I smiled and cried simultaneously, as I watched Jaycee Dugard's recent interview with Diane Sawyer.
A lot of the initial reaction dwelt on the dubiousness of children's performances, especially the battle scene of toy soldiers performed by boys from a military academy -- which was probably like a hilarious summer camp production of the type that makes modern parents laugh and cry simultaneously.
I wanted people to laugh and hopefully cry, simultaneously.
For a start, there's The Fault in our Stars, a book that made me laugh and cry, sometimes simultaneously!
Put next to the best films in the series, "Only Yesterday" is a bit gentle and sentimental, and its ending, set to a Japanese version of "The Rose," may have you simultaneously crying and groaning.
They may, however, re-examine the amounts they're asked to donate to an institution that pays its top people lavishly while simultaneously crying poverty, posting deficits and urging fund-raising campaigns.
Most of it dealt with Ryan Reynolds looking sad, getting punched in the face and speaking in a voice that suggested he was simultaneously crying, laughing and straining for a poo.
If you're taking on or still paying off student loans yourself, you may find yourself simultaneously laughing and crying once you click play.
Last weekend, Erin Mulcahy (pictured above, simultaneously laughing and crying) was at Salisbury Beach in Massachusetts with her boyfriend Shawn Duncan (also pictured above, with the exact facial hair/expression, hair/sunglasses combo you would expect the kind of guy who beats up lifeguards to have).
