When do you learn not to get so emotional when ....

[Mskanga]

When your children are involved in something like a play in school?
I thought when my oldest was in kindergarten that I would get used to it and not get so emotional. Well, she's in fourth grade and I still get emotional.
But now I also have my youngest, so now I get double emotional. Does this happen to someone else , or am I the only fool?

 

[Meriweather]

Well..........I still get teary-eyed whenever mine do anything that makes me proud
And they are in their 20's

So if you are a fool (and I think NOT), so am I

 

[snoopy]

As far as I know, you never get over it. I'm overally emotional about children in general, whenever I see children singing or dancing or performing in a play I get choked up. Its so pure, so touching, how can anyone not get emotional?

 

[Mskanga]

Snoopy, I think you and I are twins! I get the exact same way.

 

[Saphire]

I have been like this for years as my kids have grown, and not just with my own but with all children. I look at their faces and imagine them growing up, experiencing all of life's joys and sorrows. I get like this at ball games, concerts, play's, ceremonies, you name it. Worst are graduations. My dear son graduated from college last week, and I held it together but my heart was so full I felt like I was going to burst. So, you are not alone, and you don't get used to it, but that's a good thing. It's what makes us human.

 

[holycow]

I sure haven't gotten over it...My DS14 had an end of the year Choral concert and I started crying...the kids sounded so great!
I had to have my son give the teacher his thank you card cause I knew I'd get all emotional and choked up taking to him! lol

I still have a 4 yr old at home...I still have to live through another one! LOL

HC

 

[CEDmom]

I get emotional whenever DD does something especially kind or if she masters something she's been working at. Forget it when she tells someone other than DH or I that she loves them.

 

[tkyes]

I don't have any kids of my own, but I get emotional over my nephews and all my friends children! I can't imagine how bad I'll be with my own someday.

We went to watch my friends 6 year old at her dance recital and I had tears streaming down my face!


tamie

 

[powellrj]

you never get over it....my kids are 20,12 and 7 and I still get emotional with each one!

 

[d.kurz]

I can't believe you asked this today. I was going to post this story:

Last night was DD14's last middle school choral concert (Small world holycow!). She LOVES to sing and has sooooo enjoyed chorus. High School chorus is very competitve and she did not make it. She will try again next year.

Anyhow, I love these concerts. The chorus is totally awesome and when the teacher gets ALL of the kids together for the finale there are about 200 kids. It's amazing. He teaches them all seperately and then they rehearse ONCE together. And the whole concert only lasts about an hour. I could sit and listen to these kids forever!

DD had been telling me....Mom, wait till the medley...you're gonna love it. She would not tell me anything more. I knew I was in trouble when I got the program and the finale is "Disney Medley". She beamed at me from the stage and made an appropriate face at songs she knew I would like/dislike. Let me think...there was the Mickey Mouse Club opening song, Let's Get Together, Under the Sea, Jessie's Song (always a tear-jerker for me), Chim Chiminy, Heigh-Ho, and the final was M-I-C and the audience did "see you real soon" K-E-Y audience does "Why, because we like you"....well you know the rest.

I was bawling my eyes out. To make matters worse, sitting next to me was my DS16 (PLEASE don't make me go, Mom). If the floor could have opened and swalled him he would have been pleased.

I'm crying again!!! But thanks for asking, Mskanga!

 

[glo]

The answer is never. Oldest 12 and I cry each time...youngest are 7 and I cry equally hard...so if you are a fool so aren't I and dang proud of it

 

[Keli]

You know, I'm a very emotional person but when I get in front of people I have no problem drying it up. As a mattter of fact, I thought it would be difficult not to cry all over when Ashli graduated from high school and to my surprise I had no problem at all. I didn't even feel like crying, of course my mind was occupied worrying about the party that was going to be held afterwards, lol. Nothing like entertaining guests to take my mind off of the important things.

 

[Mskanga]

I just can't help it, my youngest had a talent show not too long ago and some kids were singing, some kids were playing instruments, they got me. The week after that , my oldest had the spring recorder/chorus concert, they did It's a small world , they were visiting different countries , I had a very hard time holding back but at the end I just lost it, I was taping it and the principal came with tissues for me , as she herself was crying too.
I saw those kids working so hard, and to see what they had accomplished , made me so proud of them, not only my DD, but all of them.
Now my youngest has a Finale show next week, which I know how emotional I will get because my oldest did the exact same one 5 years ago, funny to see them sing the same songs now, rehearsing at home, LOL.
Oh well, I'm a softy and proud of it too!

 

[d.kurz]

Originally posted by Mskanga
Oh well, I'm a softy and proud of it too!

Well, it looks like you're in good company around here!!

 

[Serena]

I do too. Gotta bring the tissues.

 

[tiggerlover]

Olga, you are not alone!!! I am the weepy mom too and I thought I was the only one. I am also the one that tears up in movies and during signifcant speeches. DH's retirement from the military is coming up in 20 months and I know I am going to be a blubbering idiot and I am trying to practice with DS's events at school but I am failing miserably! Gosh I even choke up in church when the children's choir is singing and my son isn't even in the choir!

 

[Pooh93]

You are not a fool. I can tear up just thinking about how proud I am of dd's.

 

[Pin Wizard]

I was told that it decreases with each kid. By the time my parents got to me, daughter number three, they were emotionless. LOL!

 

[bobcat]

If there's a way I haven't figured it out yet. DD and DS have just learned to live with it.

The real problem I have is how to not get emotional when my students perform in something. After all they are my "kids" too. We had a talent show two weeks ago and I just about lost it. This little girl I adore is so soft spoken and will try to fade into the woodwork but here she was in the talent show singing her heart out! She has an amazing voice and I couldn't hold back tears. I feel such joy when they succeed at something and sometimes it comes out in tears.

 

[Deb in IA]

I'm a teary mom too.

On Mother's Day, our two kids, ages 11 and 7, were singing in the Children's Choir at our church. There's only about 8 kids in the choir. . .

Anyway, they sang Psalm 23 ("The Lord is my Shephard, I shall not want . . .") for the offeratory.

As I looked at our kids' innocent faces and heard the sweet voices singing those inspirational verses, I just lost it . . .

At the Peace, DD Jennifer comes over and says, "I SAW you crying, Mom . . . "