When is the last time you cried, and why?

Archeron

For me, I last cried on Wednesday night. I was plucking out nose hairs, and I got about 6 of them in one grip of the tweezers. When they came out with an audible pop, my eyes ran water uncontrollably for about 15 minutes, and I couldn't stop sneezing. I even done a kind of "bwahaha" noise while the tears were running, although I laughed during it at myself and how I couldn't stop crying, so I hope that still counts. I will stress that this seems to be a bodily reaction to nose hair plucking, and that it happens every time I trim the nasal forest.

Previous to that, I think my last tears were for my uncle who died about 4 years ago.

So when did you last cry, and why?

January

Last night, because I wasn't feeling well.

I'm a wus, but I am pregnant and emotional!

Dudess

When I watched Atonement - about a month or six weeks ago.

_blank_

When my best mate died, four years ago.

Sherifu

Don't remember.

ergonomics

Hmmm. I'd say about three weeks ago, my car got broken into.

Wait no, last week when I broke my toe. Mad how you forget these things.

star-pants

few days ago

*Sigh* do I need a reason anymore?

zero19

Watching the eurovision...*sigh* Pure cheese

Kazobel

Last night, I broke up with someone recently and it's fcuking killing me I've even stopped taking my hormones for a while to try stablize my moods

gollyitsolly

Kazobel wrote: »

Last night, I broke up with someone recently and it's fcuking killing me I've even stopped taking my hormones for a while to try stablize my moods

Aw, poor baby. KEEP TAKING YOUR PILLS:eek:

AckwelFoley

Wednesday

DetectivFoxtrot

Today after readng the thread in PI about a couple who are pregnant with a baby that's got Downs Syndrome.
It was the heartwarming advice from other people that made me well up

Doctor DooM

I post in BGRH. I don't cry.*



*May be a lie

Toots

DetectivFoxtrot wrote: »

Today after readng the thread in PI about a couple who are pregnant with a baby that's got Downs Syndrome.
It was the heartwarming advice from other people that made me well up

Same here, only it was last night when I first read it, and then again this evening.

doonothing

Yooooonks ago.. I reckon coming up on 9 years! I did have a surgery unblocking my tearducts a couple of years ago...

KatiexKOUTURE--

When the finale of skins was on a few weeks ago.. Chris's funeral was a sad affair..):

Piste

I got a bit weepy when watching Brokeback mountain on Sunday night.

bronte

Reading that doggy thread in cool vids pics and links...even if it may be photoshop

The Artist

3 weeks ago for a ban on my fav forum!

MayaMaya

Deleted..sorry - MayaMaya

jptk

A couple of months back after a failed relationship.

KBarry

Couple of months back when I had to tell my wife that my nan had died. They only met a few times but developed quite a soft spot for each other.

Rb

I hope that woman didn't make her decision based on what she read in that PI thread because to me it seemed to be nothing short of a few posters attempting to guilt her into keeping it with "lovely" stories. Sincerely hope they've seen a professional and talked it through, considered the huge consequences attached to it.

Last time I cried, can't recall. Got destroyed by the death of my dog a few years back and that was probably the only time in the last 14/15 years I've really broken down.

kwestfan08

Last time I cried was Wednesday night when Manchester United won the Champions League. I just could'nt belive it. That night also had some extra significance because it could be the last European game I watch with the old man as I'll be moving out and on to college in September.

JangoFett

I cried for 3 days straight before coming to Oz 4 months ago

I cried once for like 30 seconds while over here cuz I miss everyone

DetectivFoxtrot

Rb wrote: »

I hope that woman didn't make her decision based on what she read in that PI thread because to me it seemed to be nothing short of a few posters attempting to guilt her into keeping it with "lovely" stories. Sincerely hope they've seen a professional and talked it through, considered the huge consequences attached to it.

