tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post5601734098674458479..comments2023-10-20T04:45:50.849-05:00Comments on O Mighty Crisis: Jocelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03227519811818290510noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-88134981464794770532009-07-27T13:59:53.430-05:002009-07-27T13:59:53.430-05:00I know I'm late to this one, but not only did ...I know I'm late to this one, but not only did I sob through the end of "The Green Mile," I sobbed all the way home from the movie theater. I think it kinda freaked out Slag.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927671598473871081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-57058181400117998942009-07-22T17:04:08.521-05:002009-07-22T17:04:08.521-05:00...and it's not just me either: see this blog ......and it's not just me either: see this blog post will ya?<br />http://milantominsk.com/blog/2009/06/01/i-look-at-life-from-both-sides-now/<br /><br />and another thing, LOVE ACTUALLY has Colin Firth too.<br /><br />iJimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-70225049285021438002009-07-22T16:43:18.089-05:002009-07-22T16:43:18.089-05:00I was just telling someone about this scene yester...I was just telling someone about this scene yesterday, and you know I'd post the link if I could, but I can't find it now on You Tube.<br /><br />The scene in LOVE ACTUALLY when Emma Thompson realizes Alan Rickman (the pig) is cheating on her. With Joni Mitchel's haunting late version of BOTH SIDES NOW. Slays me everytime.<br /><br />iJimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-91951414634357316822009-07-22T14:45:37.085-05:002009-07-22T14:45:37.085-05:00I hope your crying jag has the cleansing power you...I hope your crying jag has the cleansing power you're looking for.<br /><br />Spotless Mind did nothing for me. The original Sweet November has always done the trick. (I've no idea if the remake would work.)<br /><br />"Happy" crying!Patois42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764936858778730692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-42634990762722669722009-07-21T16:27:15.065-05:002009-07-21T16:27:15.065-05:00The book "Sarah's Key" did it to me ...The book "Sarah's Key" did it to me something awful about a week ago. <br /><br />And then the movie "Up" - my kids, too, were embarrased at my tears, but it was just so moving. <br /><br />And Seven Pounds was a goodie, too - just saw that one a week ago, too.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17997654957335955466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-75259176637175169432009-07-21T15:19:47.409-05:002009-07-21T15:19:47.409-05:00when i went to see the movie "up." it g...when i went to see the movie "up." it got me. really such a good movie that kids can really enjoy but with whole other levels of rich menaing for parents (not just jokes to keep mom and pop engaged, but meaty meaning).<br /><br />oh, and "PS I love you." dear lord, i cried through about 90% of that movie.<br /><br />you are blessed to have figured out what you need, be able to give it to yourself and have a husband who will let you sog up his shoulder so willingly. happy crying, my dear.limehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17259558876349307173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-61461566514961053012009-07-21T11:38:15.465-05:002009-07-21T11:38:15.465-05:00"Finding Neverland" left me a mess... a ..."Finding Neverland" left me a mess... a crying, sobbing, pathetic mess.<br /><br />Johnny Depp and what's her name.....Oh. Kate Winslet. That's it. <br /><br />It really did get me.<br /><br />Then there is that scene in Cars (Hello. I have a 2-year old boy at home) where James Taylor sings "My Town" and about how it used to be booming and now no one comes there anymore and .... oh crap. I gotta go cry now. Dang it!<br /><br />Well, if you can't get a good cry, I will at least!Lisa @ Boondock Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11430994283914399581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-53458735127874225592009-07-21T05:26:49.448-05:002009-07-21T05:26:49.448-05:00Cinema Paradiso will do it for you.Cinema Paradiso will do it for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-59158818235745111142009-07-21T01:33:54.764-05:002009-07-21T01:33:54.764-05:00City of Angels gets me EVERY freaking time. Grey&#...City of Angels gets me EVERY freaking time. Grey's Anatomy also gets me all teary.Sidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378637266179966793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-46099252795603617332009-07-21T00:01:24.986-05:002009-07-21T00:01:24.986-05:00First off, I've said this many times, but emot...First off, I've said this many times, but emotional tears release nasty toxins from your body. That's been scientifically proven. So you are smart to seek the big cry. As for tearjerker movies, since you remind me of Bette Midler, I have to recommend <em>Beaches</em> and <em>Stella</em>. Good luck getting those toxins out!geewitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590044820333720010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-88310027913862042812009-07-20T23:54:57.826-05:002009-07-20T23:54:57.826-05:00Okay, I have to add to this even though I already ...Okay, I have to add to this even though I already commented. (sorry, I've been thinking of crying ever since I read your post.) I was going to say The Color Purple and Dead Poet's Society. Or