When Grown Ass Men Cry

Photo courtesy of author: Rick Martinez

…COVID has put 5,000 miles between us…

Last night my wife, Lisa, and I had our nightly FaceTime call.

I saw tears welling up in her eyes.

I asked her if she was OK…as the tears welled up in mine.

Of course, she said yes.

But if she felt anything like me, at that moment, then we both knew that we weren’t ok.

And in that instant, we knew that the other was hurting.

So we cried.

Even as I type this…the next day…I’m feeling a lump form in my throat.

​​​​​​​Then I remember all the folks out there who are also dealing with the “stuff” that COVID has shoved down our throats and lives.

It’s hard.

All around.

And you know what?

Sometimes it’s ok to just fucking cry.

​​​​​​​I felt compelled to share this with you, and perhaps some might chuckle because a grown-ass man cried…in front of his wife…and then wrote about it…talked about it…publicly.

But you know what I believe?

​​​​​​​I believe that we need to show more of what’s…