I'm a crybaby. Tearing up is my first response to emotional stress. And it's been getting worse. In an attempt to understand this emotional response, I chronicled every single crying event I can remember, as far as my memory would serve me.

When did you start crying?

My music book was missing.

Mom hit me a little.

My mama was carrying me.

I was born.

Honey Bee Hutch theme song on TV. It was about a motherless bee trying to find his mother.

I bathed for too long. Mom opened the bathroom door and hit me with a hanger.

I watched this movie called 'Sherina'. I went home and started crying. My parents asked why and they laughed when I told them.

A lifetime measured in tears

22 Years

of Tears

INTRODUCTION

By Christy Stephanie

I didn't pass my maths test.

ADOLESCENCE