Do you cry often? I do.

[AnyDream]

Yes, with the crying. I cry pretty much every time I feel strong emotion - doesn't matter what. I'm keenly aware that not everyone cries this much. Even when I was going through cancer treatment - when you would THINK the staff at the hospital would be accustomed to people blubbering occasionally, I think I was an over-active crier. And not boo-hoo poor me stuff either, I'd be telling the staff how much I appreciated their care and off I'd go again. LOL.

I like to think that our ability to feel deeply is a quality that is needed in this cold hard world.

[kelsbels]

Another crier here too

I cry at new year when the bells chime midnight. No idea why.

Every. Single. Year.

Oh this! Every time. Fireworks, I cry. The Christmas pageant, those first deep drums you hear, I cry. I cried watching my 14 year old brother in his running race at sports day. Pride is a very overwhelming emotion for me and usually results in tears! God knows how I'll be when my kids are in their first concerts, sports, awards etc, a sobbing mess rocking back and forth in the corner!!!

[mummytotwo]

I am an all occasion cryer - more so since having the littlens.
X Factor was about 30 secs in tonight & something set me off & there came the tears.
I should try & get a handle on it a little as I'm sure the kids think I am a bit of a nut job
I need to get a bit more selective me thinks.
Maybe your mothers grp mums were thinking PND & all those nasties?
It is ok to be teary though as long as essentially you are a happy person..... xxxx

[Jennifer13]

Ever since I was pg with DD... Yes. The first time it happened I was driving along and an ad came on the radio about some dog rescue shelter and I had to pull over I was blubbering so hard.

I try to control it, so often it's more the welling up and the lump in my throat.

Funny thing is that DP is even worse than I am since DD was born! Especially for upsetting news articles. DD borrowed a book once called Wombat Goes Walkabout and DP could barely finish it. I had to buy it for DD and it's still a tear jerker for DP every time. I'll have to show you.

Biggest tear jerker for me is home birth videos on You Tube or TV. I just let it all out and bawl. I nearly lost it watching DD go up on stage to get her first award at school assembly the other day.

[Just Me]

Yep - NYE here too

And watching babies being born on TV/in movies (even really dodgy unrealistic births) as well as real life birth videos. Heck, even reading some of the birth stories on here ... all of it has me bawling.

I cried after each of my own babies was born. As soon as they were out ... didn't even have to hear them cry or see them (with DD2 she didn't cry straight away and I didn't get to see her) but I was a blubbering mess. I'm sure it is probably normal, but it suprised me each and every time that I would cry like that.

[Heaven]

OMG OP me too!! I didn't cry on my wedding day!! I was all ready with the waterproof mascara. But I was so happy I just smiled all the time, DH thought I was a weirdo because he was actually crying and I wasn't!

[Rouge]

I was a big crier. Then when Lu died I broke after the first memorial. I held it together so the day wasn't "about me" and then with all the nastiness towards me after that I broke. I can talk about the horrendous trauma of the day but I am broken. Haven't really cried much since.

I miss crying.

Sorry for being so morbid, but I wanted to illustrate that there is something wrong with me because I DON'T cry... not because you do. KWIM?

[Tinks]

I get that Rouge, I used to cry over things like movies or songs but when my grandmother died I didn't cry. It took me weeks to get to the point where I could cry over her. I felt like a heartless cow.