Visible_Way_7069 t1_iy8fqti wrote
Reply to comment by mowotlarx in A Brief Guide to Encountering a Weeping Person in Public in NYC by bikeskata
As a person who spent a few months in my 30s crying on the train after my brother died, this. All I wanted was for people to have the decency to leave the seat next to me empty on the LIRR. They did not.
mowotlarx t1_iy8gj7k wrote
I feel that. My mom died in the spring and I had a lot of weeping train moments. Thankfully everybody left me alone. I think wearing a mask helped make it less noticeable?
sausalito8 t1_iy8j8uf wrote
I’m so sorry for your loss. Hope you’re able to find comfort and support.
isthisactuallytrue t1_iyal45p wrote
Sorry about your mom. Path 2013 it was rough but then never cried on a train since.
kstarkwasp t1_iy8qnp0 wrote
I swear this is the most new york thing ever hahaha oh you're crying? Well...don't mind me I'm just going to sit my ass down right here.
Gimme_The_Loot t1_iy8x2ao wrote
Bruh I got places to be and I'm tired.
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Cry all you want my beats got noise cancellation.
AnacharsisIV t1_iy95irk wrote
As a New Yorker I've sat in lots of bodily fluids on public transit seats. You think tears are gonna deter me?
ripstep1 t1_iyb4yhu wrote
Who gives a fuck? We all have places to be
jonnycash11 t1_iy8toqt wrote
Sorry for your loss.
People probably thought it was a gimmick to keep the seat next to you empty.
seenew t1_iyaw9wt wrote
way too much work to keep an empty seat when all it usually takes is a little bit of trash
C_bells t1_iybip01 wrote
My mom died in 2015, and for some reason I found I could only cry while walking around on the streets or on the train.
I’d get home and stop crying. I guess it felt kind of boring or pointless to sit and cry at home.
I hate the idea of people noticing me upset, but absolutely love crying while walking around for some reason.
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