tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post243661085483918175..comments2024-02-19T23:01:34.366+11:00Comments on eglantine's cake:: Why don't grown ups cry?Penni Russonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956453252195293843noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-86260867023732461182011-09-30T15:40:45.445+10:002011-09-30T15:40:45.445+10:00Thankyou. This made me cry. And it is beautiful (y...Thankyou. This made me cry. And it is beautiful (your post, also, a little bit, the crying).kyliehttp://studiousme.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-79659360448598902612011-09-19T20:13:34.948+10:002011-09-19T20:13:34.948+10:00God, I get gulit-racked too when I cry in front of...God, I get gulit-racked too when I cry in front of Jethro. I always think I am burdening him with this pressure to cheer mum up - or not cause her to cry in the first place! Then I found him a sweet picture book about a little boy finding his overwrought mum crying over the kitchen sink, and comforting her without judgement, and I feel kinda ok about it. It is not a failing to display your human fallibilty to your child... I tell myself.Zeddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05586972108551981624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-2140141463367026442011-09-19T07:19:06.807+10:002011-09-19T07:19:06.807+10:00This is an unformed thought but is it that childre...This is an unformed thought but is it that children so young are socialised to associate crying with weakness or distress they block the fact their parents cry. My partner has been teary this past weekend and the children - older teens and near adults - have chosen to be absent rather than watch it. I don't know that it was a conscious decision on their part but they've certainly not been around and when they have, they've been holed up in their rooms. Interesting.Kate Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731006032499344619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-18126441713305054832011-09-18T21:25:16.717+10:002011-09-18T21:25:16.717+10:00I cried nearly all day a couple of sundays ago bec...I cried nearly all day a couple of sundays ago because I found out merlin is dying of kidney disease.<br /><br />Violet was worried and kept giving me hugs and telling me it was ok. She comforted me in exactly the same way that I comfort her. It was an odd role-reversal.<br /><br />I tried to explain to her why I was sad. She went off to talk to merlin and came back saying 'I told merlin not to die. You ok now? You be happy?' which of course made me cry more. <br /><br />She went off to play though, confident that she'd solved the problem.ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05015636612754590034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23502762.post-23003494619756562242011-09-18T20:44:37.121+10:002011-09-18T20:44:37.121+10:00Oh, thank you for this entry. I feel so much guilt...Oh, thank you for this entry. I feel so much guilt for crying in front of my (toddler) son - I really needed to read your entry today.Steph Burgishttp://htnoreply@blogger.com