The question
What most recently moved you to tears?Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
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Last week – A303 eastbound carriageway closures.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 14 December 2024 source ↗
Yesterday: my old dog, Kim, has cancer, and I have to let him die now.
Yesterday: my daughter accidentally hit me in the balls.
I teared up when I did a voiceover for my memoir while talking about my mother-in-law, whom I adored and miss so much.
While tracking wolves in Idaho, we came across a wolf carcass. It was likely the pack had been poisoned in a deliberate act. I am a hunter, but I respect wildlife and I also respect predators.
That further lessons await.
A ban on music in restaurants.
Somewhat disconcerting, but not unpleasant.
Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim, which was one of the set texts for my English literature A-level. I have almost finished it.
My local Tesco stopping stocking Häagen-Dazs Peanut Butter Crunch.
When George, Shirlie [the Wham! backing singer, whom Ridgeley dated] and I were knocking about as teenagers.
Bill Bryson, Sofia Coppola, David Arquette, Joan Collins, Rita Ora, Nish Kumar
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