I'll admit it. I cry easily when confronted with schmaltz. I weep
while watching commercials. I sometimes tear up during movies I know
are terrible. And since I've become a mother, I have found myself even
more susceptible to emotional outbursts when my heartstrings get tugged.
That's
why my tear ducts were in overdrive during the Olympics, an event that
seeks to unite everyone in the world by forcing all of us to reach for
a tissue at the same time. Slate.com instituted a Sap-o-Meter
to track the level of sentimentality oozing from NBC's coverage of this
great athletic event. Assuming the weekend didn't skew the numbers, the sappiest day of the Olympics occurred on Sunday, Aug. 16,
when commentators mentioned moms A LOT (it always comes back to the
mothers, doesn't it?) and gymnast Alicia Sacramone got a little weepy
after falling not once, but twice, while attempting to help the U.S.
women's team win gold.
Some of the moments that made me teary:
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