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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's my 100% cynical take:

I think kids who cry on Christmas morning have instability in their lives.  They don't know what to expect when and possibly feel insecure. Maybe their parents are actually awful.  So they feel really BIG emotions when something they really want happens.

(Of course I may be wrong, just tossing around some crazy thoughts)[/quote]

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I know some happy tears kids who have been through hell and are just full of gratitude [/quote]

+1. Anecdotal, of course, but[b] I am - and have always been - easily overcome with emotion when I see a display of genuine love, care, sacrifice, etc. [/b]I grew up in a dysfunctional home (mental illness, sexual abuse, etc) where I rarely if ever felt loved and valued. “Happy tears” for me is truly an involuntary reaction to witnessing or sensing something kind, loving, caring, etc.[/quote]

There might be a little something to this, though I tend to think it's a person by person thing. My anecdote is the total opposite: amazing family home, always valued and supported. If I can do it as well as my parents? Kids are blessed for that alone.  Mine probably take a TON of stuff for granted. Is life perfect? Heck no! But I've never understood happy tears. [/quote]

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