Keep 'Em Laughing
I wondered if my brain had ceased to function.
My two daughters and I were playing the game “ASAP” in which cards from two groups, alphabetical and subject, are turned up simultaneously. The first person to come up with a common denominator between the groups shouts it out and wins the point.
Mandy had 10 points; Lindsay, six. I had yet to score a point.
Not wanting my girls to think I was totally inept, I gritted my teeth and resolved to win the next point.
Mandy turned up “T”. Lindsay flipped up the letter “TV show”.
“'Tell It to Your Mom!'” I shouted.
"What’s that?” Mandy asked, eyeing me suspiciously.
Shuffling the cards, I said, “It was a TV show that aired when I was your age. A boy or girl sat on one side of a screen and three women sat on the other. Neither side could see around the screen. The child asked the women questions about how they would handle certain parenting situations. The woman with the best answers, according to the child, was picked as the winner and the child went home to live with her. She also got a new washer and dryer.”
Mandy and Lindsay burst into laughter. I did, too -- loudly. I was glad the coffeehouse was nearly empty!
Nowadays, with all of the reality shows, I wonder if my girls would believe me if I told the same story.
In his book Home, Where Life Makes Up Its Mind Chuck Swindoll wrote, “Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.”
The Bible says “A merry heart doeth good like medicine.” (Proverbs 17:22)
Mental health professionals know that people who laugh at their mistakes recover faster from illness than perfectionists. In the scenario above, I cared more about being with my daughters and having fun than winning.
For the next few weeks I’ve got all my chicks under one roof. My son came home from his school across the country and we’ve already laughed a lot, glad to be together.
We plan to do a lot more.
Take time to laugh today. You’ll feel better for it.
Take care
www.KayleenR.com
My two daughters and I were playing the game “ASAP” in which cards from two groups, alphabetical and subject, are turned up simultaneously. The first person to come up with a common denominator between the groups shouts it out and wins the point.
Mandy had 10 points; Lindsay, six. I had yet to score a point.
Not wanting my girls to think I was totally inept, I gritted my teeth and resolved to win the next point.
Mandy turned up “T”. Lindsay flipped up the letter “TV show”.
“'Tell It to Your Mom!'” I shouted.
"What’s that?” Mandy asked, eyeing me suspiciously.
Shuffling the cards, I said, “It was a TV show that aired when I was your age. A boy or girl sat on one side of a screen and three women sat on the other. Neither side could see around the screen. The child asked the women questions about how they would handle certain parenting situations. The woman with the best answers, according to the child, was picked as the winner and the child went home to live with her. She also got a new washer and dryer.”
Mandy and Lindsay burst into laughter. I did, too -- loudly. I was glad the coffeehouse was nearly empty!
Nowadays, with all of the reality shows, I wonder if my girls would believe me if I told the same story.
In his book Home, Where Life Makes Up Its Mind Chuck Swindoll wrote, “Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.”
The Bible says “A merry heart doeth good like medicine.” (Proverbs 17:22)
Mental health professionals know that people who laugh at their mistakes recover faster from illness than perfectionists. In the scenario above, I cared more about being with my daughters and having fun than winning.
For the next few weeks I’ve got all my chicks under one roof. My son came home from his school across the country and we’ve already laughed a lot, glad to be together.
We plan to do a lot more.
Take time to laugh today. You’ll feel better for it.
Take care
www.KayleenR.com
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