10 Things that Make Me Cry

In no particular order:

1. Sports movies: I'm such a sap. Give me a good underdog story and I'm bawling like a baby. I even tear up when I read SI or ESPN features. There really is no drama like a sports drama. Those overcoming-adversity stories get me every single time. I'm going to be a blubbering mess during the Olympics. Eh, who cares? Bring it!

2. Mean people: Why do people have to be so mean? What's the point? I never did anything to them.

3. My grandma: When I see pictures of my her now and think about the way she was when she lived with us my heart breaks a little. I wish there was something I could do for her, but she probably doesn't even remember who I am.

4. August 13, 1998: Not much to say about this date.

5. The ASPCA commercials: Images of rescued or injured animals + a Sarah McLachlan song = buckets of tears. I cannot sit through one of those commercials.

6. Hurt or starving children: Much like the ASPCA commercials, I can't sit through the sponsor-a-child commercials either. There's this one about a little boy in Africa whose parents died and he now he has to take care of his younger siblings. Every time I see it, I tear up.

7. My family: They have this weird ability to push the right buttons that will being on the waterworks, especially my sister. She's a pro.

8. Pain: Excruciating pain or consistent pain will make me cry. Hell, if my motion sickness is really bad then I'm crying like a baby. I don't have a high tolerance for pain.

9. A song: The right lyrics will trigger something in me and I'll find myself reaching for the box of tissues. It's amazing how much power music has over human emotions.

10. Something really funny: Happy tears everywhere if I'm laughing my ass off. That's the best way to cry.