Aging (29)
akaRALFBacchus Marsh, Victoria Australia11 Threads 1,360 PostsI want to know, is it just me or do people generally get more emotional as they age? I used to be hard as nails, now I get all soppy watching movies that I wouldn't have bat an eyelid at before. I ask because when my sister had her baby yesterday, I was all choked up with tears (tears of happiness of course) but it was all I could do not to burst out crying in front of her!! I am particularly exhausted at the moment that may have contributed but in general, I have found the last couple of years I have been getting worse at being able to control my emotions. 
I don't really get PMS and I think, at 36 (ok, nearly 37), I am too young for Menopause yet.
I don't really get PMS and I think, at 36 (ok, nearly 37), I am too young for Menopause yet.
You need to get laid 
kizzy27: You need to get laid
you could be onto something there.
akaRALF: I want to know, is it just me or do people generally get more emotional as they age? I used to be hard as nails, now I get all soppy watching movies that I wouldn't have bat an eyelid at before. I ask because when my sister had her baby yesterday, I was all choked up with tears (tears of happiness of course) but it was all I could do not to burst out crying in front of her!! I am particularly exhausted at the moment that may have contributed but in general, I have found the last couple of years I have been getting worse at being able to control my emotions. I don't really get PMS and I think, at 36 (ok, nearly 37), I am too young for Menopause yet.
not wrong there,i think as you get older ,you realize just how hard it was to get where you are now,and when you see younger people struggling with familes etc,it hurts to see it,cause you know what theyve still got to go thru.when i started hobby farming, i used to hav to put my animals down all the time,i hated itdogs attackin my sheep etc, but now when i do it it brings tears to my eyes,as those animals hav saved me so much work over the yearsits sad when they go.i think it builds up in your systemastoneinariver: not wrong there,i think as you get older ,you realize just how hard it was to get where you are now,and when you see younger people struggling with familes etc,it hurts to see it,cause you know what theyve still got to go thru.when i started hobby farming, i used to hav to put my animals down all the time,i hated itdogs attackin my sheep etc, but now when i do it it brings tears to my eyes,as those animals hav saved me so much work over the yearsits sad when they go.i think it builds up in your system
that is a good take on it.I think what annoys me most about being like this is that it shows my vulnerability and I don't like it at all and in all honesty, it scares me. I have never been a person to show my weaknesses, I have always been the strong one and the go to person when times get tough.
I used to be as strong and could held emotions quite well but I do think age and pms do effect you more when you get older as I have been noticed myself.
I too cry with movies and did only the other night when I watched one with Mervin the bad dog whom aged and died, I was my eyes out.
Find I get really bad pms (just that one day a month) which seems to have got worse and all hell breaks out and again, get very emotionally.
Have always been pretty strong but these days, things get on top of me and finding it hard to deal with, I hate been a sulk but some times you just can't control your emotions sometimes
I too cry with movies and did only the other night when I watched one with Mervin the bad dog whom aged and died, I was
my eyes out.Find I get really bad pms (just that one day a month) which seems to have got worse and all hell breaks out and again, get very emotionally.
Have always been pretty strong but these days, things get on top of me and finding it hard to deal with, I hate been a sulk but some times you just can't control your emotions sometimes
tarnsnz: I used to be as strong and could held emotions quite well but I do think age and pms do effect you more when you get older as I have been noticed myself.
I too cry with movies and did only the other night when I watched one with Mervin the bad dog whom aged and died, I was my eyes out.
Find I get really bad pms (just that one day a month) which seems to have got worse and all hell breaks out and again, get very emotionally.
Have always been pretty strong but these days, things get on top of me and finding it hard to deal with, I hate been a sulk but some times you just can't control your emotions sometimes
I too cry with movies and did only the other night when I watched one with Mervin the bad dog whom aged and died, I was my eyes out.
Find I get really bad pms (just that one day a month) which seems to have got worse and all hell breaks out and again, get very emotionally.
Have always been pretty strong but these days, things get on top of me and finding it hard to deal with, I hate been a sulk but some times you just can't control your emotions sometimes
Good to see you back 
Nope I've always been a sooky la la. Being tired will make you more emotional.
