2 years ago
Monday, December 14, 2009
My Daily Cry
Back when I was in high school, I had a girlfriend who used to have a daily cry with her mom. When she told me about it, I remember being dumbfounded; at the time, I hadn't cried since I'd lost my pet turtle in elementary school. On days when there wasn't anything particularly frustrating or sad to cry about, she and her mom would sit down together and think of something really sad until the tears started flowing. The idea of it all--crying on command as cathartic relief, was beyond foreign to me. But lately, I've started having a daily cry, and I've gotta tell you, it's fun. I get my daily cry in every morning on the way to work, sometimes on the way back too. Basically, it's been so cold and so windy, that riding into the wind on the scooter, my eyes have been watering profusely. And even though it's not technically crying, there's a certain amount of relief that I get from climbing off the scooter with my eyes glistening, wind-dried tear streaks running down my face. Maybe the Ex- wasn't so crazy after all.
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I think your ex and her ma were crazy. It is so sad to be sad, and crying is for when you are too sad to do anything else. It is okay to cry your way because it is not sad crying.
I imagine I would cry every day if I lived in Beijing, but it would the sad kind of cry.
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