tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post8728446403267710890..comments2024-03-28T06:32:27.436+13:00Comments on No Kidding in NZ: Closing the floodgatesMalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03928262526502319303noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-13898044290812224192012-06-19T01:40:53.875+12:002012-06-19T01:40:53.875+12:00I'm a crier, always have been. I don't th...I'm a crier, always have been. I don't think it's a bad thing - it's cleansing. Emotions need to be released for our own good.Kate Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03085332596007868197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-79572960958775875542012-06-13T04:45:36.765+12:002012-06-13T04:45:36.765+12:00Wonderful post....I have a lump in my throat just ...Wonderful post....I have a lump in my throat just reading it. I don't try and control my emotions anymore as it's just a losing battle. I have found that the older I get, the more emotional I have become and I too am trying to embrace it. My husband does get a good laugh every once in a while at the things I cry at but he is also learning, that if an animal commercial or nature show comes on and I am in the room, he quickly turns the channel as I turn to mush.Kelliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18224029436732588008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-84367870291659849302012-06-10T21:15:31.370+12:002012-06-10T21:15:31.370+12:00Thank you for saying this - it was lovelyThank you for saying this - it was lovelyPeonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18416241512826510253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-33614229671747027742012-06-09T08:31:33.934+12:002012-06-09T08:31:33.934+12:00I am a crier. I cry over, over everything. I cry w...I am a crier. I cry over, over everything. I cry when I am happy, I cry when I am sad. I cry when I am angry. I cry when I am remembering a fond memory. I cry for other people. I cry all the time. It is kind of ridiculous. At my mom's surprise retirement party, she didn't cry, but I had to stop myself from crying. Sigh. I started wearing waterproof mascara from 16 on, because I realized the other kind was never going to work for me.<br /><br />So, I hear ya. Sometimes I wish I cried less, but I just don't think it is going to happen for me at this point. I say embrace it!Nicolehttp://nicoleciomek.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-35818581548722868162012-06-09T04:12:14.967+12:002012-06-09T04:12:14.967+12:00I'm lucky I didn't tear up reading this!I'm lucky I didn't tear up reading this!Indigo Buntinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11387698096732697805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-44084857305535316362012-06-08T23:18:42.836+12:002012-06-08T23:18:42.836+12:00Ahhhhh...I used to do that, too - control my emoti...Ahhhhh...I used to do that, too - control my emotions, but I think after I reached my twenties, the floodgates became more open...especially now in my 30s. I find that I get touched more easily during PMS. If I read about a dog saving an owner, I'd cry buckets...it's one thing to cry in your own house, but it's kinda tricky to experience it in a public place.<br /><br />I work in a supermarket (mostly behind the till) and sometimes some kind customers gave me compliments that just made my eyes wet and it's tough to control yourself 'coz I can't really run to the bathroom right away and leave the til ha ha...It'd be nice to be able to control your emotions at crucial moments, but for the time being I think I'd rather just think/believe that others are humans, too, so they should/would understand when someone is being emotional (even though they may not understand why).Amelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16792921371964029469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-17153028723344597672012-06-08T14:26:36.295+12:002012-06-08T14:26:36.295+12:00I'm emotional, too. Find myself weepy here an...I'm emotional, too. Find myself weepy here and there. In past I could watch drama movies without a tear in my eye, same with romance novels, or photos of animals or kids- but now loud sobs and waterfall of tears at drop of hat! <br /><br />That was not "normal" for me, since like you, I grew up learning that emotions were not to be tolerated. If I cried, I was mocked a lot, "crybaby" Now ironically, when I don't show emotions, that tend to make relatives angry. Ah well. (shrug) <br /><br />I'm starting to get used to crying, and I'm using opportunities to cry, as working out my grief, instead of bottling it all in. <br /><br />So we all can cry together, just not too much to float the Jubilee boats! :)Wolfershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937704236275533865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-10390768731303230572012-06-08T11:40:08.179+12:002012-06-08T11:40:08.179+12:00I also agreed with just about everything you said....I also agreed with just about everything you said. I still can't cry in front of someone - even my husband - since I feel embarrassed for showing "weakness." But it seems the last couple of years, I'm tearing up more and more, making it harder and harder to hide the emotions. <br /><br />I think it's a good thing, but it does mean fighting against the programming.CandyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664818861874419334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-64922621956528669852012-06-08T09:04:48.345+12:002012-06-08T09:04:48.345+12:00I nodded along to almost every word of this post!I nodded along to almost every word of this post!Illanarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203774916178621215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-39121328899919599502012-06-08T03:32:51.421+12:002012-06-08T03:32:51.421+12:00I cry a lot more now too - but mostly about sentim...I cry a lot more now too - but mostly about sentimental things. I cry less when I'm angry than I used to. I wonder what that means.<br /><br />Mascara remover - that's kind of hilarious. And it makes me want to see if my contact lens saline solution would work just as well.areyoukiddingmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107214079237461141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-48162083141149149102012-06-08T00:43:26.646+12:002012-06-08T00:43:26.646+12:00I've always been emotional, but lately, I cry ...I've always been emotional, but lately, I cry at the drop of a hat. Just thinking about a sad moment from a favourite movie can get the tears welling up. I think it's midlife hormones, myself. Or maybe just the fact that we're older & have experienced more of life & have more empathy for what others are going through? <br /><br />Anyway, pass the Kleenex. ; )loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5725106142359702200.post-48258039767462299932012-06-08T00:26:56.413+12:002012-06-08T00:26:56.413+12:00Love this post. I too cry so much more than I eve...Love this post. I too cry so much more than I ever did before my losses. I think it is a combination of what we have been thru and our hormones/age, but I don't really want it to end either. I do, in a strange way, feel better after letting it out. I too grew up in a family where "stiff upper lip" was encouraged alot. I look back now and wondered why it was that way - couldn't my parents just let their emotions show alittle more and not bottled them up so much. I don't think my floodgates will ever close fully and I am really ok with that.Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15348464181065476131noreply@blogger.com