28, 2023 04:46
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Yeah, it's the whole "sneaking into your grown child's or elderly mother's house at night to rock them" part that made us nope out. My son and I promised each other we would love each other forever and all the other good stuff in that book, sans the late-night breaking and entering.
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Sep 28, 2023 14:20
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I remember reading that book a lot as a kid. I didn't take that "breaking into adult son's house to rock him to sleep at night" to be a literal thing but yeah there's a lot of discussion about how weird it is depending on how you take those bits.
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Oct 1, 2023 20:29
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Classic (non-sad) Sesame Street songs have made me cry, I think because an adult worked hard to make something fun for children without sacrificing quality. Like, "ABC-DEF..." is a really good and clever song, considering! "But somewhere in the middle It gets awful QR to me..."
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Oct 2, 2023 00:54
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0ffj__R4g
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Oct 2, 2023 00:59
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My dumbest one might be this new Yoasobi/Hatsune Miku video. I don't usually listen to vocaloids, it's just the journey of the main character that gets me in this one. Starts off with a head full of bad thoughts and listening to the funny robot girl sing inspires her to express herself artistically and it makes her happy again and aaaaaaa here I go again  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4AxMk3SGUY&t=5s
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Oct 2, 2023 07:29
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Here is a playlist of miso paste commercials that absolutely get me every time, especially the Home Sick Together one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOVe4VaWa-Y Edit also here's two songs that remind me of my childhood cat who we put down a few years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFnQaFVHdsE This song is about Mary Queen of Scots but towards the end of her life my cat lost the use of her legs and I would carry her bed to different windows for her to look out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RejzitkxBUA I would not, if I could, make this the end Be not angry It's hard to leave the good, to lose a friend Do not be angry 
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Oct 2, 2023 21:43
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Also, one time when I was PMSing I started sobbing thinking about the DIY ethic of the punk music scene
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Oct 2, 2023 21:45
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Just you wait. Perimenopause is a bitch.
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Oct 2, 2023 22:43
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They’re rather obvious, but the opening montage in Up, the final fight scene in Warrior, pretty much all of Band of Brothers episode “Why We Fight”, the film Philadelphia. I’m a basic bitch, it has to be said.
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Oct 2, 2023 22:46
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seconding most of Lilo and Stitch. also Happily Ever After Here We Are from the Steven Universe movie. Crying at songs from cartoons all day and feeling no shame
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Oct 2, 2023 23:52
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Edgar Allen Ho posted:seconding most of Lilo and Stitch. Most of the songs from SU, especially on a second+ rewatch once you know what's up Stronger Together Isn't it over here comes a thought The dang end credits Jeez what a good show
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Oct 3, 2023 01:23
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Ariong posted:Oh, here's a real heartbreaker. So if you don't know Glenn Campbell, he was a country singer with a super long and successful career. He retired from music in 2010, but less than a year into his retirement he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He immediately went back on tour and performed until it progressed to the point where he could no longer perform. At some point in this time period he recorded his final studio album and his final original song. That song was not released until 2014, at which point he had left the public eye and been admitted to the long-term care facility where he would spend the rest of his days. Yeah this is devastating as is the documentary about his last tour. I love me some Glen Campbell. Hirayuki posted:Classic (non-sad) Sesame Street songs have made me cry, I think because an adult worked hard to make something fun for children without sacrificing quality. Like, "ABC-DEF..." is a really good and clever song, considering! Sometimes my iPhone will play I Don't Want to Live on the Moon by Ernie which gets me every time. I can't bring myself to delete it even though my kid can almost drive and doesn't remember much about Sesame Street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIq8jLj5TzU But the absolute dumbest thing I tear up about is sometimes I get to watch The Price is Right and at the end sometimes Drew says "I love you" and for whatever reason it gets me
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Oct 3, 2023 02:43
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Lucas's climactic battle with Claus in MOTHER 3, especially the line "Lucas remembered Claus's smell." Oh my God, it destroys me. I only played the game once, maybe 14 years ago, and I can't even think about the line without falling apart. The game was advertised as making people cry, and boy, did it deliver.
