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But you didn't - Imgur
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I read somewhere that your most emotional and fragile day of the week is the day of your birth, not the date but the day. Mine is Sunday. Tack ya jerked my strings! The slightest thing can get me going on a Sunday.
I know what you mean. The subject is one that works on my strings too. Those who did remember those who didn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by Razorfeld
This one breaks my heart too, especially since I have two sons.
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Sheesh, what are we.. a bunch of girly men?
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Went to Normandy for the 60th anniversary. I saw 1,000's of headstones. Literally.
This headstone for some reason really struck me. Though I didn't know the man, I stood in front of it a while, a long while, left my Loonie (Canadian tradition) on top of the headstone and moved on.
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Eventually when I got home I was going over the pictures with my mother-in-law. I tried to skim past the photo as it was kind of a "me thing." She insisted I go back. A tear ran down her face as she raised her hand to her mouth (fyi - this woman is not prone to emotional anything - read wasp).
Not only had she known his mother, but the boy too. He indeed was the end of the family line in that part of the world.
"They" say a man of faith should be able to part with anything worldly and move on knowing that there is no place for possessions in ones life. We after all, do not own anything.
I clearly haven't enough faith... but "a bunch of girly men" I would not label myself or anyone who has lost a friend or countryman to war.
An expression of honest emotion has no gender. We are as we are, we are what we are. Genetics, environment and inner beliefs are what drives us each to express our feelings, be it anger instead of tears, stoicism instead openness or tears instead of a stony face. I've been around long enough to finally feel comfortable in my own skin and if it is to be, I will cry openly in public, macho inclined men be damned.
Here's another lump in the throat story as reported by CBS and posted on The Blaze:
The ‘Incredible’ Thing an 8-Year-Old Boy Did for a Soldier Will Be Remembered For a ‘Lifetime’ | TheBlaze.com
Cutter, you too, have done me in this Sunday. Sometimes it seeps into Mondays and then I'm a total wreck. If I was still in the work force I'd have been fired 100 times over because of certain Sundays in my life.
BTW, I'm a fabric artist these days and Van Gogh has always been one of my favorite artists.
Well then, this song always put me over the edge....and the images from 9/11 finish it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84STSWVp3g
Earcutter and Phrank - both nice postings. I hope you guys realize that my "girly man" crack was deflection. It's not healthy to keep emotion bottled up but that can be a cultural thing.
Now, let's talk about sharp steel, rocks, leather straps and other manly stuff! <sniff>
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On a lighter note, why do I have a chattering emoticon beside my name...sheesh....I come here to get away from the incessant chattering inflicted upon me by the wife and kids!!!! :gaah:
