What most recently made you cry?

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When I think of my mother. After my father left, she became an alcoholic and wallowed in resentment.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2016 source ↗

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The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
I last shed a tear when my nephew, who is under 10, announced that he was learning the trombone. When I was about the same age and wanted to learn the trumpet, a music teacher said: “The trumpet isn’t for you. You’ve got too-thick lips.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 September 2025 source ↗

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