Do you let your kid cry it out or your maternal instincts cannot take it?

i don't let my kids cry it out at all. but yes, it has happened that my younger one has cried for a minute or so and i have let her do that. then i bend down and get to her height level, and ask her what is wrong. i open up my arms to her and tell her that it is alright to cry, but now mamma is here and we should stop crying and talk instead. i tell her i love her and she immediately stops crying. i can't let my kids cry it out at all