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<blockquote data-quote="recoveringenabler" data-source="post: 643721" data-attributes="member: 13542"><p>I could have said those exact same words HLM. Humor has been my saving grace since childhood, I love to laugh and my husband, like yours, is a very funny guy who always looks for the way to find the most joy and fun.........in the darkest hours with my difficult child, he would find a way to crack me up.......gallows humor for sure, but hey, laughing works no matter how you get there. </p><p></p><p>My best friend is a funny woman too..........one time about a year ago, when she and I were having dinner, I was recounting my daughter's latest escapades with the police, the homelessness, the drama, the relentless poor choices.........there was a slight pause.......and then she said, "<em>you must be so proud.</em>" Well, we laughed so hard.............the absolute absurdity of it is sometimes pretty funny.</p><p></p><p>Another time, about 2 1/2 years ago during a time my daughter was staying with us with her 4 cats......... because of husband and my allergies to the cats, she opted to erect a huge green tent right outside our living room on our back patio. She preferred sleeping out there with her cats. Go figure. My granddaughter saw that tent when she got home from school and said, "what am I going to tell my friends Grammy when they ask about that tent. Should I say, my mother lives out there with her cats?" And, she and I just started laughing at the ridiculousness of it all.</p><p></p><p>Those moments are precious because it breaks the spell of the sorrow or the sadness of it all..........it neutralizes it and somehow, at least for me, makes it all bearable.........</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is so funny. husband and I use that line a lot. Another one husband likes to quote is Elaine's boyfriend's line when he finds out he is not going to heaven.......he says to the priest, "That's BOGUS man, BOGUS." husband will say that when I say something like, "I'm not going to make salad tonight..........."That's bogus man, bogus." It always makes me laugh. That character is so funny...........</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A friend of mine used to say that the definition of enlightenment is "<em>getting off of it before anyone knows you're on it.</em>" It makes me smile but it has truth in it. I can focus on what is not working or I can focus on what is working, the choice is always mine. I too can get mired in my hurts, a tendency I think when you're a deep "feeler"...........it's been a journey out of that, but gratefully, it can be done!!</p><p></p><p>You're a breath of fresh air here HLM, thank you for your wonderful slant on things............</p><p></p><p>Take a ride on Space Mountain for me!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="recoveringenabler, post: 643721, member: 13542"] I could have said those exact same words HLM. Humor has been my saving grace since childhood, I love to laugh and my husband, like yours, is a very funny guy who always looks for the way to find the most joy and fun.........in the darkest hours with my difficult child, he would find a way to crack me up.......gallows humor for sure, but hey, laughing works no matter how you get there. My best friend is a funny woman too..........one time about a year ago, when she and I were having dinner, I was recounting my daughter's latest escapades with the police, the homelessness, the drama, the relentless poor choices.........there was a slight pause.......and then she said, "[I]you must be so proud.[/I]" Well, we laughed so hard.............the absolute absurdity of it is sometimes pretty funny. Another time, about 2 1/2 years ago during a time my daughter was staying with us with her 4 cats......... because of husband and my allergies to the cats, she opted to erect a huge green tent right outside our living room on our back patio. She preferred sleeping out there with her cats. Go figure. My granddaughter saw that tent when she got home from school and said, "what am I going to tell my friends Grammy when they ask about that tent. Should I say, my mother lives out there with her cats?" And, she and I just started laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. Those moments are precious because it breaks the spell of the sorrow or the sadness of it all..........it neutralizes it and somehow, at least for me, makes it all bearable......... That is so funny. husband and I use that line a lot. Another one husband likes to quote is Elaine's boyfriend's line when he finds out he is not going to heaven.......he says to the priest, "That's BOGUS man, BOGUS." husband will say that when I say something like, "I'm not going to make salad tonight..........."That's bogus man, bogus." It always makes me laugh. That character is so funny........... A friend of mine used to say that the definition of enlightenment is "[I]getting off of it before anyone knows you're on it.[/I]" It makes me smile but it has truth in it. I can focus on what is not working or I can focus on what is working, the choice is always mine. I too can get mired in my hurts, a tendency I think when you're a deep "feeler"...........it's been a journey out of that, but gratefully, it can be done!! You're a breath of fresh air here HLM, thank you for your wonderful slant on things............ Take a ride on Space Mountain for me! [/QUOTE]
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