2. It's super ridiculous. SUPER RIDICULOUS. It's like Smeyer and "chagrin".
5. Right? Like... I'm not going to lie. I have an incredibly hard time dealing with other people crying around me. I grew up with my dad yelling at me to "STOP CRYING!" as a little girl (which, obviously, made me cry harder), so I have the "crying = weakness" mentality. But I don't project that onto others. When I cry? I don't like other people to know, I hide it, I hide myself entirely if I can. Like I'll lock myself in my room and turn on the TV or music so no one can hear me. But if other people cry? If I can't distract them from tears with humor, then I have to get the hell out of dodge. That's how terrible my crying squick is. At least with women. Men are a little different? I'm kind of like "aww :( let me cuddle you~" with them. Or at least I think so. I've never really seen a guy cry before, besides little kids (and this issue doesn't apply to them, it's like post-pubescent and older). If this was some kind of flaw that Anita had? Like if she wanted to portray herself as SUPER MACHO AND MANLY AND TUFF but then still crave affection and coddling when she's upset, but then be completely repelled and super uncomfortable around others when they cry--that would be totally fine. As long as it was portrayed as a flaw. Because I know it's a flaw. I internalize all my emotions. I do it with everything. If I start getting upset? I hide my face. If I get embarrassed? I hide my face. If I get mad? I hide my face. If I start laughing "too hard"? I hide my face. I pretty much shut down all emotional responses like I think they're bad/not allowed. ANITA HAS NO FLAWS AND IT PISSES ME OFF.
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5. Right? Like... I'm not going to lie. I have an incredibly hard time dealing with other people crying around me. I grew up with my dad yelling at me to "STOP CRYING!" as a little girl (which, obviously, made me cry harder), so I have the "crying = weakness" mentality. But I don't project that onto others. When I cry? I don't like other people to know, I hide it, I hide myself entirely if I can. Like I'll lock myself in my room and turn on the TV or music so no one can hear me. But if other people cry? If I can't distract them from tears with humor, then I have to get the hell out of dodge. That's how terrible my crying squick is. At least with women. Men are a little different? I'm kind of like "aww :( let me cuddle you~" with them. Or at least I think so. I've never really seen a guy cry before, besides little kids (and this issue doesn't apply to them, it's like post-pubescent and older). If this was some kind of flaw that Anita had? Like if she wanted to portray herself as SUPER MACHO AND MANLY AND TUFF but then still crave affection and coddling when she's upset, but then be completely repelled and super uncomfortable around others when they cry--that would be totally fine. As long as it was portrayed as a flaw. Because I know it's a flaw. I internalize all my emotions. I do it with everything. If I start getting upset? I hide my face. If I get embarrassed? I hide my face. If I get mad? I hide my face. If I start laughing "too hard"? I hide my face. I pretty much shut down all emotional responses like I think they're bad/not allowed. ANITA HAS NO FLAWS AND IT PISSES ME OFF.