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Why did you last cry and when?

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TheWhisker · 18/03/2023 14:03

I cry a lot. I know it's not normal, but sometimes I get home from work and the stress and worry from the day makes me cry.

So, what was the last thing you cried at and when?

OP posts:
TaLooLaBell · 18/03/2023 20:16

Watching The Doghouse on Thursday evening

TaLooLaBell · 18/03/2023 20:18

Flowers for all the people going through a rough time

CoalCraft · 18/03/2023 20:19

I shed a few tears earlier when my DH told me about DD1 missing me - I'm in hospital with DD2.

Before that I cried cause DD2 was violently sick in the middle of the night and I just wanted to go to bed.

I'm not a big crier though. I find sick really hard to deal with but I can't remember the last time before the sick incident.

DaisyDaisyDaisyDaisyDaisyDaisy · 18/03/2023 20:22

Yesterday driving home from a hellish day at work. Mixture of frustration, stress and sheer exhaustion. Went to bed at 8.30 and woke up at 7.30 today. Felt like a different person.

turnthetoiletpaperroundproperly · 18/03/2023 20:28

This morning I cried. I am in the process of writing my speech for my sons wedding and pondering all the years together we have enjoyed and well just so many memories

ColdHandsHotHead · 18/03/2023 20:30

Properly, in January, on the anniversary of the death of a darling friend.

blackpearwhitelilies · 18/03/2023 20:31

Yesterday when I heard about that poor headteacher who took her life through fear of the Ofsted report. May she rest in peace. She had two young daughters. Just heartbreaking.

Sackofshit · 18/03/2023 20:33

Today. Pregnant, don't want to be, suffering with nausea.

SnuggleBuggleBoo · 18/03/2023 20:35

In November after a fight with my boss at work (as in a big disagreement, we weren't rolling around on the floor pulling hair and biting each other!)

Before that I'm not sure? I cried A LOT the Christmas before last due to family drama. I don't think I cry all that much though? Maybe two or three times a year?

Funkyslippers · 18/03/2023 20:38

Christmas Day last year. I realised that no matter what day it is, kids still know how to push your buttons (and one of them is an adult!)

Funkyslippers · 18/03/2023 20:42

ChannelyourinnerElsa what a bitch!

MatJas · 18/03/2023 20:43

Yesterday, was out with friends and they were talking about teenage girl drama and when I came home I sobbed thinking that my asd dd14 wont experience the same things they will and it just makes me really sad. Am in tears now typing this, she was only diagnosed 18 months ago but obviously the signs were there way back but since it was confirmed I’m in tears a lot mainly bc of how difficult normal daily life is for her but also for the “normal” experiences she’ll miss out on.

alloalloallo · 18/03/2023 20:47

About a month ago I had my elderly pony put to sleep as her arthritis was beginning to get the better of her and she was struggling and I couldn’t keep her comfortable.

It was a beautifully sunny afternoon, and it was all calm and peaceful. Exactly the ending I had always wanted for her. I stayed with her the whole time until the fallen stock man arrived to pick her up. I was fine the whole time, didn’t cry at all.

Then I went back up later in the evening to sort out our other pony and it hit me like a tonne of bricks. She was a huge character, a massive part of my life and she was gone and there was just this empty stable looking at me.

It sounds silly but I really, really miss her and it’s hit me harder than I thought it would.

I’d always had a fear that I’d find her down in the field unable to get up or something and it would be rushed and stressful and I didn’t want that for her, so we decided it was time. I knew it was coming and in my head I’d kind of decided on spring, but it came sooner than I thought and I haven’t quite got my head around it yet and little things are reducing me to tears - her head collar still hanging on its hook, sorting her rugs out to send for cleaning and repair, etc.

RosesAndHellebores · 18/03/2023 20:48

@bloodywhitecat I remember your posts. Flowers

blackpearwhitelilies · 18/03/2023 20:49

Oh matjas, I’m sorry. DS1 is ASD and has had a tough time, but he’s finding his own path and has his own wonderful ND experiences that I don’t think many NT young people have had.

Whoiscomingtosaveyou · 18/03/2023 20:52

I cried at work yesterday at work.

whoruntheworldgirls · 18/03/2023 20:52

Thursday, had a session at work with the sepsis trust and some of the interviews they played is made me cry, a lot, especially Jason Watkins

RosesAndHellebores · 18/03/2023 20:55

@Bonjovispjs may I ask please for tips. We adopted two rescue girls five weeks ago. They are 8 months now and were rescued from Greece.last year. They lived in a pen from 4.5months. They are not sisters and I am not convinced they are actually that bonded.

One is turning into a proper lap cat and appears completely domesticated. Cuddling, purring, kneading. The other is very stressed. She spent the first couple of weeks under the cupboard but got braver when they were confined to the family room. They were let out into the main house on Wednesday. She is hiding in cupboards, hissing and seems generally very stressed and fearful.

We have feliway diffusers and sprays. We are letting her chill. I have managed one pat and she has sniffed my foot once.

Do you think we will be able to turn her round? Do you have any tips?

Greengreented · 18/03/2023 21:00

💐to everyone having a hard time. I last cried about two hours ago, my new puppy is hard work and I’m feeling that I’m not doing a good job either for me or for her. It’s been a tough week, I’ve been in tears every day. It’s nothing on what some people are going through, though.

Iamblossom · 18/03/2023 21:01

Properly ugly cried after my Grade 2 piano exam when I genuinely thought I had totally messed it up, after months of hard work and practice.

I'm 48 and need to have a word with myself.

I got a Merit. Go figure.

JanesSadLittleLife · 18/03/2023 21:01

I often feel like I want to cry, but it rarely goes beyond just welling up a bit.

My mum died 3 years ago, and the numbness I felt from her 2 years declining with Alzheimers is only just lifting. Sometimes I get a huge wave of grief when I realise how much I miss the original her, not the strange shell of a woman who died during covid when I couldn't hold her hand.

GobbieMaggie · 18/03/2023 21:02

Can’t remember.

fancyfrogs · 18/03/2023 21:04

About 2 hours ago. Several times a day. I think I have pnd and I'm so ashamed I'm failing
Before this baby, maybe cried once every week or so, I've always been 'sensitive' I think

Quirkyme · 18/03/2023 21:05

Iamblossom · 18/03/2023 21:01

Properly ugly cried after my Grade 2 piano exam when I genuinely thought I had totally messed it up, after months of hard work and practice.

I'm 48 and need to have a word with myself.

I got a Merit. Go figure.

Haha, I cried at about 24 I believe, about a similar thing.
I was doing a piano performance in front of people, and that piano was particularly "hard". Ballsed in up and was devastated.

At the time, others made me feel silly for crying as if it was stupid. But tbh. 6 years later and I think I was right to cry as I was genuinely upset about a performance I practised majorly not going well 🤷🏾‍♀️

Beeswood · 18/03/2023 21:06

Today, and every day for days.

My best friend died suddenly on the 7th March and I am finding it very hard.

Her funeral was this week which I think has given me an acceptance that this has actually happened.

I miss her so much.