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Oct 3, 2023 04:16
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I went to a GY!BE show a couple of weeks ago, and the live performance of World Police and Friendly Fire was so intense that half of us in the audience were just standing there with tears running down our faces. It was wild.
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Oct 3, 2023 09:30
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My father would sing You are my sunshine to me as a child. He died two years ago and the song still makes me cry. Here is a particularly good version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MevYCdn5S8
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Oct 3, 2023 14:41
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Goodbye Geno, Dreams of Window Stars from Super Mario RPG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1it3c_eu5cs This is my cliched "reminds me of when I was a kid"; Super Mario RPG was hella formative to me, established my love of JRPG games and orchestral soundtracks. I played it when I lived in America from when I was 6 to when I was 9, and it just reminds me of a much simpler time in my life. David Stewart's song Ordinary Miracle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATbqq0jy1lw The most famous version of this song was performed by Sarah McLachlan for the film Charlotte's Webb, which I've never seen, this is the original. It came up on some Spotify playlist I was subscribed to in November 2011, when I was making a desperate drive home from London to my hometown so I could be there as my childhood cat, Hobbes, was put to sleep. My family's local vet agreed to see him after hours to give me the best possible chance and I made it just in time for the appointment. Hobbes was my ordinary miracle; a rescue we happened upon when visiting a local farm back when we lived in the USA who came back with us to the UK, a constant companion through an extremely difficult adolescence and I was there for him at the end just as he was always there for me. I put this song on when I need a cathartic cry thinking about every miraculous thing that's happened in my life, or when I find myself missing Hobbes as I often do.
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Oct 3, 2023 15:57
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Marcade posted:My father would sing You are my sunshine to me as a child. He died two years ago and the song still makes me cry. Here is a particularly good version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MevYCdn5S8
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Oct 3, 2023 21:00
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In the entertainment world, my teary moment was from the 70s sitcom Soap and the end of Elaine's story arc. I'm spoilering in case you want to watch it yourself. She starts out as a spoiled brat daughter of a mafia don and then you learn why she ended up that way. Her sister died in a car wreck and her father told her he wished it had been her When she finally got to a good place she was shot by kidnappers and died in her husband's arms. "I'm home."
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Oct 4, 2023 01:02
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it was something about my kitty but it turns out i can't even type it out, cool cool edit: so there's something that makes me cry, i guess, is trying to write about my cat's rough kittenhood
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Oct 5, 2023 06:51
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Gravid Topiary posted:it was something about my kitty but it turns out i can't even type it out, cool cool Aw it's okay I'm the same way. We adopted my cat Moe a few months after he was born. The humane society employee informed me that Moes mom was put down the same day she gave birth to her litter and every time I think about that I lose it It's so stupid because it's just a stray cat, an animal I've never met, but I hope she'd like me and Moe
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Oct 5, 2023 18:08
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Punkinhead posted:Aw it's okay I'm the same way. We adopted my cat Moe a few months after he was born. The humane society employee informed me that Moes mom was put down the same day she gave birth to her litter and every time I think about that I lose it gently caress that's sad
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Oct 5, 2023 18:11
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a lot of music moves me to tears for various reasons. when i listen to this song, there's a 50/50 chance that i'll cry because it'll make me think of the abuse i experienced as a child. the vocal delivery is powerful, and the lyrics cut me to my core. if you're willing to look past it being an ABBA song (i think they're a genuinely amazing band, but i know not everyone enjoys them) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KcJx4OHFAk
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Oct 5, 2023 21:28
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I'll avoid music for right now, because that seems too easy, but I always get choked up when I come across the advice John Custer gives to his Son in the comic series "Preacher" by Garth Ennis: "Dont take no poo poo off fools..an' you judge a person by what's in 'em, not how they look...an you do the right thing. You gotta be one of the good guys, son: 'cause there's way too many of the bad."
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