r/MadeMeSmile • u/Firm-Blackberry-9162 • May 20 '26

ANIMALS Forever grateful

By @abbyandersonmusic

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u/Large-Damage-9508 May 20 '26

She had to return to her mom and dad after realising the forest ain't home but where her loving parents are

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u/Heirloomers May 20 '26

"He may have been your father, boy, but he wasn't your daddy"

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u/NoOfficialComment May 20 '26

That and the funeral scene makes me ball my eyes out.

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u/Jamvaan May 20 '26

Oh those scenes absolutely CRUSHED me. Grown ass man sniffling in public, truly an embarrassing display on my part.

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u/lycoloco May 20 '26

Normalize men crying at deep emotions that touch on our collective humanity.

Absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about there. There were so many sniffles, eye wipes, and other post-crying signs from men and women alike in my viewing of Project Hail Mary.

That's not embarrassing, that's a sign of quality writing and storytelling that we engaged with on a core level.

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u/Leumas_ May 20 '26

At this point I will cry at a particularly poignant cereal commercial. Something with actual emotional content? Forget it, I’m a blubbering mess.

I’m a middle aged dude who works construction.

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u/lycoloco May 21 '26

Honestly, same 😂 Middle age comes with a lot of living which leads to a lot of empathy and sympathy, if you're doing it right. That's for sure.

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u/Leumas_ May 21 '26

My last one was 3 days ago watching Bluey with my granddaughter. It’s the last episode where it looks like they’re moving from the family home. I told my daughter that she’s going to have to start screening her kid’s shows to make sure they’re appropriate for me. 😂

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u/lycoloco May 21 '26

Lmaooo I have absolutely heard this type of stuff about blueya, which I think is why it's popular with a large portion of people without kids, as well as the parents rather than just the children themselves

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u/onthenextmaury May 20 '26

I cried a few times at Project Hail Mary, but after an hour and a half I started to feel like I was in a hostage situation. I almost walked out of the theater multiple times.

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u/hauntedHyde May 24 '26

PHM made me cry so hard, even after the third viewing.

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u/lycoloco May 24 '26

Honestly, not shocking. It's a beautiful story turned movie that speaks so strongly to humanity through meeting an non-human extraterrestrial. Just an absolute masterpiece through and through

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u/hauntedHyde May 24 '26

100%, loved the book already, but Ryan and James knocked it out of the park. Best movie I've seen in theaters in a long while.

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u/DeadpoolOptimus May 20 '26

Not embarrassing my guy, just human.

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u/FranksHoorHouse May 20 '26

Lol. What does being a grown man have to do with anything?