The Places in Lubbock That Have Seen Everyone Cry at Least Once

"Everyone in Lubbock seems so happy!"

Well, duh. We can't put ALL of our bad business out there on the table all at once, folks.

But, if I'm honest...

We do be cryin', y'all.

We don’t sob on fainting couches or anything dramatic like that. I mean. Some of us might...

But, for the most part, we cry in cars. We cry in parking lots. We cry while driving past places that quietly ruin us for reasons we don’t fully understand until it’s too late.

Every Lubbock resident has at least one location that instantly turns their throat tight and their eyes glossy. These aren’t landmarks, they’re emotional potholes.

Here are the ones that have absolutely seen some things:

The Dairy Queen Parking Lot

Any location is fine. Specifically, while holding a cone that is melting faster than your emotional stability.

There's something special about standing in a hot Lubbock parking lot, mid-cone, when a thought hits you out of nowhere. Your bank account. Your ex. Your ex that drained your bank account. You know? That text you shouldn't have sent. Whatever it is.

You're not even sad. You're just...overwhelmed. And now, you're crying into soft serve. The DQ parking lots in town have seen more tears than a therapist's couch.

Driving Past Your Parents’ House

Even if you love them. Or. Maybe especially if you do.

You'll be fine all day long, and then suddenly, you pass that street, and it hits you that your rent is late, your life feels off the tracks, and all they ever asked you to do was a few damn chores, and somehow, you still couldn't seem to get it together! You thought life was going to be so easy...

You don't even have to stop and go inside. The tears just start.

It's like your nervous system remembers being 16 and disappointed in yourself all at once. Friggin' stings.

The Grocery Store Parking Lot

Nobody ever leaves the grocery store emotionally neutral. You went in for tortillas and came out planning your best friend's daughter's quinceañera. You have never been to a quinceañera. Cue tears.

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The ER Waiting Room

Even if you're not the one in pain, the fluorescent lights, the weird silence, the hum of the vending machine, the smell of fear and disinfectant. You don't even know what's wrong yet, but something is wrong. You'll either cry here, or you will later when you get home and think about it.

Walmart - 4th and Q

Something about this location just turns you into a ball of stress the moment you walk in the door. You're broke. You're tired. You are in the automotive aisle, smelling car fresheners and crying because you can't remember the last time you felt okay.

It happens.

Your Car, Anywhere

Honestly, your car is the most sacred cry spot in all of Lubbock. We don't scream into pillows around here. We cry at stoplights and sob while using our blinker like responsible adults. Our cars all know far too much.

The Truth About Lubbock Crying

Listen. We don't make a HUGE deal about our feelings in Lubbock. But, we do:

Pull over.

Wipe our face.

Finish our ice cream.

And we keep on going.

But, don't forget: any street, any parking lot, any random nostalgic place is fair game to shed a few tears in Lubbock. If you live here long enough, you'll cry at them all.

Probably more than once.

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