It doesn't look quite so precious when you're pushing 40.
At the airport Monday, I was struck by the number of crying children who were old enough to speak and communicate their needs, but instead wailed.
Instead of getting irritated and leveling the parents with a deadly gaze, I instead wondered: Is crying a natural human reaction that we simply are conditioned away from by societal pressure?
Recently I’ve been under a lot of stress and while I’m not typically a crier, the thought of just sobbing when I hit my limit seems like it would be very cathartic. I am considering field-testing this with difficult clients, demanding colleagues, exhausting friends, slow-moving strangers, and anyone who happens to cross my path when I need to pee.
Discuss amongst yourselves.
pithypants 
From what I understand, one of the functions of crying is to release toxins that build up in our body when we’re stressed.
So there is a non-wimpy reason for crying when life is hard…
Catherine
Foresight
Did you ever see Holly Hunter in Broadcast News? She scheduled a daily cry to relieve stress. Makes sense to me.
I sobbed just reading this.
Punching is also a natural human reaction that would remove the obstacles you list in Paragraph 3.
A child’s crying can signal hunger, colic, or a painful boo-boo. But I usually limit my crying to reacting election resuls …