I had to call her this morning...my quirky joy friend. I call her when I have a joke or story that I find quite funny, but know that most of my friends would hear it, squint and shake their heads, indicating, "What's so funny about that?"
My joy friend has a more outrageous sense of humor than I do, so she understands me.
The story was actually about something kind of tragic that happened, but had a humorous bent to it. I know many people would go, "Oh, that's awful." And I would agree.
It reminds me, however, of how life can be: horrible or hilarious...sometimes one or the other...sometimes both and at the same time. I have to try to find humor in some of the most difficult things of life. Often I can see it best in hindsight!
My husband has Huntington's Disease and lives in an adult care home. He sometimes says funny things that kind of surprise people. He doesn't filter his words much anymore. This week I stopped to see him on my way home from work. He was very alert and we laughed about past crazy experiences.
I said, "I really miss laughing with you. We've done that a lot over the years." He scrunched up his mouth to make his "crying" face; I choked up too, thinking of the sadness and loss HD brings.
Then he turned and looked at me and said, "You want to make out?"
We both laughed out loud. And I've been chuckling ever since!
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