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zaq
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 1:24 pm
Don't shoot me for my ignorance but what exactly is the "just laugh" theory? I googled on it and got only this thread, so I'm thinking it's not a real theory but a term OP made up?
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hadasa
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 1:38 pm
zaq wrote: | Don't shoot me for my ignorance but what exactly is the "just laugh" theory? I googled on it and got only this thread, so I'm thinking it's not a real theory but a term OP made up? | Yes, it's just a term I made up. I wanted to know how people feel about intentionally laughing when things go wrong.
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busydev
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 1:39 pm
it is a term the OP made up. she explained it in her first post
"rather laugh than cry" theory
basically that instead of crying when things are not going good- you find something in the situation to laugh about
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zaq
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Thu, Dec 30 2010, 1:48 pm
It's the basis for the entire M*A*S*H hit TV show.
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Ruchel
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 6:35 am
I'm not a fan of "funny" movies in dire topics.
I'll never forget a movie I saw on tv, it started funny and cool, and it turned up it was about tourists stuck in a vacation spot by a war in a place like Bosnia, one gets killed, one gets raped, one blows up on a mine, one disappears etc but funny. For real?? That's FUNNY??
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shosh
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 6:40 am
Laughing at terrible situations and finding the funny side in absolutely anything, no matter how depressing, has gotten me through some of the worst times in my life.
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PinkFridge
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 9:16 am
Lincoln was asked how he could constantly read and tell funny stories: he said, I laugh to keep from crying.
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chocolate moose
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 11:23 am
FTR no, I don't like it at all. In MASH, they were drafted and had to be there. In a family, when things go wrong, I don't think my kids would appreciate laughter.
I think they'd appreciate the glass being swept up or fish borrowed from a neighbor, not their mother's insane chuckles. That doesn't help anything get done.
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PinkFridge
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 12:18 pm
chocolate moose wrote: | FTR no, I don't like it at all. In MASH, they were drafted and had to be there. In a family, when things go wrong, I don't think my kids would appreciate laughter.
I think they'd appreciate the glass being swept up or fish borrowed from a neighbor, not their mother's insane chuckles. That doesn't help anything get done. |
I think those are situations where what you suggest is the best but isn't it a great tool to have in our arsenals to emply when needed?
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red sea
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Fri, Dec 31 2010, 1:02 pm
I think when its used properly its an excellent coping mechanism & attitude, much better choice then other possible reactions I can think of.
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Liba
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Sat, Jan 01 2011, 6:59 pm
chocolate moose wrote: |
I think they'd appreciate the glass being swept up or fish borrowed from a neighbor, not their mother's insane chuckles. That doesn't help anything get done. |
No one said to laugh instead of dealing with the situation. That would be insane.
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