Cry Baby

For my friends who really know me, you would know it well that I cry a lot.

I cry when I’m sad. I cry when I’m blissfully happy. I cry when I find something ridiculously funny. I cry when I’m mad. I cry when I watch movies that rouse any of the aforementioned emotions. I even cry when my girls Ran and Lu re-tell the story-line of ‘PS I love you.’

I guess you can call me a cry baby or a wimp but I like to think of myself as extremely in touch with my emotions… A feeling being?

Anyway, I decided to research on the internet (a most trust-worthy source) how I can stop the urge to cry and found some really great tips (italics denotes sarcasm):

1. Apparently, screaming helps sometimes. Get something to scream into that makes it muffled and quiet. (hmmm... I’m sure this would not have been appropriate if I did this when I was doing my speech at Jojo’s 18th bday, or when I did a toast for my dads 50th)

2. Cross your eyes. This is a way to prevent tears from forming. (I tried this the other day as I watched the blind side and not only did I still cry, but also gave myself a headache. My brain doesn't like it when I confuse my eyes like that)

3. Practice long, slow deep breathing every day. ( I do apply this everyday… but not to combat my crying spells hahahaha not going to get into it)

4. Shift your jaw forward sharply. Apparently this facial posturing is incompatible with crying and will usually stop an impending crying spell quickly and effectively. I tried this facial in the mirror, and it is incompatible with pretty and seeing how I looked pulling this face made me want to cry

5. Smile and laugh to avoid being the target for bullies. Absolutely nothing to do with preventing a good cry. But I thought was the only good advice that I found.

Anyways, off I go. There is even a higher probability that I’ll cry today, as being pre-mental, I mean pre-menstrual makes me a little bonkers.