tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post4315546428979858462..comments2023-11-02T11:27:28.129-04:00Comments on The Suniverse: The Dad Who Cried WolfSuniversehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02535141439995862912noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-80158970496727794332011-06-14T00:24:07.940-04:002011-06-14T00:24:07.940-04:00Fun is JUST what those in the hospital need. You ...Fun is JUST what those in the hospital need. You were / are just doing your daughterly duty. What's that about laughter being the best medicine? You're practically an MD!The Flying Chalupahttp://www.theflyingchalupa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-5314634541427819872011-06-09T17:21:19.761-04:002011-06-09T17:21:19.761-04:00you always take my mind off my worries.you always take my mind off my worries.Simonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290531815250872371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-8370502824591744172011-06-09T15:38:44.454-04:002011-06-09T15:38:44.454-04:00Last week, my son told a really really (really) st...Last week, my son told a really really (really) stupid joke.<br /><br />(and I'm the kind of nurturing mom who, when my kids are telling a kill-me-now-boring story, will say "that's a good one. you should write it down." to their faces. because I'm not afraid of the scarring effects of sarcasm.)<br /><br />So I turned to my son and said, "Great-Granddaddy comes up with Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244839430462103487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-34500239261718118772011-06-09T08:19:25.433-04:002011-06-09T08:19:25.433-04:00I was visiting my aunt in Chicago with my family w...I was visiting my aunt in Chicago with my family when my dad had a heart attack. It was a minor one . . . he knew something was wrong, but wasn't sure what, and was able to get himself to the hospital on foot.<br /><br />I spent the entire time quoting Saturday Night Live "Superfan" sketches.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805939293906938812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-15520098490325869122011-06-09T07:36:46.478-04:002011-06-09T07:36:46.478-04:00I want u in my sick rooms for sure! I hate followi...I want u in my sick rooms for sure! I hate following rules, esp in hospitals. ;)<br /><br />Laughter IS the best medicine after all.<br /><br />Hope ur dad's surgery goes well and gives u lots of blog fodder! XoKirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-51846087786957013292011-06-09T01:35:16.071-04:002011-06-09T01:35:16.071-04:00Can I join your family?Can I join your family?Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-997914323113735722011-06-09T00:04:13.118-04:002011-06-09T00:04:13.118-04:00hahaha damn, well, its better to have a bunch of c...hahaha damn, well, its better to have a bunch of clowns around when you are sick than a bunch of people crying over your ass when you are not even closed to being dead.PorkStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237764791827136434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-87723024330070253722011-06-08T19:29:56.000-04:002011-06-08T19:29:56.000-04:00I used to work in an cardiac OR and we'd play ...I used to work in an cardiac OR and we'd play Shock the Monkey by Peter Gabriel when we were testing a new pacemaker. Is that wrong???Lizbethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449627964374811836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-71957626332629047382011-06-08T19:12:59.303-04:002011-06-08T19:12:59.303-04:00You guys have a lot of gall (bladder).You guys have a lot of gall (bladder).alonewithcatshttp://alonewithcats.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-77054812618494477962011-06-08T19:00:13.299-04:002011-06-08T19:00:13.299-04:00one of the greatest things i've ever heard in ...one of the greatest things i've ever heard in my life is this:<br /><br />"if we couldn't laugh, we would all go insane."<br /><br />that's the wisdom of the most famous non-baseball player to ever come out of the town in which i grew up, one jimmy buffett. it's the god's-honest truth, too. so laugh on - it's what keeps you tethered to reality in the face of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-139097256346533612011-06-08T17:26:20.269-04:002011-06-08T17:26:20.269-04:00Reminds me of a fine low point in my mother/daught...Reminds me of a fine low point in my mother/daughter relationship. My mother can be a bit of a hypochondriac herself. I started letting a lot of calls go to voice mail when her sick-o-meter registered around 9.5. One day she called me over and over but i was so busy at work I figured I'd get back to her later. Turns out she fell down the steps, broke her foot, and was calling me to come help MomZombiehttp://www.mom-zombie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-644627980539989842011-06-08T16:24:28.075-04:002011-06-08T16:24:28.075-04:00You can laugh or you can cry. Your people sound l...You can laugh or you can cry. Your people sound like my kind of people.GrandeMochahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699172747237335700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-1518845597704005472011-06-08T15:14:57.816-04:002011-06-08T15:14:57.816-04:00Sometimes that really is the best way to handle th...Sometimes that really is the best way to handle things. Your family rocks! Hope your dad has a speedy recovery.Kristy @Loveandblasphemyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634987114195614214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-19002982450530506472011-06-08T14:36:29.764-04:002011-06-08T14:36:29.764-04:00When my cousin was in traction in the hospital wit...When my cousin was in traction in the hospital with a shattered pelvis, I got busted bringing a 12 pack of beer to him. You and I should start a service where we go to hosptals and entertain people and possibly get them drunk. Yes?Heather (aka Sugar Free)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09962640148972128288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-56518402905874651612011-06-08T13:29:05.930-04:002011-06-08T13:29:05.930-04:00Yeah, I can't be friends with people who don&#...Yeah, I can't be friends with people who don't deal with any type of crisis with bad humour. After my good friend who used to be my professor split from her husband I emailed her that my mother in law had done this, been miserable and then ended up married to a nephrologist who looked like Liam Neeson, so she should hang in there. There was silence. I emailed and asked if I was Bibliomamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825424183978181238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-55974593041948041962011-06-08T13:00:45.813-04:002011-06-08T13:00:45.813-04:00We are just as sick.
