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Moms and Crying

Written by Jennfier Farrell

Friday, 25 July 2008

I was reading Momlogic today, an article entitled, "The Top 5 Movies to Make Mom's Cry" which got me thinking how true it is that since becoming a mom I'm a walking, talking, cry baby machine. Things that I used to scoff and guaff at now make me sniffle and chin tremble.

Case in point: at Meg's wedding this past weekend I was sitting next to a very nice elderly couple during the gift opening brunch. We were chatting about children and somehow got onto the topic of his (friends? cousins? sister's?) daughter who recently lost her 16-year-old girl in a tragic car accident. Not exactly the nice light stuff of breakfasts right?

Anyway, I was lending a sympathetic ear as he expressed his disgust over the money awarded in the settlement when it hit me like a slap to the side of the head - what if suddenly Liam died? What if he dies when he's 16 in a freak accident? What if he dies when he's 2? What if??

To my horror, my eyes filled with tears and my chin started to tremble and it could've been my monster hang-over from mixing too much wine with hard alcohol paired with lack of sleep (give me a break, it was our first weekend away from our baby, we let our hair down and I admit, partied a bit too hard)... but still... I almost burst into tears at breakfast. It was very embarrassing!

Seeing my face crumbling, the gentleman patted my hand (I think) and said something like "Oh my, you're a sensitive little thing aren't you?" but I could only hard swallow the dry rock in the back of my throat and nod, thinking "Yes, yes i am."

So, this brings me back to my original point, why is it that since becoming a mom I cry over everything? Commercials, TV shows, friends of friends who have miscarriages... just anything that has to do with a baby or a child being hurt or mistreated or dying sends me over the edge. It was nice to know, reading that article in that link, that I'm not alone. That it's normal. That being a cry baby is a-okay .. but only if you're a mom

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wyndsong - not only if you're a mom

|2008-08-31 18:57:03

I was always a crier. I cried at the news, movies, commercials... but since being a mom, it's worse. LOL! I have to fight off the tears at everything... and if I'm talking about a kid dying or being hurt.. my mind goes the same place yours did. UGH! My boys find it funny. Aren't they precious! LOL