Little Women, when Beth dies, or, Old Yeller. Oh, yes. Old Yeller will do it. I promise.Midlife Roadtripperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700277803842883251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-78155038935089842782009-07-20T22:10:41.020-05:002009-07-20T22:10:41.020-05:00Gosh, see I'm with you on the crying jags -- I...Gosh, see I'm with you on the crying jags -- I'm sure I need one as I have been ever so weepy lately, for no discernible reason other than life (and less and less of it as I age) makes me emotional. But I'm afraid to cry. I probably need to do it, as I used to do whenever the mood struck when I was young, and now it feels less cathartic and more a sign of some dormant neurosis. <br /><br />So, I HEARD that _Me and Marley_ will trigger the tears post haste. I'm avoiding it for exactly that reason.Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-71065308349831855222009-07-20T20:57:29.138-05:002009-07-20T20:57:29.138-05:00Okay, up until I remembered you're merely some...Okay, up until I remembered you're merely somewhere in your youngish forties, I was thinking menopause, too. But it does seem a tad early.<br /><br />And then I was remembering that you said you cut out caffeine... was that you??... and that would DEFINITELY bring on the weird morbid thought patterns. Many years hence I decided I could live without the daily caffeine fix... right up until I found myself casually, distantly considering whether life was worth living. So I don't tempt fate anymore.<br /><br />Then you said you do the periodic cry burst thing and had broken that pattern. Hmmm...<br /><br />Anyway, tear-enducing movies? Out of Africa always sets me bawling (don't get me started!), umm, yeah, Steel Magnolias was a good one, too, but only saw it once. Found a new one recently called Pans Labyrinth - it's in Spanish with subtitles.<br /><br />However, don't discount the "everyone's underfoot" issue. I'd go stark raving mad if I didn't have hours to *myself* without the dear darling presence of hunky husband. Not that I don't cherish time with him, but I gotta have some to myself, too. You moms with kids (and half-formed kitchens) truly amaze me.Becky C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09519528423210466606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-67582303429477402802009-07-20T16:59:57.513-05:002009-07-20T16:59:57.513-05:00I cry all the time as of late. I know that is sou...I cry all the time as of late. I know that is sounds silly but I take it as a good thing, to me it means I am in touch with my feelings and not shoving them back down.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839233703215824172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-31769335984039419662009-07-20T14:35:27.445-05:002009-07-20T14:35:27.445-05:00The last movie that made me bawl (and I don't ...The last movie that made me bawl (and I don't see movies often) was the Curious Case of Benjamin Button.Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623046375096046381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-57696049939243919792009-07-20T13:02:53.759-05:002009-07-20T13:02:53.759-05:00Oh, my dear Marscapone, I so hear you. I'm a c...Oh, my dear Marscapone, I so hear you. I'm a cryer too and it's really necessary if that's the way you purge. When I was depressed I cried every day, way too much, but then meds made me stop crying altogether, which was better at first, but then... not. A good healthy cry every once in a while is a wonderful thing.<br /><br />Here are my picks: Movies- Witness, Dead Poets Society (it's no coincidence that Maurice Jarre wrote both scores- good music combined with a moving scene can reduce me a sniveling ball of snot), the part in Anne of Green Gables where Matthew dies, Atonement IS a good one too- great adaptation.<br /><br />Books: I second The Time Traveler's Wife, also, Possession, The Book Thief, Only Forward.<br /><br />Have a lovely cry. :)jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967156307632862683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-88926568135015624432009-07-20T12:59:06.379-05:002009-07-20T12:59:06.379-05:00Oh .. without doubt, that would be Shadowland. I ...Oh .. without doubt, that would be Shadowland. I saw that in a crowded theatre when I was 8 mos pregnant with my first born. I was crying so hard I thought I would burst. Of course, I <em>was</em> pregnant. But still. I recommend it to my clients who need a good, hard cry. Another one: Terms of Endearment. It's an awfully long movie, though. But that oldest boy? His anger? Oy. Gets me every time. <br /><br />There's some new research about the therapeutic benefit of crying -- meaning, physically what is happening in the body. I have a post languishing somewhere.<br /><br />And yes, the remodelers in the house? Each time my husband would take on a remodeling job he would bring me in to assess the strength of the marriage. And I would issue strong warnings to have a lawyer on retainer. Let the demolition begin. It's so stressful. We've watched too many people come undone. <br /><br />And thanks for posting this. I have days like this, too. Days of wondering "WTF is my problem?" As you say, I've got all good things in my life, I'm exactly where I hoped I'd be in my 20's, and yet, I sometimes feel depleted. Worried. Panicky out of nowhere out of the usual what if's in life. Hormones could be a part. <br /><br />A stiff drink sometimes helps.shrink on the couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13271891110211081990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-86006118734495423532009-07-20T12:07:11.865-05:002009-07-20T12:07:11.865-05:00Funny, just Saturday the Mr. and I were watching a...Funny, just Saturday the Mr. and I were watching a movie and he was crying. I shoulda been crying but I was totally dry eyed. That blackened, dryed out husk I call a heart just won't do the crying so I can be of no help to you.