MamaBearTeacher Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 In the media and in your own personal circle of friends and acquaintances, are you seeing this more than, say let's ten or twenty years ago? I'm not talking about grief or tears of desperation but rather tears of joy or people being touched to the point of tears. I am not passing judgement on whether this is good or bad but feel free to comment and take this thread in any direction. I'm just wondering if it's just me who sees people shedding these tears more often or if others see this phenomena too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Well, I am. Tears are never all that far away these days. For one thing, I got older and became a mother, which made me more sensitive about things happening to other people. Then it's just been a tough few years and, I don't know, my heart's been broken a bit? It's to the point that I don't even care as much if somebody sees--until very recently my feeling was that I'd rather die than have somebody see me cry! Maybe we've all just been having a tough time for a while now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Mom4 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 No, I can't say that I have. I'm sure they show it more in the media because the media is way more "in-your-face" and "around the clock" than it was a decade or two ago. Hyped up drama sells on the news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 20 years ago? I guess that I would have to say that back then my personal circle of friends and I were doing a lot more crying. We were a bunch of 20 year old college girls and we cried a lot. We also laughed a lot more than we do now. We also stayed up all night a lot more, lost our car keys a lot more, got new boy friends a lot more etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 In the media and in your own personal circle of friends and acquaintances, are you seeing this more than, say let's ten or twenty years ago? I can't say that I have. My mother has always been one to tear up, and she still does. I'm not, and I wasn't 20 years ago either. I've always known weepy people and non-weepy people, and I haven't noticed any change in the proportion of weepers. It may be that media depictions (both fictional and in journalism) have changed over the years. I'll have to think about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Yeah, I'm not really seeing it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I know that when I am going through a really tough time, I am much more prone to tears- good and bad. I have yet to watch an episode of Parenthood this season where I have not burst into tears, lol. So maybe difficult times result in a heightened emotional state in some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaillardia Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Maybe I don't watch what you watch. I don't think in the media on emotional issues. I hang out in groups of people who are emotionally wrought upon more than your average hard-hearted Archie Bunker so I've been seeing people cry or tear up because someone was so nice to them for years. As for myself, I have always been a big cry baby over most things but there was that period of time where I did not cry. (Two years ago, major surgery, had a numbing effect). rather funny actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 a gentleman friend of my acquaintence says your kidneys move closer to your tear-ducts as you age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd293 Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 For myself, I am much less emotional that I was 20 years ago. Broadly, no, I haven't noticed that. Growing up attending church I remember seeing tears often. I came to see that sort of emotional display as attention seeking. Outside of that specific environment, I have hardly ever seen anyone cry. Maybe occasionally at a wedding or funeral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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