# Mother's Day, made Mom cry = Score!! Is that wrong?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-made-mom-cry-score-is-that-wrong/658222>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 13, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-made-mom-cry-score-is-that-wrong/658222 "2013-05-13T10:51:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-made-mom-cry-score-is-that-wrong/658222/1 "2013-05-13T10:51:07Z")

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Is it wrong that I feel like I scored because I made m Mom cry? 😃

Just got an emial from my Mom:

- Beautiful flowers! And thank you for the card. It made me cry. (in a good way)\*  
Somevody please tell me they feel the same way when they get the same reaction out of their Mother. I can’t be alone in this!

I used get the same feeling whenever this happens with my Sis, GFs or my ex-wife.

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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day-made-mom-cry-score-is-that-wrong/658222/2 "2013-05-13T12:08:46Z")

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Crying seems to be a manifestation of deeply felt emotions. If they’re positive emotions - like seeing your kid be born, or getting a mother’s day card with a nice expression of love in it - then that’s a good thing, innit? If feeling like you “scored” for having induced such a deeply positive state in someone you love is just a sense of accomplishment, I don’t see anything wrong with that.

Congratulations on making your mother cry (in a good way) on Mother’s Day. Score! 🙂