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snooze....

if want to give THE COUPLE advice do it in PI in the thread, think that's why the OP started it....
Your posts (yet again) reek of arrogance and superiority *OLD ROLL EYES, the new one does not suffice*

It's a beautiful thread and demonstrates how most Boardsies can be sensitive, supportive and caring while expressing their opinion on something so close to these people's hearts..

other posters: please feel free to quote me so RB can see this post, I'm on his 'Tard list. */boo hoo:p

Dudess

Rb wrote: »

I hope that woman didn't make her decision based on what she read in that PI thread because to me it seemed to be nothing short of a few posters attempting to guilt her into keeping it with "lovely" stories. Sincerely hope they've seen a professional and talked it through, considered the huge consequences attached to it.

I'd say it was more a case of the posters convincing the OP that a person with Down's Syndrome can have a decent quality of life, unlike a person who is deaf, blind, paralysed and brain-dead. And despite the fact that some might view Down's Syndrome as being on a par with the latter, it's actually not the case at all, more to do with society's fear of "monologoid" features. We're so obsessed with appearance that it can cloud things. E.g. a child with Down's Syndrome doesn't have the difficulties a child with autism/aspergers faces - often, complete detachment from the world around them - but that's kinda considered less problematic because they look normal.
If all the aspects of Down's Syndrome were there except for the facial features I really don't think people would have such a terror of it.
And being worried about hurtful comments from others... well people who even think of making such cruel comments directed at a person with Down's Syndrome and/or their parent(s) must have something wrong with them, let alone people who say such things. So they're really not worth bothering with.

Calibos

Dudess, I don't think the deaf, blind and paralysed would like to be lumped in with the brain dead in the quality of life stakes.. Maybe you should rephrase that....'a person with downs syndrome can have a decent quality of life, even more than a person who is deaf, blind or paralysed.' I'd leave out the brain dead as I don't think vegetables have a quality of life.

And in saying that, I am not even sure the deaf and blind should be in there. I am sure the quality of life of the average blind or deaf person is better than a person with no physical abilities and no mental disabilities but who has agraphobia and never leaves the house of bad OCD etc

I do get your point though.

As for the subject of the thread.

The last time I cried was at my Grandads funeral. I was fine when he died, I was fine when I kissed him goodbye before they closed the coffin. I was fine because barring the last year, he had lived a very long, healthy and fruitful life. Its a lot easier to accept death when someone hasn't died prematurely.

What got me in tears was that he was a jazz musician (played tenor sax) and at the funeral, they had one of the best sax musicians in Ireland playing. As we were carrying the coffin out of the church he was playing grandads favourite song, really beautiful and haunting.

I likened it to how its not so much an event in a movie that gets the tears flowing, as the music accompanying the event. Well that music got me bawling my eyes out.

Dudess

Calibos wrote: »

Dudess, I don't think the deaf, blind and paralysed would like to be lumped in with the brain dead in the quality of life stakes.. Maybe you should rephrase that....'a person with downs syndrome can have a decent quality of life, even more than a person who is deaf, blind or paralysed.' I'd leave out the brain dead as I don't think vegetables have a quality of life.

And in saying that, I am not even sure the deaf and blind should be in there. I am sure the quality of life of the average blind or deaf person is better than a person with no physical abilities and no mental disabilities but who has agraphobia and never leaves the house of bad OCD etc

No I'm referring to someone who has the full whack - blind, deaf, paralysed, brain-damaged, not some of the above. Yet people talk about Down's Syndrome as if it's on a par with the above, when those with Down's Syndrome can have a great quality of life. I'm not saying it's not gonna be difficult, of course it is, but it shouldn't be considered as huge a disablement as it is. It's more the attitudes towards it that are disabling...

jezza

I cried thursday night because I suck haha.

