Nervous breakdowns stop kids dead
The debate about whether women should cry in the workplace is actually fascinating, but Cecelie S. Barry is maybe not the pro-tears side’s best spokeswoman.
As a mother, I’ve noticed that my tears can quell the intense rivalry between my two sons; they quickly join forces to comfort me.
Well, yeah. But don’t you remember what a totally terrifying experience it was every time you made your mom cry? Even if it only happened, like, twice, don’t you feel it branded into your soul like original sin?
Maybe every time they fight, you could just tell them you love them a little less.
October 26th, 2005 at 3:19 pm
When I was seven, my mom was in a car accident. Everyone was okay, nobody was hurt, and she came home that night and told us about it. A few minutes later I heard a strange sound coming out of my parents’ bathroom. I went in and my mom was crying. Terrified (we are all going to die!!) I asked her what was wrong, and she said the car accident was scary. I went and got my dad. “Mom’s crying!” I told him. He went and hugged her. If there be crying, get an(other) adult.
The moral: if you’re a single parent, don’t cry.