What do you cry about?

[Anonymous]

I cry when I read fiction. And when my kids are hurt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used to just cry when a dude broke my heart. Now that I'm a mother I cry at every single fucking thing in life.

+1. Happy or sad. I am so easily moved to tears by everyday human kindness and cruelty.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I cry over anything children + suffering whether war, illness (st Jude's hospital or ebola or the like), abuse, neglect, starvation, and the list goes on.

I think once you become a mom, you feel like every kid is a "little bit" yours.

That's so very true.

[Anonymous]

When I was a kid, I rarely cried at all.
But in college, I started going to therapy, and came to see how emotional I truly am. Now I cry at the drop of a hat. Steel Magnolias, videos of soldiers' surprise homecomings, when I miss my dead Grandpa at happy family events. I often cry at weddings when the bride cries. But I didn't have any urge to cry at my own. When I get overwhelmed, I emotionally shut down and don't really feel anything.

I actually cried today because my work supervisor severely chastised me. Fortunately, I was able to keep the tears from falling until I left the room.

[Anonymous]

I don't cry. Nothing is bad enough to cry over. When a family member dies ill cry. That will be horrible. Other than that? No.


I would cry over sad movies, but I don't watch sad movies.

[Anonymous]

I cried recently when a man I cared about yelled at me. In front of him, which was the worst.

I cry over my books, I read a lot of deeply disturbing and sad things.

[Anonymous]

I cry in church, when they sing.

[Anonymous]

Crying hits me sometimes, totally out of the blue. I don't really cry all that often. I'm a pretty stoic person actually. But sometimes I'll see or hear something and have myself a good cry and am amazed at the release I feel over it.

But yeah, since becoming a parent, I cry over stuff that would have just been a headline I read before (like when that boy in Atlanta was left in the car to die, I cried multiple times about him, and finally had to stop reading about him...my son is the same age).

Every once in a while a fight with my DH will result in me crying, which makes me mad because I kind of feel like it's a low blow. When I cry, he'll do nearly whatever to make me stop crying! It isn't fair! Fortunately, he's a bit of a crier, so he can dish it back if necessary.

[Anonymous]

I cried when my parents died. I cried after I gave birth.

I cried today because we have gone through financial hell over the last 2 years and it hit me hard today. We have $44 until payday and I could not give my daughter lunch money. Other than that I don't cry.

[Anonymous]

I cried yesterday because I feel so abandoned. I got the house and kids, he (and his new girlfriend) got the friends.

[Anonymous]

These days I mostly cry when a movie or show gets to me, but it's a mixed bag of "crying at happy things" vs. "crying at sad things." I also got choked up on 9/11 when I did a facebook posting about a friend who died at the Pentagon.

I have a hard time dealing with sick/starving/dead kids, too, so those Wednesday's child type things (or ads for feed the children) are hard for me. I'm not as much of a sucker for the ASPCA ads.

[Anonymous]

12:55 - can you qualify for the FARMS program in your state/county? I really hate the thought of your kids going hungry. Please don't be too proud to look into it. A lot of people are having trouble in this economy.

[Anonymous]

My mom's death (1.5 years later, now). I think I would sometimes cry about other things prior to then, but not since.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:12:55 - can you qualify for the FARMS program in your state/county? I really hate the thought of your kids going hungry. Please don't be too proud to look into it. A lot of people are having trouble in this economy.

I make too much. Isn't that crazy!
We aren't low income, we are just behind and trying to get caught up.
In the meantime this will be a lean week.

[Anonymous]

Very rarely. But sometimes I feel overwhelmed and I let it get to me.