Strangest things you cried at as a child (wife, siblings, mother)

[Aery11]

For the life of me I cannot think of a thing that made me cry when I was a kid except my father giving me a beating or when I fell and skinned my knee. Neither of those even lasted long. I was known for pouting and being defiant, but not for crying. I even loved nightmares.

[KittenSparkles]

This wasn't crying, but at some point as a child I learned that the heart is on the left side of the body. For a long while after that, I made a point to sleep on my right side every night because I was afraid my heart would stop if I slept on the left side.

[DewDropInn]

Originally Posted by foundapeanut

You know those monkeys in the "Wizard of OZ?'

When they would come on the TV, I would scream, crying my eyes out, and run out of the room like a bat out of H#ll.

Me too! Those monkeys were creepy scary.

We weren't the only ones. Those monkeys freaked out a lot of kids. I still hate the part with the monkeys.

[TheotherMarie]

I was actually a young teen, probably about 14 or so, and I cried because my father left a pile of crab legs in the refrigerator. He told me I had to remove all the crab meat for him by the time he got home from work.
I sat at that counter with those crab legs in front of me and cried and cried.
I just felt so bad for those poor crabs, and felt horrible having to tear them apart.
I got it done, but it was an awful experience.
No, I don't eat crab now.

[pekemom]

Crying over the sadness of fairy tales....Cinderella had a mean stepmother, Sleeping Beauty pricked
her finger, Snow White ate a poisoned apple, etc....

[Nov3]

My aunt was my guardian one summer...I was young...
The babysitter canceled on her date night. She had to bring me along on her date. Luckily the gent was a sweet man. Anyways...I saw the movie : The way we were. I cried so hard... And for years was angry at Robert Redford for leaving Barbra Streisand!

Another time: 1st grade I cried terribly when our nun ( sister Charlotte) told me that I was a bad child and didn't have a guardian angel. That I was free for Satan's pickings. That really was upsetting...

[ItsRick24]

When I was about 4, my grandma bought a tricycle for me. We brought it home, my dad assembled it. I got on, started pedaling and kept bumping into the wall - I had no idea how to ride the doggone thing! I started crying.

Wasn't long before I mastered it. Kept that thing for years. Of course I outgrew it.

[fallingwater]

I don't remember how and why it started but I really dislike buttons. As long as I can remember, I have always had a strong dislike towards them. Jeans or any metal type of button, no problem. I know, its weird. My mother knew this and insisted I had to wear a blouse that had buttons. I think I was around 5 yrs old. She said even as a toddler I was weird about it. Anyway, I cried and cried wearing that damn blouse. I guess there is a real phobia for this called Koumpounophobia. Steve Jobs had it too. They say some early childhood trauma sets it off. I have no recollection of what that might be. They gave examples, swallowing a button, spilling a jar of buttons or someone yelling that a baby might choke after touching one. If I had to bet, maybe the latter considering my mom tends to be a spaz at times. Still don't buy anything with buttons.

[Gfab1]

Originally Posted by Nov3

1st grade I cried terribly when our nun ( sister Charlotte) told me that I was a bad child and didn't have a guardian angel. That I was free for Satan's pickings. That really was upsetting...

What a horrible person to say that to anyone, let alone a child. And it's especially bad since it was said by a person of "religious authority."

[BrassTacksGal]

When I was 4 or so my father took me and a little friend to see "The wizard of Oz" we both became terrified and cried so hard my father had to take us out of the theatre.