Do you cry?

[richmond282]

I'm not a crier either. I've been accused if not having any emotions, but I just don't express them outwardly.

 

[Camicar]

I was not much of a crier until I started to go thru menopause. Now, I can cry at the drop of a...Hallmark card! LOL

But in my case, I think part of my lack of crying was unnatural and a learned lesson from my upbringing. My father used to mock me for crying or being angry or in short, showing any 'negative' emotion. He even mocked me for crying ONE TEAR at my own mother's funeral.

So while I don't like how easy it is for me to cry now due to hormones, I don't think the way I was before was healthy either.

 

[DisneyJules]

Well this thread makes me feel so much better,hehe I am a crier, I think I've gotten better over the years but I'm still a very sensitive person. I remember as a little girl, watching movies and crying or getting that big lump in my throat. Luckily, my boyfriend is quite sensitive as well and I've seen him cry a few times now, makes me feel better

 

[jimmalru80]

I find myself moved to tears at least once a day. It doesn't take much; beautiful music, a fond memory or an uplifting story. I don't see anything unusual about it.

 

[ols386]

Yup. And not embarrassed to say so.

Real men cry.

So true!

 

[OK!]

I'm a crier, too, mainly at things involving animals or, for some strange reason, inspirational or exciting sports moments. I was a blubbering fool when the Cards won the World Series, and I don't even want to get into my emotional state after seeing one of the short ASPCA infomercials (they're like 3-4 minutes long). Let's just say I was on the phone with credit card in hand before the thing even ended. Argh.

 

[mrsstats]

I cry at everthing. I could be a professional mourner. I cant stop it so I just let it go. I explain to people that I am just a cryer.

 

[Handbag Lady]

I am a crier.

Heck, I cried at Midnight on New Year's Eve. I'd rather it stay December over January PLUS 1/1/09 would have been my grandfather's 100th birthday and I just really miss calling him at Midnight each New Year's to shout out a big Happy Birthday to him. Then, I thought back to all the times I've called him no matter where I was (a bar, my house, my friend's party, the Las Vegas strip in front of Ceasar's) and then I got all blubbery again.

I've heard of too many people crying at Marley and Me, I'm going to ask someone for a screener of it so I can see it at home.

I remember when I saw Titanic. I was crying and sobbing out loud and couldn't stop!!!

 

[MUFFYCAT]

and I don't even want to get into my emotional state after seeing one of the short ASPCA infomercials (they're like 3-4 minutes long). Let's just say I was on the phone with credit card in hand before the thing even ended. Argh.

I have to change the channel when those commercials come on. They're heartbreaking!!!

 

[DramaQueen]

I cry at EVERYTHING!!!! I kid you not. The silliest things make me cry.
I can find something to cry about in almost every movie, when things don't go the way i planned i cry, anything involving animals or old people, i cried when i saw the trailer for Hairspray for God's sake! I have NO clue why.
I cry at songs more than anything!! Get a John Mayer song on and i'm a blubbering mess. I literally cry at the drop of a hat, I'm such an emotional person.
(It DOES help me when I'm acting in a scene that requires crying though, I can conjure up tears by THINKING of a certain song, or memory or something)

 

[Handbag Lady]

I was not much of a crier until I started to go thru menopause. Now, I can cry at the drop of a...Hallmark card! LOL

But in my case, I think part of my lack of crying was unnatural and a learned lesson from my upbringing. My father used to mock me for crying or being angry or in short, showing any 'negative' emotion. He even mocked me for crying ONE TEAR at my own mother's funeral.

So while I don't like how easy it is for me to cry now due to hormones, I don't think the way I was before was healthy either.

OOOh, it sounds like you are much heathier now and I'm so, so sorry your own father treated you that way.

 

[vt_disney_fan]

I cry. It's usually movies that do it for me - Marley & Me (and I don't even like dogs that much!) was pretty tough, but the worst was "Curious Case of Benjamin Button." If you haven't seen that yet, it's great, but tough near the end, especially if you have kids yourself (at least I thought). I openly wept in the theater.

Sports or family movies also do it. Hoosiers, Cheaper by the Dozen (1&2), Father of the Bride (1&2), Remember the Titans, and my #1 tearjerker... Rudy. When he gets that sack in his only defensive play...

And yes, I'm a guy. To those who say a guy shouldn't cry, I tell them they're just not comfortable enough with themself and in touch with their feelings!

 

[Camicar]

OOOh, it sounds like you are much heathier now and I'm so, so sorry your own father treated you that way.

Thank you. My father was terminally self-absorbed and toxic. I can assure you that I did NOT shed one tear when HE died.

I do feel much healthier now and am working on "forgiving" myself when I am emotional.

 

[ilovefh]

I cried watching Dick Clark the other night. He just breaks my heart!

Shelby

Oh I'm with you Shelby! I couldn't even watch him!

 

[IHeartTink04]

I too am a crier and I was very emotional during Marley and Me as well!