Hi everyone,

lets start a list of all the things that make you cry.........it will be funny, sad, familiar and downright freaky the things we cry over.......having never been a cryer, I spend my life now in a constant state of sinus. My therapist says it is good "It is about time you started feeling, Michah. You are having a terrible, grief-stricken time. Start pushing those tears out!!".

here we go.......

Red land crabs in some remote island walking km's to get to the ocean to spawn. And when they have encountered all the predators and cars on roads in the world, some drown in an amazing attempt to procreate. Yep, that bends me.

Sunsets/sunrises

Hurt animals

My white sheets with a pink stain from washing

Ghost Whisperer - TV show

Anything with Sir David Attenborough in it(I LOVE that man)

My son getting taller........with more attitude

Body pain

The lack of my once agile mind

My parents

Fear

Mortality

People

Lack of conservation

Wealth

The way my chihuahua looks at me with her big brown eyes, like she has known me before

I am sure I will think of some more........come on, lovelies........pour it all out.

Sad songs,and for some reason I listen to them more now.Touched by an angel tv show.My mother in law is dying of cancer and I love her so much-that makes me want to sob.My kids growing up.Sad dreams that make me wake up crying.Oh and that feeling that my body is never going to feel like it used to.GOD-bless

animal tv commercials
my children being away
my mom who is mean
my husband
the song "lean on me" because it reminds me of my grandparents
stories about people who have found their "real" fathers

1 ply toilet tissue
the hard plastic that they package things with today
the alarm going off in the morning
gaining the weight back
pens running out of ink
anything that gets hurt
housework
menopause

things that make me laugh
disco music
not having to work
vacations
you guys!

- hurt/suffering animals
- when I think of my niece's illness (which is fatal)
- being hurt with some of my relationships

That's it, nothing else much makes me cry

Kids growing up
sad songs
zero dollars in my bank account

#1 is when my grandchildren have to go home... ( its 300mi away ) #2 is turning 50 next year

No sorry too much of a downer here.. Lets get more on a positive.. Hey we shed enough tears... Let us smile

pictures of my children as it is a time that will never be again
my children now as I'm so proud of them
my life partner as I'm so glad to have him in my life
my home as I've worked so long and hard to get it
my parents as they are so frail now
my dog as she is 100% love
delicate flowers in a harsh climate

Angela

Being so far from my family in Australia, my son Troy, my grandsons harley 7 and cain 9 months. ( whom ive never seen yet)
my mum and dad 83 & nearly 80
sad songs which i seem to listen to more now
being alone
getting old and grey haired and damn spotting, anxiety,
my list could go on and on

things that make me happy:
the beach when we can go which is vacation time down to florida
my dogs tayla and wesley
my hubby ( sometimes)
my hobby which is photography
and getting new photos of my family in the mail

Thanks all for that.......I found a few on there I can add to my list!!

A big prayer to all those whose family members are severely unwell or not with them at this time........Thinking of you all xxxxx

I hope everyone didn't get too sad........you can also cry with happiness as well........like a bittersweet sort of sadness.......I seem to pine a lot for home......but I have no idea where home is, just a general kind of homesickness. I am most comfortable running through the bush in the dead of night with a low, full moon.......let the howling begin.

I am a strange creature........

I like to cry,i feel like it cleanses my body and soul....

Everything, just about-can get me going. Most recently the loss of a close friendship. We were so much alike and now I don't think we have much in common at all. I should have been the one to recognize all the meno symptoms she's going through. But I don't care to even go on with this 30+ friendship anymore. Tired of always reaching out and I was the negative one, I guess. It just gets my tears going when I think about it.
I have been emo today and I hate it.
So, seeing this posts makes me cry.
Sorry. Tomorrow will be better, right???

Tomorrow is always "different" sweets.......think little of being better or worse, no expectations.......I am sorry to hear about your friend, sometimes some distance brings clarity.......

You take real good care, babe.......be very loving to yourself.

Moonlight, give us some tips would you Crying makes me feel shocking........do you cry when things upset you at the time or do you build it up like I do? It is like I am missing some mechanism to cry when it is appropriate.......

yep, crying is an enigma.......I only wish I could do it more, I might get used to it........crying just feels like more trauma.

Thanks for your input babe

thank you Micah.
I went off subject a little.
I want to say that crying for me is also very theraputic. I don't always hold back with the tears, sometimes I apologize when I know it's made others uncomfortable. Sometimes I think it might open a way for them to let go, too. Depending on the circ**stance.
Why do we not (and I mean that in general terms,) just show true emotions more? I don't give a rip if some folks see me as weak, over sensitive, over emotional. I know when there's a lack of emo-it can be just as bad or worse. Not saying you missing anything, Mic. Like tomorrows-everyone is different.

I could list many serious things that make me cry, but I don't want to go too far down that road today.

For purposes of this survey, I'll answer with this:

Used Christmas trees laying on the curb waiting for pickup. Or house plants discarded with the trash.

Any living thing that has been left to die, basically.....

Wondering where the old "me" went, watching my children grow so fast and knowing I can never get that back again, my husband (not intentionally), wondering why my Dad left us without even saying good-bye, living from paycheck to paycheck, when the house is a disaster and I don't have the strength to do a thing about it, when my friends ask me how I'm doing (reminds me that I'm not doing any better), when I have a "good" day and the next day I feel like I'm back at square one.

Also, reading posts of women who are suffering just like me.

always worrying about my kids and what everyone else thinks of me...

I love to watch movies that make me cry...sometimes i set aside a "depressed/crying" time....a time where i can be by myself and just think...and cry.May sound weird to plan crying spells,but like i said,i like crying,i feel it cleanses my body and soul.And yes,i do cry sometimes when i'm upset about something,but mostly i make myself cry for emotional release...it also helps clear the sinus cavities and helps with allergy/dry eyes.

Truthfully today?? My boobs. They are like two boils today. Even the shower hurts. This makes me cry.

what a bummer...i get that way sometimes too....i have cut out all caffeine and it has made a huge difference for me.

What's Eating Gilbert Grape made me cry. Didn't make my heart HURT, but it made me weep just a little.

The Notebook also makes me cry. In a good way...but still a cry. lol.

My daughter,

when she is fast asleep and looking like a little angel.

Happy tears