No kidding.
Oh, the jokes.....We are just as sick.<br /><br />No kidding.<br /><br />Oh, the jokes...the jokes my sisters told me to keep me smiling after my first baby pounded his way out of my body.<br /><br />Humor: SO underrated.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609629888008025050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-26740375336739240322011-06-08T12:38:02.972-04:002011-06-08T12:38:02.972-04:00Kara, That is brilliant. I'm totally on it.
...Kara, That is brilliant. I'm totally on it.<br /><br />Nikki - I'm thinking good thoughts for your mom. And I hope you find the stash.<br /><br />Karensomethingorother - Well, I'd say we'll stop, but I know we won't. He'll just have to deal.<br /><br />Kittie Flyn - Thanks! I'm so glad it's not just us - and funerals are the worst place for us - non-stop joking.Suniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535141439995862912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-39985810454589591632011-06-08T12:24:21.250-04:002011-06-08T12:24:21.250-04:00My family speaks only in sarcasm as well. We laug...My family speaks only in sarcasm as well. We laugh and make fun of others. We criticize and always think we know best. <br /><br />In fact we're such a bunch of sarcastic, snarky individuals that I can never take anything too seriously and often find myself cracking up at 'inappropriate' times...like weddings and staff meetings. <br /><br />Still, hope your dad has speedy recoveryKittie Flynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07637064903334440486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-84686347994127172482011-06-08T10:34:47.330-04:002011-06-08T10:34:47.330-04:00Oh this is NOT comforting. I think I had ZERo sen...Oh this is NOT comforting. I think I had ZERo sense of humour when my gall bladder was yanked out through my belly button. The belly button is NOT AN EXIT, PEOPLE.karensomethingorotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14476544335741075497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-34410539589074212282011-06-08T09:56:57.851-04:002011-06-08T09:56:57.851-04:00My mom is getting ready to start chemo for pancrea...My mom is getting ready to start chemo for pancreatic cancer. All we can do is ask where she keeps her medical marijuana. Laughter is the best medicine. Well, laughter and actual medicine.Nikkihttp://whatireadbackthen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-79026711076433530102011-06-08T09:24:02.978-04:002011-06-08T09:24:02.978-04:00Your family sounds like mine. We once ordered piz...Your family sounds like mine. We once ordered pizza delivery to the Family Room in the Palliative Care Unit. Is that wrong?Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044224027343776064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-80322131205240965762011-06-08T09:23:17.192-04:002011-06-08T09:23:17.192-04:00Lady Estrogen - I can't make any promises, but...Lady Estrogen - I can't make any promises, but we'll do our best to tone it down.Suniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535141439995862912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-76436745681263876262011-06-08T09:22:38.834-04:002011-06-08T09:22:38.834-04:00AMo - I'll keep the giggles to a minimum after...AMo - I'll keep the giggles to a minimum after abdominal surgery. We'll just gossip about people.<br /><br />Misfits - I'm totally going to be there for that. <br /><br />Thanks to both for the good wishes - I'll update with progress.Suniversehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535141439995862912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-63670853128082488642011-06-08T09:21:52.816-04:002011-06-08T09:21:52.816-04:00YES! Funnest and may I add warped? It the best way...YES! Funnest and may I add warped? It the best way possible, of course.<br />I had my gall bladder removed last year - go easy on the harassment for at least the first 24hrs! lolLady Estrogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317661832390573264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4342173666009236462.post-80842786597524499082011-06-08T09:09:04.877-04:002011-06-08T09:09:04.877-04:00I want you around for my colonoscopy. OMG. Best jo...I want you around for my colonoscopy. OMG. Best jokeportunities ever. I'll send you the video.<br /><br />Hope your Dad is ok. Keep us posted? <br /><br />Sarah xxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235255775524330362noreply@blogger.com