MENTAL HEALTH TIP: Encourage others to laugh AT you

Laughing to the point of flatulence has been clinically proven to create a virtuous cycle

Some people get upset when others laugh AT them.

They’re always quick to distinguish that people are laughing AT them, not with them.

As if one were better than the other.

If someone is laughing AT you, congratulations.

They’ve taken the time to notice you long enough to laugh.

And laughing is delightful.

Good job. You’ve made the world a lighter place.

So no matter how they’re laughing, thank them.

Better yet?

Join them.

Start with a giggle.

Just a little.

Or mimic them.

Or mock them.

Laugh at them like they are laughing at you.

Laugh a them for laughing at you.

Start an absurd laughter battle.

No trenches. No barbied wire. No ken wire.¹

Just landmine whoopie cushions and a full battery of guffaws sent right back at them.

Go ballistic.

And together,

you might laugh so much you fart.

And that would be even more delightful

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1. I realize dear reader, that this is one of the worst jokes that I’ve ever written. I also know that it detracts from the overall arc of the piece. My apologies for being such a terrible p…