| 3/5/2009 5:17:10 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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country_guy60
Mankato, MN
age: 48
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I have been a volunteer Firefighter for over 30 years now, there has been many calls that I have been on that it was very hard to hold back the tears.
Then on 9/30/06 I lost my only sister to breast cancer at the young age of 42.I cried then and still do, All I have to do is think about my sister now and the tears just start to flow. 
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| 3/5/2009 5:59:53 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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bored50yearold
Front Royal, VA
age: 51
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MEN check out the poem Rainbow Bridge on the net......
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| 3/5/2009 6:01:08 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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midnight08
Clarksburg, WV
age: 38
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No. A man should always be in control of his emotions.
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| 3/5/2009 6:14:11 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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beanz991
Houston, TX
age: 42
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i call bullshit!!! theres too many fake a** people who claim to be in the military and werent even in ROTC!!!! if you had ever been near the front lines and actually seen any kind of action like some of us, you would definitely cry. i dont know ANYBODY that was there that didnt cry. ive seen some of the toughest motherf**kers in the world lose it after a raid patrol. oh and by the way, tell that limey fat f**k beans, to go back to suckin on the queen mums teet before someone actually finds out where he lives and goes to pound his arrogant english ass. the only reason i ever blocked that f*ggot was because he has a bad habit of disrespecting americans and military personnel. thanks,
Sgt./E-5 team leader 3rd btn.75th rangers, ft. benning, ga. 1984-2002
What a great example of military training and control 
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| 3/5/2009 6:15:52 PM |
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beanz991
Houston, TX
age: 42
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I tend to agree with you one this...BUT I did hear Englishmen as soldiers are wussies...and not even considered soldiers by the Americans.
Strangely we think the same about Americans hiding behind their technology and bombing everything from 30000ft before setting foot in enemy territory (and even then they still managed to kill more of their own troops and allies than the Iraqis did in gulf war 1!) .
USA has a higher rate of deserters too.
2002/3 to 2006
US:
Since fall 2003, 4,387 Army soldiers, 3,454 Navy sailors and 82 Air Force personnel have deserted. The Marine Corps does not track the number of desertions each year but listed 1,455 Marines in desertion status last September, the end of fiscal 2005, says Capt. Jay Delarosa, a Marine Corps spokesman.
UK:
At least 1,000 troops have deserted the armed forces since the US-led war was launched in Iraq three years ago, the BBC reported.
Britain's defense ministry said however it knew of only "a handful of deserters since 1989". During 2005 alone, 377 people deserted and are still missing, the British Broadcasting Corporation said on its website, adding that so far this year another 189 are on the run. Without explaining how it arrived at the figures, it said some 900 deserters have evaded capture since the Iraq war started in March 2003.
[Edited 3/5/2009 6:39:08 PM PST]
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| 3/5/2009 6:23:30 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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leftyl8
Waverly, NY
age: 44
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My MOS was Infantry, in Germany, and I got switched over to Artillery, befor I went to Nam. I was in recon. My DD-214 discharge papers are in my chest, at the ex's house. And, when I got out of the service, the DD-214 kept me from getting speeding tickets, for a while. Any more question's?
you are a fake. you dont even know what an identifier is of your MOS. mine is 11B2V. bet you dont have a clue what that is? do ya? now that youre found out as a fake, go cry in your coffee.
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| 3/5/2009 7:18:17 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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thebestman
Alpharetta, GA
age: 35
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A lot has to do with their upbringing as well. Some are taught men don't cry etc... So many times men hold back.
Then you have men that have no problem crying but it's not going to be happening on the regular.
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| 3/5/2009 7:27:30 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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beanz991
Houston, TX
age: 42
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Answer HONESTLY.
If you see a woman crying in the street as you walk down it and the next day you see a man crying in the street as you walk by..
...which has the greater impact on you as an image.?
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| 3/5/2009 8:06:46 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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maryg2
Philadelphia, PA
age: 39
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honestly it wouldnt impact me on a gender thing...i would see either one and wonder why they r so upset or if something was wrong. that would be my first instinct period. and then i would have to contemplate quickly do i feel i need to assist them or r they just having a moment to themselves?
this is what i think. seriously!
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| 3/5/2009 8:09:44 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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fishenguy
Santa Rosa, CA
age: 50
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Answer HONESTLY.