Rb

Dudess wrote: »

I'd say it was more a case of the posters convincing the OP that a person with Down's Syndrome can have a decent quality of life, unlike a person who is deaf, blind, paralysed and brain-dead. And despite the fact that some might view Down's Syndrome as being on a par with the latter, it's actually not the case at all, more to do with society's fear of "monologoid" features. We're so obsessed with appearance that it can cloud things. E.g. a child with Down's Syndrome doesn't have the difficulties a child with autism/aspergers faces - often, complete detachment from the world around them - but that's kinda considered less problematic because they look normal.
If all the aspects of Down's Syndrome were there except for the facial features I really don't think people would have such a terror of it.
And being worried about hurtful comments from others... well people who even think of making such cruel comments directed at a person with Down's Syndrome and/or their parent(s) must have something wrong with them, let alone people who say such things. So they're really not worth bothering with.

Oh I'm aware that some can have a good quality of life. There's some kind of center which provides those with down syndrome with work in Tallaght, I used to get the bus every day and there'd be a few of them on it. They seemed happy, we're obviously able to get around by themselves, have their own lives etc. Don't know where they went i.e to a home communal home, to their parents home etc after that, but from what I could see they had a good quality of life/were enjoying themselves.

However, some aren't able to have such lives due to it. We've elderly neighbours, they've two kids with downsyndrome and two "normal" kids. The kids with downsyndrome used to live with them until a few years ago, which meant their parents still had to fully look after them well into their 70s. You'd sometimes hear one of the "kids" (I say kids because they acted like them having fits, screaming etc. The other would do it too, I'm not too sure how often those with down syndrome have them, but it's a huge problem for their parents given their age.

Now the kids live in a communal home. They're in their 40s afaik, and they get brought to see their parents on the weekend, and then back to the home they go.

I also know two families who've had a child with down syndrome, only for them to die before birth/a few months after birth.

It's a massive responsibility to continue with a child who has down syndrome, although there's better care/support than ever, you're still going to be taking care of them for many, many more years than you would a "normal" child, not to mention the massive financial costs of rearing such a child.

It's up to the couple at the end of the day if they're happy enough to accept such a responsibility (emuch greater than that of a "normal" child) but what got to me in that thread was people who are quite obviously anti-abortion posting such things as "At X weeks, the child can hear its mothers voice" etc etc. It's blatantly attempting to send the OP on a guilt trip into keeping the child, or those saying "I terminated a pregnancy and I'll regret it to the day I'll die", sure, it's first hand experience but it's still an attempt to sway the OPs opinion. There was a lot of that going on in that thread.

jezza

But at the end of the day, they're still your child?
Sure it'd be emotionally drained but surely when you see them smile, or their 1st word, or whatever, it'd all be worth it.
At the end of the day- its up to the individual. But a child is a child. They all are hard work, they all need special attention.
Just so happens a downs baby/child will need more. That isn't to say it isn't worth it.

Caoimhín

One has cried twice in the last ten years;
26th May 1999
21th May 2008.

And one finds the Downs a sexy look.

AckwelFoley

caoibhin wrote: »

And one finds the Downs a sexy look.

...awaits the pc police. :rolleyes:

"thou shalt not make joke...."

Sherifu

snyper wrote: »

...awaits the pc police. :rolleyes:

"thou shalt not make joke...."

I find you offensive snyper!

AckwelFoley

Sherifu wrote: »

I find you offensive snyper!

fill in the blanks to reveal Sekrit message

Yo_e M_

Sherifu

snyper wrote: »

fill in the blanks to reveal Sekrit message

Yo_e M_

Yoke Me!!?! You're really sick buddy!

CrazyTalk

Not too long ago when a group project in our course sucked the life out of us, and on the night before the hand in I thought it wasn't even going to be completed, meaning all the late nights in college had been for nothing.

It all worked out in the end though, guess I just needed to get it over with.

Loopy

Rb wrote: »

Oh I'm aware that some can have a good quality of life. There's some kind of center which provides those with down syndrome with work in Tallaght, I used to get the bus every day and there'd be a few of them on it. They seemed happy, we're obviously able to get around by themselves, have their own lives etc. Don't know where they went i.e to a home communal home, to their parents home etc after that, but from what I could see they had a good quality of life/were enjoying themselves.

