I rarely cry. I've been through too much that it honestly takes a LOT to make me cry anymore. I do get upset. But upset enough to shed tears? Nope. BUT: I somehow started following a family on Instagram a few months ago. I saw two adorable children in a photo and thought, "why not? They're cute" and hit the follow button. It wasn't until several weeks later that I read the comments under one of the photos that I realized the baby had terminal cancer. When little Thomas died two weeks ago tomorrow, on his 23 week birthday, I couldn't stop crying! I couldn't talk about it without Niagara Falls coming out of my eyes. I watched his mothers video of his eulogy video on her Instagram live feed before I left for work on Friday (I think?) and the tears started all over again. For me, it hit home. I understand what she's going through. I KNOW what she's going through. I was lucky to have more time with my child, but the feeling is the same. And it was like living it all over again. I still follow her to give her the support she needs from people all over the world. She's in Australia. I'm in Canada.

But from reading a fictional book, do I connect to anything? Rarely. But never enough to let my emotions get the best of me.

The cruelty to animals gets me too. There is an "ad" on TV that shows some

poor caged dogs that makes me cry everytime. I also wonder what kind of

human beings do this? How did they get born without any of the empathy

or sheer humanity. After the tears, I get angry and would like to punish

them. Which, I guess makes me at fault too.

I saw on TV tearing up is a way of releasing unwanted substances.

I also am one who doesn't cry over things in my own life. I think I am cried out over things in the past. I seldom even shed tears when a beloved pet dies. However, I will tear up very easily over a story about an animal or a child, when I read something on FB. I will tear up so easily sometimes that I embarrass myself. Like when I saw the Budweiser Clydesdales. I have been on the verge of tears several times when I think about Val, my new horse. He is such a good horse and I think of the first time I saw him, and he was so scared and cold. How much it must have meant to him to be pulled out of that pen, given a warm blanket, kind words, and a full hay bag on his journey home.

The first book I ever read that moved me to tears, was one I read when I was about 10 yrs old....Toby Tyler. I think it was about a little boy who ran away and joined the circus. I don't remember much except I couldn't stop crying.

I cried like a baby at Marley and Me much to my embarrassment in the crowded theater. I cry over animal cruelty and torture.

I rarely cry, occasionally if I'm extremely frustrated. But the one thing that will get me every time, is a book or movie passage where one half of an old couple is dying. They've been side by side for 50-60-70 years, and now one of them is going. I just can't imagine losing that huge a part of life.

Oh yes I can and do cry. Not a daily occurrence of course but some of the things mentioned. Animals and children and loss of loved ones and terminal illness those can be triggers. I have teared up at movies and well written books. I don't stifle it or try to hold it in if I feel that need to release, I think it's worse to struggle and hold it in than let it release. I often cry with laughter too!

I just cried over the Lynyrd Skynrd song 'Simple Kind of Man'. Some days I cry more than others. When a dear co-worker passed last year I cried for a week.

I'm not much of a crier, and I'm not sure what that says about me. I do occasionally tear up with emotions, but it is more often happy or good emotions, than it is sad ones. Sometimes something that brings the tears even surprises me!

Rusty

ETA: Things like this bring tears to my eyes!

I was listening to a song by an artist called Perfume Genius. The song was "Alan", about the writer's boyfriend, and I was sobbing like a baby. The song is about feeling safe with another person.

I was looking at Debbie's Instagram she posted the link to here and saw this and yes indeed that did it.

Babies, and starving kids in impoverished countries don't do a thing for me, but I can't watch SPCA commercials, or hear or read of abused animals. The Clydesdale commercials make me so happy, I often tear up.

The Notebook is one of the most notable ones for making me cry every single time.

We love watching local live theatre. A number of years ago hubby played the drums as the background band in the Patsy Cline Story. I felt like I was there with her, and cried when they told of the crash.

2 weeks ago we saw The Million Dollar Quartet which was the story of Johnny Cash, Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins all at the recording studio. It was hilarious (I highly recommend it). One segment made me cry like crazy. I get so involved in these types of live theatre, I just love it.

My veterinarians office has a battery operated candle on the counter. There's a little sign that says when the candle is lit, please be quiet because someone is saying goodbye to their pet. I tear up every time I see it.

@Jasdip - One of my running buddies was raving about that movie during our run on Saturday.

@Socks - I'm not at your vets office and that story makes me sad.

Socks, ours does the exact same thing! I always look for the candle when I walk in to keep my voice down if necessary. When we said good-bye to Smudge, seeing that candle lit for us when we walked out, made me cry all the harder.

I can imagine, jasdip. The candle you never wanted.

I cried my eyes out when reading the book Marley and Me. The last 3 chapters were soaked with tears to the point I was afraid to turn the next page. The movie makes me cry too. Terms of Endearment also made me cry along with the ending if Dead Poets Society.

Every week when I watch Call The Midwife! Happened again last night.

The candle at the vet made me well up just reading about it.

I run an occasional half marathon, and sometimes I'll have reason to hang around after I'm done. I try to watch and cheer as other runners come in. I always mist up at the people who are obviously struggling, no energy or limping. They are going to finish if they have to fall down trying. I am just so proud of them for their drive and determination, it makes me cry.

When I read Lindsey's post in the wedding dresses post.

My tears come at their schedule. I don't cry at funerals and weddings but it hits me when a memory of the pet or person comes up. I balled my eyes out 4 days after my DD was married. Not at the wedding.

The older I get, the easier I tear up when witnessing other people share deep emotions. For instance, a young black woman spoke at my niece's graduation -- she wanted us to know how fully she felt welcomed, accepted and "at home" at that school, one that would likely have been physically built with slave labor. She was so young and lovely and spoke so gracefully! a happy occasion, but still felt my eyes getting shiny.

And dogs, oh my goodness. Dear husband and I clung to each other, both sobbing for minutes in the parking lot after saying goodbye to our dear Lola.

I don't cry at funerals mostly because I'm so overwhelmed with emotions that it's all I can do to sit there and not hyperventilate, faint, throw up, etc.

Anything animal related, especially homeless pets. Lately, I can't even watch articles about abuse, I get so upset, I literally just want to hurt the low life's when I do. I also get emotional when I see stories about a companion or police dog because I am so amazed and appreciative of them.

I too only cry these days over animal abuse. I could seriously, I mean seriously, injure someone if I witness them abusing an animal...and I mean any animal. I don't even like it when my Grandkids catch bullfrogs at the edge of our brook, I make them put them right back, carefully...they roll their eyes at me, lol