ND is doing his best to make the car buying thing easy. I'm in good hands there. And so far, Geico has been remarkably efficient--they got my title sorted out in five minutes, and I'd given up on it years ago.

As for crying, it's not actually something I do in front of family. So that stress will be there. We'll see.

It'll be better, even if it's worse.

That makes an incredible amount of sense.

As for crying, it's not actually something I do in front of family.

Yeah, when my mom died I didn't cry in front of my Dad or sister, but I did let down with my friend's ex-girlfriend. Somebody I liked but didn't have any complex web of I-comfort-you-or-you-comfort-me etc.

As for crying, it's not actually something I do in front of family.

I try not to either because it sets off a chain reaction. I find a secluded corner and let enough out to get through the next period of time. This board is where I give myself permission to cry and rant and rave.

Basically, don't bottle that stress up if you can avoid it.

Well, this will certainly end well:

DHS Launches ‘Minority Report’ Pre-Crime Detection Program:

"The department's Science and Technology Directorate has conducted preliminary research in operational settings to determine the feasibility of using non-invasive physiological and behavioral sensor technology and observational techniques to detect signs of stress, which are often associated with intent to do harm," according to a statement DHS gave CNET.

Um. They are also associated with BEING STRESSED.

I am so glad you are able to fly out, ita_!

Much ~ma to ita's mom and whole family.

It'll be better, even if it's worse.

Very true. I'm glad you're able to fly out, ita_!.

Give yourself permission to cry if you need to. For me, it's incredibly cathartic. It's like I'm letting go of all of the stuff that will eat me from the inside otherwise.

I'm pretty sure crying is cathartic for me, but it also makes me feel physically pretty wretched. So any catharsis is overwhelmed by feeling like utter crap.

I can manage not to cry at work. In front of family, forget it. Waterworks. And it gets worse if people try to hug me or touch me during.

I get the crying hangover, too. Not pretty.

Lots of ~ma, ita. I hope your mom's surgery goes ok and her recovery is quick and complete.

I'm feeling pretty cry-hungover all the time these days, whether or not I actually cry.

Great. Pharmacy is out of stock of pain meds. Now I have to convince another location to fill it.