However, some aren't able to have such lives due to it. We've elderly neighbours, they've two kids with downsyndrome and two "normal" kids. The kids with downsyndrome used to live with them until a few years ago, which meant their parents still had to fully look after them well into their 70s. You'd sometimes hear one of the "kids" (I say kids because they acted like them having fits, screaming etc. The other would do it too, I'm not too sure how often those with down syndrome have them, but it's a huge problem for their parents given their age.

Now the kids live in a communal home. They're in their 40s afaik, and they get brought to see their parents on the weekend, and then back to the home they go.

I also know two families who've had a child with down syndrome, only for them to die before birth/a few months after birth.

It's a massive responsibility to continue with a child who has down syndrome, although there's better care/support than ever, you're still going to be taking care of them for many, many more years than you would a "normal" child, not to mention the massive financial costs of rearing such a child.

It's up to the couple at the end of the day if they're happy enough to accept such a responsibility (emuch greater than that of a "normal" child) but what got to me in that thread was people who are quite obviously anti-abortion posting such things as "At X weeks, the child can hear its mothers voice" etc etc. It's blatantly attempting to send the OP on a guilt trip into keeping the child, or those saying "I terminated a pregnancy and I'll regret it to the day I'll die", sure, it's first hand experience but it's still an attempt to sway the OPs opinion. There was a lot of that going on in that thread.

We are off topic here but I agree with a lot of what you have said here and do feel the other posters may have swayed the Op into making her decision. But, she did ask for opinions..

Last time I cried was Friday when I had collected my daughter from her creche and sat for 2 hrs in traffic to go see a friend in Kildare, Got a call from her creche to say I had forgotten her anti-biotic (eh, you mean you forgot to put it in her f'in bag) and I had to turn around and go back for it. A round trip of about 5hrs in total. Tears of total anger and frustration....

Dave!

Something something YORE MA

flanum

this done it for me: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055262968
beautifully written!

i wear my heart on my sleeve, i dont suppress crying (38 yrs old,hairy chest an all!)!

holding my dads best mates hand in his final hour when he died of cancer (i bluubed like a girl, but not while holding the guys hand, outside the room it hit me).

ive got a lump in my throat now, thinking about what has made me blub in the past!

its a real emotion, its there for a reason, get it out of ya! laughing is also great!

kelle

Yesterday, while looking through Mum and Dad's things. They died 3 years ago.

kenco

This week when I my son was born

kelle

kenco wrote: »

This week when I my son was born

Congratulations, Kenco!

ellenmelon

last week, when i was horribly offended and disrespected by someone who thought they had my "best interests at heart". i was so angry i cried which hasnt happened for ages (the so angry i cried bit, not the crying bit..im pretty emo). im still angry now i think about it but oh well...

JangoFett

Crying from anger confuses me, as in, my body and brain gets confused

I get so mad to the point that I, disappointingly, don't turn into the Hulk and I start crying
Then I'm crying
Then I get mad about crying
Then I'm more mad that my emotions are getting confused with each other
Then I'm angry at myself.

Its a very confusing time. Hasn't happened in years though so I'm ok

Terry

Six years ago at my fathers wake.

Dudess

caoibhin wrote: »

And one finds the Downs a sexy look.

Trolling - infracted.

snyper wrote: »

...awaits the pc police. :rolleyes:

"thou shalt not make joke...."

Yawn. Snyper, this isn't the Lolocaust so it's not "PC" of me actually. Also "thou shalt not make a joke" is a bit off the mark. What would be more accurate is: "Thou shalt not make a sick, fukked up joke in an inappropriate forum when there is an appropriate forum for such unfunny crap."

Kernel

When I got my gas bill in March.......

anonymous_joe

When my last relationship got ended.

Manly or what.

Rb

Dudess wrote: »

a sick, fukked up joke in an inappropriate forum when there is an appropriate forum for such unfunny crap."

Ah that's a bit OTT,Dudess.

It's "distasteful" at worst.