I've probably found the opposite. I've always been a very emotional person and have probably toughened up as i've gotten older. But with certain moments in my life I may be more emotional than other times. Right now I have pregnancy hormones making me very emotional. I cry a lot over every little thing. Although I try not to do it in front of the kids lol. They don't like seeing mummy upset.
akaRALF: I want to know, is it just me or do people generally get more emotional as they age? I used to be hard as nails, now I get all soppy watching movies that I wouldn't have bat an eyelid at before. I ask because when my sister had her baby yesterday, I was all choked up with tears (tears of happiness of course) but it was all I could do not to burst out crying in front of her!! I am particularly exhausted at the moment that may have contributed but in general, I have found the last couple of years I have been getting worse at being able to control my emotions. I don't really get PMS and I think, at 36 (ok, nearly 37), I am too young for Menopause yet.
Its just you ya emotional wreck..
As the years have gone by you could say ive become more sensitive lol.I think life experiences and challenges cause all sorts of things to happen and emotions go with it..
Its called empathy Ralf, as you age and have more life experiences to draw from you develop more empathy for people and their situations.
Its just the way it is... Ya big softie...
Its just the way it is... Ya big softie...
Shell225: Its called empathy Ralf, as you age and have more life experiences to draw from you develop more empathy for people and their situations.
Its just the way it is... Ya big softie...
Its just the way it is... Ya big softie...
isn't she sweet...
akaRALF: I want to know, is it just me or do people generally get more emotional as they age? I used to be hard as nails, now I get all soppy watching movies that I wouldn't have bat an eyelid at before. I ask because when my sister had her baby yesterday, I was all choked up with tears (tears of happiness of course) but it was all I could do not to burst out crying in front of her!! I am particularly exhausted at the moment that may have contributed but in general, I have found the last couple of years I have been getting worse at being able to control my emotions. I don't really get PMS and I think, at 36 (ok, nearly 37), I am too young for Menopause yet.
Welcome to the aging zone,
Can only give u a male take on this one,
Think its got heaps to do with becoming mature,having kid's makes one see different, growing out of thing that were so very important, clothing is now different, hair style different, the must-have car, the must-have figure, the must have ...look !!!, how do others see ME !!!,
Now its about where one is in life,how do I see ME !! am I healthy,do I eat right, is the house I live in where I want to be, do I have good close friend that REALLY matter,
The materialization has gone out the window, now at 37, close to 40....only 10 yrs & its the big 50,
The big shift is, you now can see what really matters in your life, & that can make u cry.
ps: u going to make yarra junction ?
we got maremma guard dogs here, lots of wild dog attacks but none since got a couple of those, another pup arrived couple weeks ago, it'll spent nine weeks in the wool shed bonding with seven lambs.
They are really good
They are really good
akaRALF: you could be onto something there.
I thought you had a main squeeze ... Don't worry about emotion, just hide it or suffer as the pack drags you down as a weak member.
And other posters are probably right. More exposure to experiences like child rearing makes you vulnerable to empathy for other parents ... that's a good thing isn't it?
Darkhorseman: I thought you had a main squeeze ... Don't worry about emotion, just hide it or suffer as the pack drags you down as a weak member.
And other posters are probably right. More exposure to experiences like child rearing makes you vulnerable to empathy for other parents ... that's a good thing isn't it?
And other posters are probably right. More exposure to experiences like child rearing makes you vulnerable to empathy for other parents ... that's a good thing isn't it?
It also makes you very intolerant sometimes too. Not only does the sooky La la emotion side get a bit closer to the surface - there is also the ability to get more easily annoyed or pissed off at the slightest little inconsequential thing that 20 years again wouldn't have bothered you. I know i get close to exploding sometimes - and that makes me cry.
Wysterious: It also makes you very intolerant sometimes too. Not only does the sooky La la emotion side get a bit closer to the surface - there is also the ability to get more easily annoyed or pissed off at the slightest little inconsequential thing that 20 years again wouldn't have bothered you. I know i get close to exploding sometimes - and that makes me cry.
But I like it when you explode ....
Darkhorseman: But I like it when you explode ....
Gets awfully messy!!!
Wysterious: Gets awfully messy!!!
That's what the maid is for ...
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