Tears

Carson is the toughest kid I know. He has to be REALLY hurt to cry. That is not being bias towards my own son. He is tough as nails as the saying goes. However, get him tired, and the kid will cry over E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G!!!  He has been having a "crying" day today. I have a friend who told me that she tells her son to "Turn of the tears" when he cries. I love it!!! I am not a drama person. However, I used to cry the exact same way as Cars. At the drop of a hat, or angry word from my dad ( I know that drove you CRAZY Dad, oh how sorry I am!!!) I would bust into tears. Any confrontation would make me cry. Chet does not handle drama tears well, so slowly over 12 years I have quit all together (probably the last 4-5 years have been really good!) Well, today when Carson started crying, I told him to "turn off the tears!" He rubbed his eyes and was still crying and trying to talk to me. I said it again, and he looked up at me trying with everything in that precious little ball of attitude he had and said, "I am trying. I cannot!" Then he started blinking really fast and was quite literally trying to stop. It was so funny. The harder he tried the more tears would fall. I don't know if that is imaginable, but it was sooooooo funny!!! He was trying with everything he had! He finally just told me that he would be back. He walked into the hall, composed himself, and walked back in to talk to me. He said that it was really hard to turn off tears. Oh my goodness it was funny!!!