Am I weird?

[sfa]

I cry at parades. My mother used to do the same thing and we all thought she was weird, but somewhere in my 20's I started having the same reaction! The Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade will do it a bit, but the local 4th of July parade on Main Street where I know half of the people? I weep (or fight off weeping) the whole time. Really mortifying. Something about the community spirit, hard work, earnest young people, and patriotism combine to just hit me that way.

And yes, books make me cry, regularly. Even kids books - On the Day You Were Born, especially - will make me cry.

[OakLeaf]

I can't even listen to country radio when I'm driving, for fear that a song will come on that is just so sad I will have to pull over and bawl. It has happened.

I know better than to even start Marley & Me. It's been five years since our last dog died and it's still too soon. Heck, I cried all the way through Bolt, starting from one of the first scenes, as soon as they showed his favorite toy - a squeaky carrot, same as Measle's.

[indysteel]

For some reason, I cry during Christmas carols, even the upbeat ones. Weird, I know. There's just something about them, and the season that makes me overly sentimental.

[jelee1311]

Good to know I'm not the only smooshy one out there ,I can't watch the pedigree dog food commercials because I cry. I've been known to cry watching Animal Planet. I cry watching live music, anything from being in church to my DD choir concerts. The older I get the easier I cry.

[emily_in_nc]

I dare anyone here to watch "March of the Penguins" without shedding a tear!