I think I have lost my sense of humor. Not all of it of course. It seems though that I become annoyed when people joke about me. Example being that I posted something on myspace and it mentioned me cleaning so I got a response from someone in my family asking if I was sick since I was cleaning. I clean every single day but I will admit I am no neat freak. I have 3 kids, 2 dogs and a husband so even if I clean nonstop from sun up to sun down my house won't be immaculate. So, why would someone think it was funny to ask if I was sick?! As a matter of fact I have been coughing for a few days but it has nothing to do with me washing all of the carpets in the house. I just don't want a filthy stinky house.
My daughter has a fabulous sense of humor. She tells what she thinks are jokes all the time. They are usually something like, what did the cow say when he climbed onto the ceiling? She then will either not answer and burst out laughing at that or her answer might be something as simple as, moo. Her jokes are never FUNNY but they are always HILARIOUS.
My son laughs a lot but he doesn't actually tell jokes very often. He is too busy with his Pokemon obsession for jokes.
My oldest son usually doesn't tell very funny jokes either. He is amusing though because he can start laughing from a joke he heard an hour, a day or even a week prior. I think he has a delayed or prolonged sense of humor. It is funny to witness.
Now, my husband has a superb sense of humor. It is fast and witty and more of picking on people and fast come backs than it is actual jokes. He always makes me laugh.
Well, I better get back to cleaning before I get ready for my obgyn appt. fun fun....
Is it possible to have a conversation without mentioning an illness, ailment, disorder, or doctor appointment that you or your family have. You claim not to have any disorders yourself and you get upset at the mention of it, but you have only three posts on your blog and all three mention one of the above. I mean good grief, does the world really need to know about your ob/gyn appointments? You should try to focus on areas you and your family accel, your abilities, not your disabilities. If you really want the kids to overcome their difficulties and lead normal lives, quit reminding them and everyone else in the world that they are different on a daily basis. How are they supposed to live and feel normal when you make their disorders define them. When I visit with Johna and Tyler I do not think how excited I am to see my niece and nephew with disorders, but simply how glad I am to see my niece and nephew. You however, let the disorders consume them. You say this is my daughter with autism and my son with tourettes and/or possibly bi-polar. Try introducing yourselves or having a conversation without mentioning this. As the kids grow older they will pick-up on your insistance and reminders that they have something wrong and it will make them feel bad. You really only need to mention their disorders to medical personnel or if their behavior needs explaining. But then again, why should you have to explain to perfect strangers. If you are out being a family and enjoying what you are doing and the kids do something to attract attention you don't have to explain yourselves. Anyway, just pointing out how nice it would be to read or talk to you without the mention of an ailment.
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This is for the kids. I know how they love peanut butter and jelly...
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In response to my mentioning my obgyn appt and talking about ailments or whatever... this blog is not to satisfy anyone except for me. This is my way of complaining about everything or nothing and a way for me to be overly cheerful when those times happen to. If I want to make a big silly fuss over a riding lawn mower or fence I can and if I also want to make a sad blubbering fuss over an ailment I can do that too. This is my way of not going crazy in a crazy world.
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