Knock Knock...

Do you remember when the dumbest knock knock joke would have you laughing? I'm not talking the "ha did you see him trip?" or the "haha she's got toilet paper stuck to her shoe!" kinda laugh. I mean genuine happy laughter.

I was sitting in the car listening to my cubs (ages 3, 9 & 11) tell knock knock jokes back and forth. The laughter was just too much for me not to join in as well. It definately is contagious. (They say smiles are too.) It makes me wonder if the adult in all of us is nothing more than an aged child. Not that it's a bad thing it just makes me wonder at what point in one's life does the laughter turn to a mere smirk and a hmmmph & a chuckle or two? Wasn't life much more interesting and fun when we could laugh openly? Who says we can't laugh out loud? Who says we can't enjoy ourselves? Why do we stop?

I once heard that a child can laugh approximately 300 times a day, while an average adult can laugh at the rate of 8 a day. That's pitiful. We can do better. At least we should try.

So here's my questions...
1) How many times a day would you say you laugh?
2) What is one thing that makes you laugh?
3) Got any good jokes?
4) I'd be the coolest mom ever if you can share your favorite knock knock joke with my cubs, so let me have it ~ please!

Go out and laugh a little, you'll live longer and at least you'll have fun doing it.