Tearing up--anyone else have this?

[nicolewi]

Does this happen to anyone else? Ever since I had kids, I tear up super easily! It is SO embarrassing! I don't feel like I'm so emotional that I should cry, but my eyes start to get teary when I am just a little emotional. I.e. at conferences, when they were saying good things and I felt proud of the kids. When I tell a slightly heart-warming story. Even if I am excited about something! And last night, I was doing a good deed and helping a little girl who was lost at a store. When the store lady told me "thanks for helping!," I had to turn and not look at her b/c my eyes were welling up. WTF? It's not like I felt like weeping b/c I helped a lost kid. I was happy I could help, but not like emotionally ready to cry. 

[momin2013]

OMG, totally! Not just movies and commercials, but yes, even if I'm (usually at work) talking about something I'm proud/happy/excited about for DS, or even when someone else is talking about something like that about THEIR kid. They're probably thinking, why the heck does she seem so invested in my kid?

The diapers commercials are the absolute worst. Why, why, WHY am I crying about Huggies?!?

[orval]

Yes! Even this post made me cry thinking about it!
Last week school had a Christmas program and a kid in my ds's class sang Hallelujah (they are 5th graders), I totally could not keep it together. Other moms cried too so at least I wasn't the only one.
He is moving up to Boy Scouts in month and we have to stand up with him during the ceremony. It is not going to be good! How can I stop it?

[momin2013]

Dec 18, 2017 12:17:09 GMT -5 orval said:

Yes! Even this post made me cry thinking about it!
Last week school had a Christmas program and a kid in my ds's class sang Hallelujah (they are 5th graders), I totally could not keep it together. Other moms cried too so at least I wasn't the only one.
He is moving up to Boy Scouts in month and we have to stand up with him during the ceremony. It is not going to be good! How can I stop it?

DS' preschool put on a little show for the holidays last year and I struggled the entire time to hold it together.

I'm both looking forward and not looking forward to his junior kindergarten event this Thursday, because I'm sure I'll struggle through this one, too. WHY do I have to turn into a blubbering idiot every.single.year?

[dizzycooks]

lol yep. If I think about things too much I get emotional.

[court26]

Sometimes I tear up over my students. I have cried at CSE meetings when sharing growth and good things. My job is tough, but it is a good reminder of how much I love the kids!

Of course my own kids too!

[erbear]

Yup. It's been true my whole life. I cry - it's what I do. I have to let my students know at the beginning of the year so it doesn't worry them.

Last year, one of them showed me this - said it reminded her of me. I cried

[nicolewi]

Today's edition:
-teary while watching the "kindness boomerang" video DD showed us that they watched in school
-teary when I found someone's wallet and she said thank you (I am all about the shopping-time good deeds this year!)
-slightly teary when telling my SIL something about how I get excited to see the kids open their Christmas gifts. 

I mean, seriously!! I don't feel like I'm a super emotional cry-ey person, but it's like a weird physical response. So annoying!

[momin2013]

Resurrecting this thread, nicolewi, because I fought back tears watching the opening ceremonies this morning with DS (home for a snow day). I tried explaining to him about the Olympic torch but finally had to go hide in the pantry so he wouldn't wonder WTF was wrong with his mother.

LOSER!!!

[ellebebold]

Definitely! So annoying!