tears

i just got done watching ladder 49. if you haven't seen it- i highly recommend it, but be sure to bring lots of tissues. it's a pretty powerful movie. i have to admit that it was nice to just let down and cry. there's just something about the release of emotion through tears.... there are so many times that i want to feel, want to cry, but can't. and then when i least expect, and usually at the most inopportune times, the tears just come. but a lot of times it feels good. guys don't really seem to understand the benefits of having a good cry. som many times i feel so much better after i watch a hallmark commercial and shed a few tears. ok so it's not that bad, usually, but tears are ok for me because i'm a girl and girls are expected to be emotional and cry, right? well for the most part yes, but what i don't understand is why guys don't have that "right."

i'm not a guy, never have been and never will be so i might be way off base in this, but it sure seems to me that after a tough day a guy would want to be able to come back into his room and shed a few tears w/o having to worry about who might see or what they might say. guys are supposed to be tough and macho and unemotional. they're supposed to be strong for the "emotionally unstable" females around them. i don't think it's fair. guys have emotions, they have hearts- granted some are more tender than others, but if something touches them they should be able to express it. there is absolutely nothing wrong with a guy crying, yet our society does not allow it. it's ridiculous!!! i could say more, but i won't. just know that i will never think less of any of you guys if you cry. feel free to use my shoulder anytime :)