I cried inconsolable on my drive back, when I realized things were not working out with Dale. It was hard to see; its nothing want to repeat.

I had someone else drive me. I was a wreck.

While leaving the US Veteran cemetery after my father-in-law's graveside service. It was bad. I drove slowly.

After my husband's death much of my time in the car was spent crying. I can't explain it but other widows I know also did this. Glad this is only an occasional thing now.

More times than I can count. I don't recommend it.

Yes, a lot of times. Over many things.

Yes, for many reasons. I don't recommend it either.

(((OK-Moni)))

I was thinking the same thing as Moni. I have. Exactly like that.

No, I never have, as I have never driven.

Sue

I don't cry easily, but there is one particular song that speaks to me of my mother's death. If I'm driving and it comes on, I have to turn it off.

Taking pets to their final appointment is hard too.

Yes. The worst for me was the day I took my wife and oldest kid to the airport, for the move-in trip to start college. I realized that my kid's childhood was officially over and they would be an adult living elsewhere from that point forward. I had to pull over for what seemed to have been about 20 minutes. Just typing this comment has brought me to tears in thinking about it, even though it was over 15 years ago. The scene was repeated in later years with other kids but the impact of it happening the first time was the worst.

Second worst and it happens when leaving the vet hospital - losing pets, as others have described. We had one dog euthanized at home and that saved the need to drive immediately afterward.

When I had to take our 20 year old "best-cat-ever" to the vet for his final visit. I didn't even put him in his cat box for the trip. I put him in the passenger seat beside me and he just lay there curled up. I cried on the way over, on the way back and darn it - hand me a tissue.

I am responsible for caring for my mom, although she is finally in a memory care facility, but there was a day when I was driving and all of the emotional toll caught up to me. I had to pull over.

Yes, and it's not a very safe thing to do. Best to have someone drive you if possible.

The 1970's was a miserable decade for me. I cried more than I didn't cry. So, yes, while driving and while doing everything else. I don't cry any more....at least about my own issues. I guess I am cried out.....but I do tear up and the tears flow when I read something sad on line, especially about a child or animal. Sometimes happy tears about a horse rescued. I am active in several horse rescue groups.....but I'm not driving while reading FB. So not so much any more.

My husband does the driving. There were so many times I would be crying and would not have been able to see. I cried in the vet's office as I held each of my furkids until they were gone.

No, my husband does the driving when we have to have a pet euthanized.

Yes, on my way home from helping clean my best friend and her family's home when they moved away. I had also just lost my brother about a month and a half before and i think it just all caught up with me.

Been there done that. The last time I had a dog euthanized, I had the vet come to the house... We bury our pets on the farm and bringing the deceased pet home in the car is heartbreaking.

Then there was the day my father died unexpectedly in the night. I got the call first thing in the morning and then had to go photograph a wedding. I couldn't visit my tragedy on the couple on their wedding day... I think the camera hid my tears most of the day.

Yes, I've cried after saying goodby to someone at the airport, after leaving son at the airport when he joined the Navy, and after leaving daughter at her college dorm for the first time. Plus every time I visit my twin sis' grave I cry all the nearly 50 miles home. Otherwise, don't cry much....friends used to take me to sad movies just to "make" me cry. I can never get over the fact that it's just make believe and not real.

Yes, every time we have to put one of our dogs down. As the kids got older we got closer & closer to each dog we had. The worst time was when we got a call from the police at 5 in the morning to let us know that our daughter was dead. We had to drive 45 min to get to her place & the whole time we could not stop crying. I hope we never have to go through that again.

My worst breakdown behind the wheel was the day I left my mother's nursing home, telling her, "Sleep tight. I'll see you in the morning light," and knowing she was near death. I got into my car and sobbed. Cried all the way home. The call came at 2 a.m. She was gone. Our neighbor came to stay with our young son. DH drove me to the nursing home to say good bye. (Mother had donated her body to science, and they would be coming shortly.) I was exhausted from a long year of her illness (leukemia) before she went into care, and I was now an orphan only child at 37.

all the time!

When my DD was in college, her school had something called "Slope Day" - usually the first really nice warm day of spring. Everyone sat on the slope, drank a bit, made out a bit - all very hazy. She had a serious boyfriend at the time - 8 yrs older so not there. She ended up playing a bit of kissy face with him and someone called her BF and told him and he called her and broke up with her. She was devastated and jumped in her car to drive the 4 hrs to see him and hopefully make up. She was crying so hard she ran a stop sign and a policeman pulled her over. Then she REALLY started crying! He was a very nice man, told her to go home and calm down and talk to BF the next day, and then he escorted her back to her sorority house and did not give her a ticket. Very nice man and probably saved her life!

BTW, she and BF, now husband, just celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary!

I've never driven but I'm the best back seat driver you'll ever meet. Lots of tears for lots of people. I think it must be very hard to drive when your heart is broken...and very dangerous. I wish peace in your hearts the next time your all behind the wheel.

Yes. Every single day the first month after my mother passed away last year.

Yes, I have when my DH died and I was alone, but it is not advisable....dangerous to others as well as yourself. Better to pull over and have a good cry and drive when composed.

Yes, a few times especially after my son died. There are a few times, I'm not sure how I even got from point A to point B my mind was such a mess.

I am more of a parking lot crier, myself. Most of the trainers at my gym are young buff guys, and one night after working out I went out to my car and just cried my eyes out. They came out as a group to make sure I was okay, and looked scared to death ROFL! Sometimes it just all piles up on me. Ya know? I have to admit though, they were all very sweet.

Dances.

(((Moni)))

Was going to get a crown, he broke the tooth below the gum line and it turned into getting it pulled, hours later. I was in such pain between appointments. Then ripped my knee & DH came to pick me up. I wasn't the one driving that time...thankfully. I was a mess tho...

Such sad stories. My hearth goes out yo each and every one of you.

Sure i've cried too.2 situations that come to mind are when the kids were young and I was grieving after losing a relative I'd drop them off at school and cry all the way home it was my daily release Another is for weeks after a pets death, coming home to the empty house I remember MHz Dad used to get s new pet right away I might try that next time

LOL! It wasn't the workout itself. I was just exhausted and frustrated that things I thought should be easy were not. Giving yourself permission to carve out time for yourself is hard when you are used to deferring to the needs of others.

I got in my car and checked my phone which was loaded with texts and calls "needing me" and I felt overwhelmed.

Maybe, partly, it was because I don't have a lot of people around me and in my life that are motivating and positive. And there, I had a whole bunch telling me "you can do it! You got this! One more! It's okay that it is hard, it's supposed to be" and it really made me realize my lack of support in the rest of my day? Not sure.

Dances.

My Monday morning trainer has a quote that he uses to motivate us and it's "you're stronger than you think you are" and that is true not only in the gym but also outside of the gym. Sometimes support can come in the unlikeliest of places and people.

Scott, you are a very strong person if you can hold back the tears until you are in the garage! I never could manage that. I have been known to pull of the road and park for a bit. I didn't want to take a chance on causing a wreck because I couldn't see through the tears.

Rusty

I get that big lump in my throat while holding it back.

All the time after I lost my husband. The Car & shower were the worse places.