I love to laugh! And lately with Brooklyn going on 3, with all the new things she is learning and saying – we have been laughing a lot. It seems that every new word or sentence is funny. As she tries to come in to her own and be a part of the talking family – so many things she says and does is funny.
Her trying to tell us something here – in her way.
Brooklyn is all about love and laughter. Since B&B have so many child-rearing jobs already, I propose that I as a grandparent take over the job of fostering their funny bones. B&B can take them to the doctor and make them eat their peas. I want to be on laughter duty!
I believe that laughing together is a way to bridge the generation gap. It creates special bonds, strengthens relationships and helps us share special moments. Its presence or absence makes a big difference in the quality of our lives.
There are lots of ways to make Brooklyn laugh—and it doesn’t take much effort. Her sense of humor will change with age. Even if today we can’t figure it out! As a baby she didn’t understand humor the same as she does today – but Gabriel responds to comedy-gestures, facial expressions, silly sounds or bouncing on your knee. Or someone kissing his hand.
If Brooklyn is being silly, I want to play along and be silly too. It encourages her sense of humor and makes that moment special.
Brooklyn may not understand jokes and riddles, but soon she will. She might even add her own hilarious punch lines. Here is a joke I might tell her someday. "Why does a leopard have spots?" Answer? "Because he doesn’t like stripes." Make sense? NO! But encouraging her humor is more important than the punch line.
I as a Nana want to make sure love and laughter are an everyday occurrence in my house.
