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[jasonlulu_2000]

Photos of her in junior high, pictures of us with the boys, original songs, witty verse, fond reminiscences and one haiku in Japanese. It made me grateful for all the years we�ve had together. The gift wasn�t the album, it was the friendship and love she�s given to me and to our kids and to all her friends and family. You could read it on every page.

I wrapped it up and took it home. �Happy birthday, sweetie,� I said. �It�s not a frozen dinner or a video, but it�s what you deserve.� She cried. She doesn�t ____ like to cry, but I think she likes the book. She�s said so many times. And every time I remind her that putting it together was a gift to me.
A. normally B. really

I think both A and B are suitable in this case. Am I right? If not, what's the correct answer? WHY?

Jason

[redset]

Honestly both seem fine to me, if I had to choose one I'd probably go with normally because it's slightly more formal, and it implies crying is something she wouldn't normally do, instead of maybe being something she does but doesn't really like. (Normally definitely fits, so it's a good choice.)

Either way they both work perfectly fine as far as I'm concerned.