It's Monday, and as promised, now that Blogger is behaving (knock on wood), I am so pleased to share my ice cream this week. I absolutely adore this blogger. I discovered her through Things I Can't Say's BFF meme and it was like an instant attraction. She is like my long lost twin blog sister.
From the moment I opened her page and read her disclaimer "If something you read doesn't sound right, I reserve the right to plead insanity" I just knew we were destined to be BBFs (best blog friends). From her 100 Things about her and her crew, to competing to be the Not Mom of the Year, and the fact that she has not 1 but 9 Little Black Dresses makes her this week's Best Scoop of the Week.
Please give a warm welcome to my BBF, Semi-Slacker Mom, from Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom. She is guest posting today. See what she has to say about "fear" and "laughter"....
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When The Drama Mama asked me to write a post using the words fear & laughter, I knew exactly what I would write.
Until a few months ago, my 5 year old son, Bo had somewhat of a fear of laughter. Well not so much laughter, but the fear of being laughed at. I think it all kind of stemmed from his older sister, Sassy (9) making fun of something he did, but then it became 'I don't want to (wear this shirt, do my presentation, various other things) because they (who ever they might be) will laugh at me'. Let me just say, that I can assure you & him that the only person that may laugh at him would be his sisters. And for that I apologize.
As I thought about this, don't we all have a fear of laughter? I know we all can remember a time in childhood (or adulthood) when we were afraid of being laughed at. Contrary to the vibe you may be getting from this deep post, my blog is for the most part funny. I can pick fun at myself & my children, because if you are laughing at me & not with me, I don't know.
I also think it has a lot to do with self-esteem. When I was younger, I was very aware of the things I did, so that I wouldn't be laughed at, but the older I got the less I cared about what other people thought about me. Now I kind of have to reign myself in as to not embarrass my children.
Luckily my children can go to a school where bullying/picking on/laughing at is not really a problem; unlike the school I attended. And I'll admit I have laughed at others myself. The only real bullying they have to deal with is between their siblings & that is just unavoidable.
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What do you think about the fear of laughter? Have you had any experiences like this? Don't forget to stop by Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom's blog and hang out for awhile.
Next week, I'm taking a break from the regular old poop and spending the week honoring Special Needs. I've lined up some fabulous guests, some you know and some you've never met, and I'm really excited to be doing it. I hope you'll come around and check it out.
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