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I cried a few days ago because I couldn't face moving my stuff out of my house because of termites. I cried out of exhaustion from trying to make it so they wouldn't get termite gas on everything, especially my kid's stuff. I cried at the end of the day.
Yesterday. Love.
Really? We have to keep bringing up the Nobel debacle?
When I spilled hot fat on my hand a couple of weeks ago.
Recently watching (or trying to watch) 12 Years A Slave.
Reading Joe Biden’s son’s tribute to his late brother, Beau, at his funeral.
Watching the movie Everest.
Yesterday. Everything seemed impossible.
Three days ago, when my makeup artist poked me in the eye.
I cry at everything – adverts, Gogglebox, hugging my kids. I love crying: it’s like your pain is laughing.
When I heard the referendum result.
This morning, at the last school assembly of the year, because those tinies are so adorable.
On New Year’s day I was so hungover my hair actually hurt. I lay on the sofa with my daughter and we watched The Muppets for two hours and I cried with laughter.
A few nights ago I was crying in my sleep, dreaming of my dead parents.
Listening to the last 10 minutes of the podcast S-Town. It is one of my favourite reminders of what life is truly all about.
Yesterday, because grief creeps up on you.
Watching the film The Iron Giant slays me every time.
Yesterday: my daughter accidentally hit me in the balls.
Yesterday, talking about my brother, who passed away.
Yesterday, at my stepsister’s funeral. She was 78, an actor, and died of cancer.
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