The question
What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
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When our baby took to the boob for the first time: happy tears at him having his first feed, but also sad at the thought of how many more boobs he’ll seek out before he’s truly happy.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 March 2015 source ↗
Driving the other day; thinking about being 19 and being in prison, tears came to my eyes.
Funerals and, annoyingly, athletics medal ceremonies.
Two and a half weeks ago, when a loved one was going away. Separations never get any easier.
When I was recording a track called May, about my mum.
At college: missing lectures to rehearse plays and go daytime drinking. Oh, and the baby’s birth.
The baby monitor. Followed by my own fake snores.
On an iPhone, why can’t you close all open apps at once, rather than flicking through them all?
Monster Mash, by Bobby Pickett.
Julie Andrews, Pauline McLynn, Tom Ellis, Edward Fox, Alison Steadman, Michael Ball
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