tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post4589297265067109864..comments2023-09-27T07:38:49.203-05:00Comments on Famosity: The Art of CryingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-14151040539008911942008-09-30T07:41:00.000-05:002008-09-30T07:41:00.000-05:00Your strength, perseverance, and insight seem an a...Your strength, perseverance, and insight seem an apt eulogy for your beloved mother-in-law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-75044003890159291282008-09-29T10:41:00.000-05:002008-09-29T10:41:00.000-05:00Wow Barbara. I had been concerned about my lack of...Wow Barbara. I had been concerned about my lack of tears over Reggie's death and your essay is so helpful, as well as my dear relatives' confessional comments about your piece. What a stunning piece of writing and expression of feelings. I agree with Kim that this is a magazine piece!!! GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-25754289074097944212008-09-28T16:20:00.000-05:002008-09-28T16:20:00.000-05:00Brava! Among your best and devastatingly honest. ...Brava! Among your best and devastatingly honest. I will miss Reggie's comments on your entries. Her's were always among the first posted and will be missed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-85124812869352744842008-09-27T22:06:00.000-05:002008-09-27T22:06:00.000-05:00I am so sorry to learn of your mother-in-law's dea...I am so sorry to learn of your mother-in-law's death. I know she was a role model for you (and for those of us who read her story and yours on BreastFree) in your journey through cancer. Sincerest condolences.Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15507370042400822339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-15302720146063911792008-09-27T20:55:00.000-05:002008-09-27T20:55:00.000-05:00This is very meaningful to me, Barbara. I too hav...This is very meaningful to me, Barbara. I too have a hard time crying these days, even when I know it would help me release my feelings. But in a movie I can sometimes just sob.<BR/> I used to say I learned not to cry because I was called a cry-baby when I was little. But my Mom would not cry in public after my Dad died. <BR/> Is this learned behavior? If so, how do I unlearn it?? <BR/> Thanks for putting this into words for me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-91827718231373988802008-09-27T20:49:00.000-05:002008-09-27T20:49:00.000-05:00Tears from me, too! Mine feel like an endless we...Tears from me, too! Mine feel like an endless well just beneath the surface. What I like so much about your writing is your beautiful ability to verbalize your feelings and experiences so clearly and in a way that invites identification. Keep these blogs coming--they are among my favorite reading experiences.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19897433.post-50642094162962139202008-09-27T19:23:00.000-05:002008-09-27T19:23:00.000-05:00Well, you brought tears to my eyes, and probably t...Well, you brought tears to my eyes, and probably to everyone else who reads it.<BR/><BR/>I think this is a must to send to some magazines. It is much easier for some to cry...and very hard for some to admit that tears are sometimes hard to come by.Kim Mosleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658600791743162004noreply@blogger.com