I pretend to be pretty tough. I have encountered a lot in my life and overcome my fair amount of adversity without completely falling apart. I never blamed anyone and I never looked back. This gives me some "street cred" and helps me put on a pretty tough front. The truth is I am a softie.
I cry about everything. Today I turned on the television to Oprah (which I hardly ever watch) and Dolly Parton was on. As soon as she started to sing, I started to cry. Then Kenny Rogers walks out and I am sobbing. No real reason, just stirs up some kind of emotion every time I hear them. I guess it reminds me of my childhood; the good parts.
I cry during fireworks - everytime. I cry when I watch championship games. I cry when I watch the finale of American Idol or Hell's Kitchen. I cry during musicals. (So far, Mary Poppins holds the record with four times, but Wicked came in a close second). I cry the last day of school. I cry when I watch my students perform at PTA meetings. I cry when I see unlikely animal friends. Today I saw a goat and a great dane that were best friends. Of course, I cried.
Believe it or not I am not a bumbling mess most of the time.
Laura~I totally understand where you are coming from. Alan laughs at me because I cry during awards shows. And you know what? Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers get me every single time. All I have to hear is about 2 bars of "Islands in the Stream" and it's flood city.
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