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tenai98

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I CAN cry...heehaw
« on: June 09, 2010, 04:31:09 am »
My brother in law sent me a video about daddies (soldiers) surprise return home from a tour and it made me cry...and I was crying from BOTH eyes...there were tears ffrom my AN side eye...albeit not as many as from the right eye but still actual tears running down my cheek...
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2010, 04:45:11 am »
You're making me smile and run happy tears, Jo!  I'm SOOOO thrilled for you! GREAT news! :)

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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2010, 05:30:38 am »
Fabulous news, Jo, and a great way to start the morning - thanks for sharing it with us.

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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2010, 07:18:28 am »
So happy to hear that you can cry from both eyes. 

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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2010, 09:05:57 am »
I'm so happy you can cry, you can cry, you can cry!
Now you can't hide your emotions, by turning your head one way, but that's okay!
Tears of happiness. Those videos also give me goosebumps and tears out of my good eye ;)
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2010, 09:18:13 am »
Great news!

Not even peeling and chopping onions will induce tears from my AN tuma side  :-\ - yet.

Happy to read your news and that there maybe is still hope....

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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2010, 10:42:42 am »
Love these positive posts, thanks for sharing and cry on!
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2010, 11:07:48 am »
Great news.

 :'( Is turning in to  :D

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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2010, 12:40:58 pm »
Jo ~

I've heard of smiles turning to tears but this is most definitely a case of (your) tears turning to (our) smiles.  Congratulations!  :)

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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2010, 07:26:30 am »
Yeah!  Wonderful news!
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #10 on: July 02, 2010, 07:42:11 am »
as much as i hate the thought of a woman crying i must say AWESOME !
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #11 on: July 02, 2010, 11:29:30 am »
That is so great! 
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #12 on: July 07, 2010, 04:51:23 pm »
Outstanding!!  I keep hoping that something will trickle out of that eye, but nothing yet. However, posts like yours keep me optimistic.  So, keep cryin' girl!
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #13 on: September 01, 2010, 09:05:57 am »
That is wonderful, I am so happy for you. The only time my AN eye tears is when I eat. It seems my chewing nerves are stimulating my tears. So if I want to cry from both eyes I have to eat and cry,lol! :)
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Re: I CAN cry...heehaw
« Reply #14 on: September 02, 2010, 08:14:44 pm »
Fantastic!!!!  It is great to hear that these little nerves and delicate little pieces/parts in the head can come back around after being so violated during the AN ordeal.  I'll keep my hopes up, now, for tears from my left eye sometime.  I had given up on that!!!!  Who knows?!!! 

Congrats!

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