If you see a woman crying in the street as you walk down it and the next day you see a man crying in the street as you walk by..
...which has the greater impact on you as an image.?
When I see a woman crying I want to comfort her. I ask if I can help in anyway. When I see a man cry.......I want to steal his lunch money.
[Edited 3/5/2009 8:10:02 PM PST]
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| 3/5/2009 8:11:56 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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darlinshel
Clayton, NC
age: 41
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Answer HONESTLY.
If you see a woman crying in the street as you walk down it and the next day you see a man crying in the street as you walk by..
...which has the greater impact on you as an image.?
Hmm honestly...well honestly I would first wonder why either was crying in public. Second thing, if it's a woman I'd also wonder if she's one that breaks down and cries at every butterfly and unicorn she sees. If it's a man, I'd think something must be truly wrong for him to let his guard down.
Double standard I have going there...either one really I'd have a little bit of doubt nagging because I have seen so much fake crying just to get attention.
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| 3/5/2009 10:54:50 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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hsprin
Savannah, MO
age: 33
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Really it not just a gender thing. I know several woman that really don't cry. It is a lot of the way someone is raised or bought up. Some people just don't run high emotions and wear their hearts on their sleeves and some do.
I for one don't like to cry in front of people. But I am a cryer, I cry at sad movies, wedding, babies born etc. I think most people only really like to cry around those that they are close too and can trust. Guys or girls.
And I can't believe I am going to say this but I agree with Lefty, any man or woman that has served can cry by the meer memories of what they faced and went through.
I think men are raised to be expected not to cry, which starts early when they are young and dad says to a toddler, suck it up, boys don't cry. They then learn it in sports, not to cry when they get hurt or lose, and it is just carried on with them in their lives. And men are expected to be the bread winners, the providers, and be tough and take care of their woman.
I would never fault a man for crying, it is a natural part of emotions and good to let things out. But everybody deals with things their own ways. I have seen people not cry when losing a loved one and tough guys like my macho brother who cried when his daughter broke her arm and when his children and grand children wore born. Sometimes it is really nice to see the "tough" guys cry
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| 3/5/2009 11:45:29 PM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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johnterrycjr
Grafton, WV
age: 46
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This is one of those topics I try to stay clear of, but, today, it seems fitting to say a word about it.
Where I come from and was raised that, a man must keep control of his emotions at all times, it is how he is viewed by others at to the extent of his honor. Emotions that are out of control can be devistating to his own future as well as those around him.
I was told at a very young age that there is a time and a place for everything A wise man will know when those times are. Today, the need to cry is heavy on me. I just learned the my Father past a way almost a year ago in prison. Even though I have no love nor respect for the man, a loss just the same I feel very deeply. He was one who saw weakness in such emotion and made me sware never to trop one tear in his passing when that day was to come.
Right now the hour is late and my Daughter is sleeping soundly with out a one care in the world. It is this time I start morning in my own fashion, keeping my pain, sorrow and emotions sheilded from my loved ones. I wish I could say that I am able to completely honor his wishes.
Live as you choose to live - - remain true to thy own self above all others.
What one may see as weakness, another may see as impowerment. Today is not a good day for this man to incounter another. It would not be with standing of his own good health.
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| 3/6/2009 5:28:03 AM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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spankdemnky
Florence, MS
age: 54
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Studies show boys raised by mom, grandma ie: single moms, show more signs of the feminine perspective than those raised by 2parent households. Translation, boys are softer in this situation. Im not saying this is bad or good, just a statement of fact.
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| 3/6/2009 5:49:25 AM |
are grown men allowed to cry? wipe those tears please! |
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leftyl8
Waverly, NY
age: 44
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Studies show boys raised by mom, grandma ie: single moms, show more signs of the feminine perspective than those raised by 2parent households. Translation, boys are softer in this situation. Im not saying this is bad or good, just a statement of fact.
what friggin study was that? the study of the moron tabernacle choir?
my father lost his first wife on x-mas eve when she was 35 to breast cancer. my 2 half brothers and my half sister lost their mom. i was raised by my dad and watched him weep many nights at the kitchen table around x-mas time. my dad was a trucker and was one of the toughest men i knew. he fought professionally when he was younger. our family never had problems showing their emotion. actually, my mother is the cold hearted one in our family. ive only seen her cry but a few times in her life. so i guess that throws those studies out the window...
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