I Cry a Little
January 20, 2015
Be honest.
Do you ever tear up at the weirdest, most inopportune times?
Sometimes, I cry at seemingly random moments and the other humans around me do not understand. Here, a roundup of surefire tear-inducing scenarios…
- When people win prizes.
- When people triumph, a la Susan Boyle. (Oh, just watch it again, you know you want to.)
- Three-legged dogs/dogs whose back legs were supplanted with any sort of wheel contraption.
- Dogs wearing an “adopt me” vest.
- Seeing eye dogs — the nobility!
- 2-D dogs staring back at me from ads that say MISSING or IN NEED OF A HOME.
- Maybe just dogs? Yes, all dogs in general.
- Viral wedding videos
- …and viral proposal videos
- Home makeovers (extreme or otherwise).
- Makeover-makeovers, especially when they occur on daytime talk shows.
- Every 28 days, in sync with the overall mood of my uterus.
- Recycling. Yes, recycling makes me cry.
- Listening to “The Greatest Love of All.” Which I do not do often. Because, you know, tears.
- WRITING THIS POST. I cried like five times.
When doth you cry?
6 Comments
I love this post- I have shared it with lots of friends over the past month. I cry about so many strange things too: my dad’s 14th birthday party, coworkers being too nice at work, people winning the Showcase Showdown on the Price is Right…
Anyway, this is a great blog, and I’m always happy to see when you post something new!
I cry when there is any kind of large song and dance number including an entire cast. It doesn’t have to be a sad song, either, it’s just all the pageantry that gets me. One Day More from Les Miz? Waterworks. *Also, I’m sure it’s completely weird to be commenting on a post from months ago, but I found your blog (via Cup of Jo, obvs), and you’re great! Enjoying it the way I enjoyed Cup of Jo back in the day.
Thank you for admitting you cry at proposals. I am such a sap that even in a comedy show when there’s a wedding I tear up, and my boyfriend always knows I do and makes fun of me! I don’t know why, it’s just so sweet to hear of a man that wants to spend the rest of his life with a woman, even if I know many marriages end in divorce.
I also found your blog thru cup of Jo, I love that blog and this one is great as well!
Hello. I once cried when I saw an old man drop an iceberg lettuce, then struggle to pick it up. I was the on the other side of a busy road, so couldn’t get it for him 🙁
I cry when I see or think about others in mild to severe physical or emotional pain. I cry when my parents leave. When I see a WWII vet. When a soldier is reunited with his or her dog. When I pause to daydream about the future. When two bad things (mild to severe) happen on the same day. I cry on books. About upsetting dreams. And of course, like everyone, when my uterus tells me to. I’m glad you wrote this post.