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* TheUnfavorite: It can be sad to see someone not be loved by their parents as much as their siblings.
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* LastMomentTogether: Two people, be it lovers, family, or friends, will never be able to see each other again.
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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Seeing a parent outlive their child is seldom anything besides tragic.

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* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Seeing a parent outlive their child, especially when the parent actually cared about their child and the child's death wasn't the parent's fault, is seldom anything besides tragic.
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* StarCrossedLovers: Two lovers for some reason cannot be together.

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* StarCrossedLovers: Two lovers for some reason cannot be together.together, with the couple being unable to be with each other in spite of how deeply they love each other surely making for a most tragic circumstance.
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* FamilyExtermination: Seeing an entire family get wiped out is often very upsetting.
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* DiedInIgnorance: A character dies believing a falsehood, be it a [[LetThemDieHappy comforting lie]] or an emotionally-destroying one.
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Saying that something IS this trope barely tells us anything. Revising The Woobie entry to better explain why it's on the Tearjerker index.


* TheWoobie '''is''' from this trope.

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* TheWoobie '''is''' TheWoobie: A character audiences feel sorry for due to how unfortunate and miserable they are, with tearjerker moments often occurring from seeing the misfortunes and mishaps this trope.poor person is forced to put up with.
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* TheFellowshipHasEnded: To see a group disband and go their separate ways at the story's conclusion, especially after seeing how powerful and close their camaraderie can be, is often very despondent.
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Revising the Abusive Parents entry, since not all parents are biologically related to their children.


* AbusiveParents: Being horribly mistreated by the very people who gave you life is traumatizing.

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* AbusiveParents: Being horribly mistreated by the very people who gave you life or raised you is traumatizing.
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Some tear-jerking moments, especially of deaths, can wind up being [[NightmareFuel horrifying or traumatizing]] as well. Compare HarsherInHindsight, which may be a Tear Jerker in and of itself. Contrast SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments, which can induce tears for more positive reasons, although they can overlap.

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Some tear-jerking moments, especially of deaths, can wind up being [[NightmareFuel horrifying or traumatizing]] as well. Compare HarsherInHindsight, which may be a Tear Jerker Tear-Jerker in and of itself. Contrast SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments, which can induce tears for more positive reasons, although they can overlap.
overlap. Also contrast TearDryer, which can counter a tear-jerker.
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* TragicHero: A flawed character who's doomed to fail.

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* TragicHero: A flawed character hero who's doomed to fail.
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* YoureNotMyFather: It can really sting to see someone deny that their parent or parental figure is their parent to said parent or parental figure's face.

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* YoureNotMyFather: It can really sting to see someone deny that their parent or parental figure is their parent to said parent or parental figure's face.face, especially if the person's legal guardian wasn't abusive in any way and actually cared about the child they raised.
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A lot of people don't know this, so it should be mentioned here (and in the other articles for moment reactions)

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Furthermore, keep in mind that meta examples aren't allowed in moments pages. Moments are for things that happen within a work. Things pertaining to the creators, the work's development or the work's critical and commercial reception, while you may think are tear-jerking and we might agree, are outside the scope of this audience reaction. Plus, citing such events as a Tear Jerker could in many cases be considered [[LoopholeAbuse an attempt to bypass the Real Life example ban]].
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*AwfulTruth: The truth is sad/horrifying.
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*** HeroicSacrifices
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* BeyondRedemption: A character gives up on trying to redeem a villain.
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* BusCrash: Revealing that a character who was phased out of the show had died since their departure is usually very sad.

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