<br /><br />I do envy you though, believe me deary, that capacity you have will be extremely useful when you hit the peri. Oh yeah...<br /><br />Let's get together over a bottle of wine and discuss.Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-47006180110365082232009-07-20T11:04:29.441-05:002009-07-20T11:04:29.441-05:00Not a question you asked...but aerobic exercise is...Not a question you asked...but aerobic exercise is huge in aiding processing. I have a friend who from the age of three has been a storyteller. She used to jump up and down to facilitate her thought process, is now nine and paws the ground, like a bull about to charge, as she is thinking of her narrative.ArtSparkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875996639432864367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-16772260272680289602009-07-20T10:15:36.428-05:002009-07-20T10:15:36.428-05:00I'm back already! Actually, today I am ready t...I'm back already! Actually, today I am ready to cut loose and bawl because I have been dealing with internet connection problems for the past two days and to add insult to injury with that, my computer doesn't like to open easily at all using either browser (Firefox or EI8) and anytime I lose my internet connectivity for any length of time -10 minutes or more -I am a total mess and either in tears or on the verge of tears until things get corrected! (And I definitely would not wish those issues on anyone!)Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-16724757171490807592009-07-20T10:11:32.127-05:002009-07-20T10:11:32.127-05:00When I started reading this post and your insomnia...When I started reading this post and your insomnia issues, I thought maybe I'd been writing so much about being up all night with Kurtis that you were channeling me. (But usually, even when I am up till the wee hours of the morning, I scrounge some nap time somewhere during the day -most often immediately after I eat ANYTHING and can not keep my eyes open then.)<br />But, stress relief and crying -oh my yes, they go together like peanut butter and jelly! My problem is that sometimes I don't realize I'm stressing over something and get all discombobulated and then, all of a sudden, something totally unrelated will happen and I fold up like the proverbial accordian.<br />One thing that really brought me to tears (and I don't think you are a fan of hers though) was reading Jodi Picoult's book, "My Sister's Keeper" -which had both my daughter (Mandy) and I totally shaken and in tears. Certain songs that bring up memories for me but because I never remember artists and/or often, the names of songs, can't list them here. <br />But I can tell you one thing that can elict a tear, often more than one, is when I look at the two little grandkids here and think of just how far they've come -and how far Mandy and I have come too, in learning so many things other parents/grandparents often take forgranted in the child rearing process. You're more than welcome to come here -anytime -and see how fantastic these two are, even though right now they are both drumming on empty coffee cans and driving my ear drums (and head) crazy! All I have to do there is think of what my life would be like without them -totally LIFELESS -which is what I would be and that can bring me to immediate tears!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-3912995543444195582009-07-20T09:56:09.634-05:002009-07-20T09:56:09.634-05:00I just finished a book called 'Blessed are the...I just finished a book called 'Blessed are the Cheesemakers' by Sarah-Kate Lynch, which made me laugh AND cry. As for sad movies my favorites are Steel Magnolias, The Green Mile (especially where he goes and visits the warden's wife-- "I dreamed of you....", abd of course Beaches. <br />Another great laugh/cry book is 'A Prayer for Owen Meany'. I can't tell you how many copies of that I've given away.Shieldmaiden96https://www.blogger.com/profile/04673938377819957295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-51978093448750997242009-07-20T09:51:55.446-05:002009-07-20T09:51:55.446-05:00I cry even for some commercials so I'm not the...I cry even for some commercials so I'm not the best person to ask. But I'm trying to think of recent movies that made me cry. "Seven Pounds" did.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-52580179002017029482009-07-20T09:14:53.875-05:002009-07-20T09:14:53.875-05:00I'm not a crier (any more) so I cannot help yo...I'm not a crier (any more) so I cannot help you with that part. But I wanna say, your mother-in-law is a treasure! Mine was dumb as a rock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33559037.post-7462057746180446192009-07-20T09:10:57.786-05:002009-07-20T09:10:57.786-05:00The movie Up. For a kid's movie, it's surp...The movie Up. For a kid's movie, it's surprisingly emotionally complex with themes meant to hit an adult's heart directly. My kids were embarrassed to be seen with me afterwards, so busy was I wiping my eyes and blowing my nose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com