posted June 08, 2006 06:23 PM              

Today was the last day of school for me too, lol.

I'm too optimistic to really cry. When something bad happens, I think "Oh well, there's always tomorrow."

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..& when I reach the other side I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can
Perhaps I may become a highway man again
Or I may simply be a single drop of rain;
But I will remain
And I'll be back again and again and again...
-"Highway Man" by Johnny Cash

posted April 11, 2016 12:29 AM            

I have scorpio moon at 29 degree and cap mars. With Virgo Venus squaring Saturn.

I don't really feel like crying gets you anywhere in finding a solution pertaining to daily stressors.

Something I have learned, we are fully responsible for our current situation and capable of improving it imo. I guess hold yourself accountible and try not to cry about it. You can get it if truly want it, and there will be work involved to achieve it.

But as far something uncontrollable such as losing a loved some tears would flow.

posted April 19, 2016 08:09 PM            

On the other hand, simply crying does not solve everything. There's a time and a place for tears. That time and place is often reserved for when you're alone.

posted April 22, 2016 02:44 AM            

I've been/am close to two Cancers. One is an older man. He does not cry easily, but he sure expresses his emotions.

I also knew another Cancer OL who said he cried, but it sounded like the tears of rage...the kind that can make me run as it might be the prelude to intense violence.

Cancer girl was sensitive, but she handled conflict well, didn't raise her voice (she once told me she did and I had a hard time imagining it) and became a leader.

As for me...I'm not likely to feel a need to. If I do, I'm not likely to do it in public because of my dignity, and also because if I'm around strangers then I want to keep a clear head, and I also don't want to distress them, or get them involved. If I'm around people I trust, then that is probably different. Interesting enough, I'm more likely to cry while watching a sad show...it's not quite as likely to happen while reading, so I'm guessing it's because other parts of my brain are more relaxed when I'm just relaxing and watching something, and it's also safe (I've experienced real danger, btw, and that's what I mean, as opposed to "safe from being mocked or ignored"), and I don't need to watch myself and my decisions while watching a show. (I can cry at the cinema and public play, btw, and since my tears are usually silent that's not a problem.)

I've got so many aspects of mind and personality, as do many of us. Just because you don't see me cry doesn't mean I'm holding my tears in before I get home. And here's something else that may surprise you: I don't cry in trying to manipulate people, either, nor for attention. I have more ethical ways to get those things. I'm sympathetic to honest tears, but if I think someone is just trying to manipulate others then I'll shut them out fast. 'Course even if I sympathize doesn't mean I'll necessarily give them what they want...especially if what they need is something they don't want.

ETA: I recently saw quite a few people cry over the deaths in RWBY ( example ) and even though I didn't, I liked seeing that. Sometimes it seems that people are cruel/violent and that it's impossible for men to see women as anything other than objects rather than people, it's downright comforting to see them cry on behalf of even cartoon characters as it shows me compassion is real since it's sincere and empathic (by the same token, I'm sure some who say it's great when women cry but look down on a man doing that would not like the males who do, but I do--again, they have to be genuine and not manipulative, male or female).