Tough guys don't cry (how much, daughter, scene, 2011)

[danco]

I am not a crier.
Never have in front of anyone ( O.K. once in front
of my wife - missed my kids.)
But man every once in a while a stupid movie will make me
leave the room. The thing is no one else seems to see the sadness
of these scenes. I guess I am not so tough. so...
does anyone else see the sadness.

1. The end of "a League of their own"
(when the real ladies are playing ball)

2.Field of dreams

3.Any photo of Mother Teresa

4.All dogs go to heaven
(for this I should seek therapy)

Just call me a girlyman and hand over the tissues.

[Adream]

Originally Posted by dancocal

Just call me a girlyman and hand over the tissues.

Naw, you're not a girlyman. You should have seen my burly 6'2" DH after our dog died. That's a real man, Dancocal!

[exhdo1]

Originally Posted by dancocal

I am not a crier.
Never have in front of anyone ( O.K. once in front
of my wife - missed my kids.)
But man every once in a while a stupid movie will make me
leave the room. The thing is no one else seems to see the sadness
of these scenes. I guess I am not so tough. so...
does anyone else see the sadness.

1. The end of "a League of their own"
(when the real ladies are playing ball)

2.Field of dreams

3.Any photo of Mother Teresa

4.All dogs go to heaven
(for this I should seek therapy)

Just call me a girlyman and hand over the tissues.

I've seen the baddest and toughest cry like babies.

[deeptrance]

I cry easily and regularly. It runs in the family, all of us cry, not over being physically hurt but mostly about emotional things. I cry when I watch the news sometimes because the suffering I see is so upsetting. I can't watch anything about what's happening to Iraqis or the people in Darfur without crying. I cry when I think about the fact that my dog can barely see or hear and won't be with me much longer. I sometimes shed tears of joy.

None of this has anything to do with a man's true inner strength. It's partly genetic, partly cultural, partly the quirks of personality, but there are very tough men who cry and plenty of wimps who cry too.

[danco]

Naw, you're not a girlyman. You should have seen my burly 6'2" DH after our dog died. That's a real man, Dancocal!

Yeah thanks.
(funny I'm feeling this way over a dog)
so what does DH mean ?
( besides designated hitter )

[I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA]

My daddy cried very easy, I could say I love you and he cried. My husband cries easy too, he cried a lot when our cat died. He cries when he tells me how much he loves me. There is nothing girly about a man crying, I feel sorry for the men who think that it is.

[exhdo1]

I cried like a baby when I got my daughters first tuition bill for college. I cried even harder for the ones after that and I consider myself a pretty tough guy!

[Adream]

Originally Posted by dancocal

so what does DH mean ?
( besides designated hitter )

Message board speak for : Dear Husband

Originally Posted by exhdo1

I cried like a baby when I got my daughters first tuition bill for college. I cried even harder for the ones after that and I consider myself a pretty tough guy!

Hahahaha exhdo1! I feel your pain (plus we have two more to go!)

Originally Posted by I LOVE NORTH CAROLINA

My daddy cried very easy, I could say I love you and he cried. My husband cries easy too, he cried a lot when our cat died. He cries when he tells me how much he loves me. There is nothing girly about a man crying, I feel sorry for the men who think that it is.

Love that ILNC! How fortunate for you to have a daddy like that. (Between you and me, my DH has done the same thing, but shhhh, he wouldn't want anyone to know. He's a big teddy bear).

[grammy164]

Originally Posted by deeptrance

I cry easily and regularly. It runs in the family, all of us cry, not over being physically hurt but mostly about emotional things. I cry when I watch the news sometimes because the suffering I see is so upsetting. I can't watch anything about what's happening to Iraqis or the people in Darfur without crying. I cry when I think about the fact that my dog can barely see or hear and won't be with me much longer. I sometimes shed tears of joy.

None of this has anything to do with a man's true inner strength. It's partly genetic, partly cultural, partly the quirks of personality, but there are very tough men who cry and plenty of wimps who cry too.

My husband cries easily also. I see nothing wrong with that. Actually, I'm sometimes envious. I guess I've been through too much and cried too many tears because now I feel like I'm all cried out. I have times when I feel like a good cry would make me feel better--I just can't do it anymore.
I think a real man can cry. It just shows that, more importantly, he's a real, caring, human being.

[deeptrance]

Crosby, Stills and Nash said it best: "I don't argue right or wrong but I have time to cry, my baby...." If I'm interpreting that correctly, they were endorsing the idea of crying when you need to cry. But they weren't saying you're "wrong" if you don't cry.