Ah emotions, I'm over 50 and pretty much always respond to my emotions. I cry in sorrow and joy and love to laugh. To me it's part of being in the here and now. It wasn't always that way but be older and having two sons that are now men and 2 grandkids and another on the way gets to your soul and heart.
I believe emotions are to be expressed when they are felt, they help bring essence and clarity to the experience and keep the air clear and the ego in check.
I recently officiated at my son's wedding. I wrote the service and directed the ceramony. I would try to read what I wrote to my son and his girl and I couldn't get through it without getting brokenup. I finally found a way to do it. It was to treat the ceramony like a performance. So i went and typed it up in large print , leaving space for timing direction and read and imagined it over and over. I got through it with compliments
Emotions are one of the most real parts of life that we can experience when focused in a positive way.