how to pretend

I think it's hard to hide it. I for one can't do it or if I manage to force myself to do it, I end up being more sad than before. The hard part is with your friends, loved ones. You can't hide from there that you are sad, really.

in fact, i dont know how to hide my unhappy emotion. so, its easy to see whether i am happy or not, my girl friend alway say that i am a very simple person. i really appreciate those people who never express their emotion on their face, they are great, you never know what are they think about.

It's not an easy thing to hide behind a smiling face when deep inside of me I am really sad. But when I was employed, it was necessary for me to put up a happy face whenever I stepped into the office. I had the task of dealing with clients and my own staff. If I wasn't in the right mood, it would be difficult for me to handle operation of the business effectively. We were always told to leave our personal issues at the doorstep before entering work premises. In Tagalog, they would often tell us "Ipagpag mo sa labas ng pintuan ang mga problema bago mag-time-in". So during those days I felt emotional, I made it a point to condition myself even before leaving the house. Then when I get the chance to be all alone, I take all the opportunity to think, to dwell, and even to cry, if I have to! I guess I have become so used to this that even at home, my children would rarely catch me in an emotional mood. They never see me cry. Either I would hide in the room and pretend to go to sleep, or wait till they are all in bed before I pour my heart out.