My brother is leaving for basic training for the army this summer. He went last year all summer long and this year it is only a month. He left this morning and i started to cry like i did last year. Do you think im weird for crying for someone who is only leaving for a month? You see my brother is my only real sibbling and the rest of my sibblings are just half sibblings. We have never been that far away for that long. The furtherest we have been apart before the army was when he went to flordia for a few days and i live in ohio. Please tell me that i am not a wimp and that i should be able to handle my brother leaving for only a month.
2007-06-13 02:08:37 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
No.. you are not a wimp
2007-06-13 02:14:56 · answer #1 · answered by mary_not_cathy 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
WHEN I WAS IN THE SERVICE my brothers and sisters did not cry but thEY WERE VERY EMOTIONAL ABOUT IT WITH CARDS and poems and just saying how much they cared i think that u express your emotions with your sibling by crying also i dont think u r a wimp at least u cry for your family member at a time when u hear of people drowning there babies or killing there whole familys i think u r healthy but i also think that if your brother being gone makes u suffer from depression or or anxiety and prevents u from enjoying life then maybe u should see someone like a counselor or your pastor or a health care professional.i dont think your a wimp though.
2007-06-13 02:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by kevin f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you be a wimp? You're just grieving over your brother leaving. Whether that's for a month or more, doesn't matter. It shows normal reaction when someone we love is not going to be around. Now, as it is normal to cry for a while and feel sad, it would not be healthy to carry this on for days on end and not doing anything else. Then I would just worry about you.
2007-06-13 02:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by VW 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're not a wimp at all!! It's very understandable that you're gonig to be upset about your brother leaving! I'd bawl my eyes out, too!!!!
You'll be able to handle anything if you can get through this. Just take a lot of pictures of you with him and spend time with him before he leaves. And just start a calendar with a count-down of how many days left until he's coming home.
Don't worry -- we're all here for you to kill time and make you feel better!! :)
2007-06-13 02:12:29 · answer #4 · answered by Rock Goddess 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you should always show your emotions specially towards your family. This is how you continue to build stronger bonds between people. Noone wants to be around who can't even shed a tear because he's too proud. This quality will help you in relationships because you will be able to show your true colors all the time.
Now stop crying..you should be happy for your brother because he's actually took initative and joined the Army.
2007-06-13 02:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by Traviesa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm maybe it depends how old you are. Lets just say you are an emotional person. If you are a 25 year old guy; I'm calling it. You're a WIMP. But we'll all give you a break if you are under 18.
Anyway tell him to get the hell out of the army. Does he want to die for cheaper oil?
2007-06-13 02:15:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO WAY!!! you are not a wimp, you are not weird.....it is very emotional when someone you have been around your whole life is going away. when you get used to seeing someone everyday..its hard to see them leaving...my brother went to boot camp 2 years ago for the air force and i cried for 3 days. he's the youngest and i practically raised him....to this day...when he comes home to visit..i cry every single time he leaves. i will take him to the airport....and i cry the whole way home....we are not wimps, or weird or pathetic...we just love our brothers!!!
2007-06-13 02:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. My sister sat in my room and cried when I left for basic. That was during the Vietnam war. At the time, I thought it was stupid when my mother told me. Now, I realize that she cared for me and didn't want me to leave. I guess maybe she was afraid I wouldn't come back. Don't let anybody tell you you're a wimp!
2007-06-13 02:15:46 · answer #8 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its fine. Your not a wimp. I think the fact is you know that its a Army training maybe in your mind you are worried for him going to war. Being close with your family is not a bad thing.
2007-06-13 02:12:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why could you think of they're going to react badly. you're in charge adults and sufficiently previous to % once you have a kinfolk all by utilizing your self, with none say so from the two kinfolk. i might pass with your theory of the cardboard, yet does no longer wait till the fifteenth as you have informed many human beings and it may ok slip out in the event that they meet any of your human beings or workmates mutually as they're out. Then they might actually be disillusioned that somebody else knew earlier them. tell them now and stay away from the prospect of that happening.
2016-10-09 02:54:32 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you are not a wimp. You are just living in a society in which guys are not allowed to show emotions, which is very sad. Now... if you cried everyday he was gone I would say yeah thats kinda whimpy. But one cry cuz your gunna miss her brother is not whimpy at all. It just shows you care about him and you have feelings.
2007-06-13 02:11:44 · answer #11 · answered by Jen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