Humor

The use of humor is very important. It will keep you from falling into that pit of dispair that seems to have opened up in the middle of your living room (at least there is one in mine right now). I have to learned to walk around it or jump over it. At first I covered it (with the rug of course!) because it clashed with the decor. Then one day I forgot about it and walked right over that rug. You can guess what happened next, a blood curling scream as I plunged down. It took me two days to crawl out. And my friend had to throw me a latter. Well, I learned my lesson, the pit is no longer covered and I have developed a healthy respect for it. Now I just throw the kids in it (JUST KIDDING!).

Some other tips on using humor:

• Use humor to lighten the mood when it is appropriate (ie, probably not a good idea to crack that joke about the Pres in the middle of the kid's therapy session)
• Find friends who laugh a lot (but NOT at you).
• Read the comix every morning.
• Think about all the fun those other people are missing, the ones who lead BORING (yup, I'm jealous), normal lives!