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Jonathan Foster's avatar

Another breath of fresh air! Thanks Kimberly.

As I get older, and I suppose feel closer to the world as the years pass, I'm far more easily tipped into tears than I used to be. Things people casually say in passing, or seeing a small kindnesses out of the blue, or songs or T.V adverts, or following a path of thoughts rising, all of it can spill tears as easily as the proverbial milk, which I would definitely cry about now ;)

Last summer my wife and visited the old square we first lived together. We sat in the cafe in the sun and ate something small and had a beer and it was so lovely that we both spontaneously started welling up and tearing like a couple of lunatics, except it's not lunacy, it's as you so beautifully say, an expression of our "heart’s glorious, irresistible mush."

I really like this In Defense Of ... series. That was a great read.

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Anna Schott's avatar

After reading this I vow never to feel embarrassed or angry with myself for crying during cheesy maudlin movies. I’ll just enjoy it! Thanks Kimberly

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