Why do we laugh less as we get older ?

kingrollo

I remember as a kid I loved nothing more than a good laugh - it got me in endless trouble at school - but I wouldn't change a thing.
Now watching my my own kids in their late teens early 20's - I recall then giggling at bath time, meal time, it seemed they couldn't stop laughing ?

So where does all the laughter go ? - do the responsibility of house/cars/work/relationships squeeze that laughter out of us ?

rjsterry

Yes.

kingrollo

rjsterry wrote:

Yes.

OK \ Close thread

pblakeney

Ditto.
I like the word ditto. It doesn’t make me laugh, but it does make me smile.

crispybug2

I don’t always achieve or live by these words all the time but I do try as often as I can

From my Grandad:-

“The trouble with life today is it isn’t silly enough, we need more silliness in the world!”

rick_chasey

kingrollo wrote:

I remember as a kid I loved nothing more than a good laugh - it got me in endless trouble at school - but I wouldn't change a thing.
Now watching my my own kids in their late teens early 20's - I recall then giggling at bath time, meal time, it seemed they couldn't stop laughing ?

So where does all the laughter go ? - do the responsibility of house/cars/work/relationships squeeze that laughter out of us ?

You've seen it all before.

Matthewfalle

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

perhaps you need a change from your current situation or to stop taking things so seriously. you seem to come across in your posts as overly serious.

kingrollo

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

perhaps you need a change from your current situation or to stop taking things so seriously. you seem to come across in your posts as overly serious.

It was more a general observation than a problem to solve.

pblakeney

kingrollo wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

perhaps you need a change from your current situation or to stop taking things so seriously. you seem to come across in your posts as overly serious.

It was more a general observation than a problem to solve.

Still so serious?

bianchimoon

I think I laugh more and at things that are just as daft as when I was younger, both with my family and when out with my mates. All to do with the situation you're in and the pressure you're under, if you've got this under control, no reason to laugh less. If you're laughing less somethings not quiet right, whether it's changeable is another matter.

Matthewfalle

kingrollo wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

perhaps you need a change from your current situation or to stop taking things so seriously. you seem to come across in your posts as overly serious.

It was more a general observation than a problem to solve.

this answer i think sums up the problem......

kingrollo

Matthewfalle wrote:

kingrollo wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

perhaps you need a change from your current situation or to stop taking things so seriously. you seem to come across in your posts as overly serious.

It was more a general observation than a problem to solve.

this answer i think sums up the problem......

Even though I said there wasn't a problem ?

It "Was" just a bit of chit chat

Ben6899

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

Yes, but you're Bikeradar's version of Jeffrey Goines.

kingrollo

Ben6899 wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

Yes, but you're Bikeradar's version of Jeffrey Goines.

I d have thought Sheldon Cooper myself.

Matthewfalle

Ben6899 wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

not round these parts - still giggling and laughing the vast majority of the day, the remaining spent sleeping.

Yes, but you're Bikeradar's version of Jeffrey Goines.

git

but at least you've got the not insane part right. its not the MFs, its everyone else.

keef66

I'm still laughing. Wossamarra with you miserable old gits?

imposter2.0

I'm laughing more than ever. With forumites like Fishbot, Bungle and Tetramuncher/bottomkiller it's difficult not to...

robert88

crispybug2 wrote:

I don’t always achieve or live by these words all the time but I do try as often as I can

From my Grandad:-

“The trouble with life today is it isn’t silly enough, we need more silliness in the world!”

Isn't Brexit enough for him? After all it is very funny, here are some jokes:

VOTERS: we want to give a boat a ridiculous name
UK: no
VOTERS: we want to break up the EU and trash the world economy
UK: fine

“Why does Britain like tea so much? Because tea leaves.”

“Roy Hodgson has just been made Prime Minister. He has a fantastic record of leaving Europe swiftly.”

Hello, I am from Britain, you know, the one that got tricked by a bus

Read more at: https://inews.co.uk/light-relief/jokes/ ... xit-jokes/

Pross

Rick Chasey wrote:

kingrollo wrote:

I remember as a kid I loved nothing more than a good laugh - it got me in endless trouble at school - but I wouldn't change a thing.
Now watching my my own kids in their late teens early 20's - I recall then giggling at bath time, meal time, it seemed they couldn't stop laughing ?

So where does all the laughter go ? - do the responsibility of house/cars/work/relationships squeeze that laughter out of us ?

You've seen it all before.

This pretty much, it's the natural reaction to something often unexpected so the more you've seen / heard the less creates that 'shock' type response.

Matthewfalle

Pross wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

kingrollo wrote:

I remember as a kid I loved nothing more than a good laugh - it got me in endless trouble at school - but I wouldn't change a thing.
Now watching my my own kids in their late teens early 20's - I recall then giggling at bath time, meal time, it seemed they couldn't stop laughing ?

So where does all the laughter go ? - do the responsibility of house/cars/work/relationships squeeze that laughter out of us ?

You've seen it all before.

This pretty much, it's the natural reaction to something often unexpected so the more you've seen / heard the less creates that 'shock' type response.

well don't live a boring life and get yourself into circumstances that give you new unexpected opportunities to laugh and experience new things.

remember - a life lived in fear is a life half lived

#nonewsteps

rjsterry

When can we expect one of the MFs to release a self-help motivational manual?

kingrollo

rjsterry wrote:

When can we expect one of the MFs to release a self-help motivational manual?

dont tell me theres more than one ?

Matthewfalle

rjsterry wrote:

When can we expect one of the MFs to release a self-help motivational manual?

i'll get them to start the first draft soonest. this time next year Rodney they will be millionaires. And who will be laughing then, eh?

Matthewfalle

kingrollo wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

When can we expect one of the MFs to release a self-help motivational manual?

dont tell me theres more than one ?

who knows? perhaps one of them is watching you, right now.

we know that there is at least one in the V-Man's garage with Mrs V's muffin, but who knows what other craziness is occuring.......