i have been gone for four days, (actually  i am pretty much gone all the
time, but let's not get to my mental condition.) just picking up on this.
humor is about the only servival tecnique.

-----Original Message-----
From: Karen K. Perlow [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:30 PM
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Subject: sense of humor


The fact that one joke sparked so much discussion awhile ago reminded me
that
humor is a great survival tactic for PWDs..especially self deprecating
humor..I have a story that proves my point.
I was in charge of planning my 15 yr high school reunion.We decided to
charge
$20 a person..4 people called & said they couldn't attend the dinner , but
would be there later that evening.We decided it was only fair to charge them
$7 a person since the picnic , postage & printing were also covered by the
fee we collected. It was my job to go up & ask a classmate's spouse for the
$14.He said , "I need to get change.Where will you be ? I'll bring it to
you." To which I replied, " Rick, I don't walk like anyone else in the
room..You can't miss me." I turned & saw his wife's jaw drop to the
floor.She
couldn't believe I said that because she had witnessed the teasing I got in
grade school! Neither could anyone else when I told them the story. I
learned
that the ability to laugh at myself ..or to laugh at anything is a GREAT
survival technique..Life is too short to be serious all the time.

Karen