“For all the moms out there, I hope that this was a very inspiring day.”How could it be anything but? “He tucked his head into my arm and said, “Mama, why are you crying?’ ” she said at a news conference. Her victory Wednesday was a thing of beauty, a triumph of the spirit over age and conventional wisdom. Why is it that we cry when we’re overwhelmed with happiness and joy?”That overload of emotions was entirely understandable. “I thought it was just water,” she said, then tried to swipe it away only to see her hands were bloody.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 11, 2016 00:46 UTC