Laughing Your Way Out

Have you ever had a consequence that makes you laugh. I have had many consequences that make me laugh. I have a tendency to get spoken to by teachers a lot at school for not doing what I am supposed to be doing in class such as watching you tube videos. Usually I listen to them and try to be respectful, but sometimes the consequence is ridiculous and I just have to laugh so I don’t get angry. I know that if I were to get angry I would probably get into more trouble and things would spiral from there. Therefore I chose to hide my anger with laughter.

About a month ago I had to talk with the principle about using YouTube during school time when I was supposed to be paying attention in my classes. I knew that what I did wasn’t the right thing to do but I also didn’t think it was a big deal. So when the principle told me they were blocking my computer and I wouldn’t be allowed to use it for a while I just laughed. I laughed because I thought the  punishment was ridiculous and I laughed so that I wouldn’t get angry that I lost my computer. Had I not laughed about the situation I probably would have over reacted and gotten myself into more trouble. So laughing made it easier. Laughing at the principle probably wasn’t the best idea either as that could have also gotten me in more trouble but it was what made the situation easier for me to do deal with. Losing my computer for even a day is difficult and I was not happy about it and felt the punishment was to much but I just laughed and took it as a joke to keep from getting mad. I also laughed because I know that I am behind in my classes and most of my work has to be done on the computer. The principle blocking my computer would prevent me from doing a majority of my homework. This idea to me seemed crazy to take away a students way of doing work when that student is already so far behind in class. I also was very annoyed at this fact because i’m getting in trouble at home for being so far behind and now this is going to put me even farther behind. Also I Laughed at the the situation because as stupid as the punishment was I know that its not going to stop me from getting off task during class and playing on my computer because I don’t think its that big of a deal as long as I get the work done. All of these things kind of frustrated me to the point where all i could do was laugh. laugh at the principle, at myself and at the situation.

Laughing about a situation is not always the best way to make it easier, however sometimes it is all you can do.  There are so many times in life when you are not able to respond the way that you want to due to the consequences that you might face so you have to do something. I have seen many people laugh when they are hurt, upset, frustrated, and overwhelmed. Laughing is an emotion that some people cannot control and can be used to hide your true feelings. Some people use it as a mask for how they really feel and the day with the principle that is exactly what I did. I couldn’t just sit there and not do anything and I could show how I really felt so I chose an emotion that I felt was safe. You laugh to keep from getting angry, and from getting in more trouble. You laugh so that you don’t show your real feelings about what is happening and you laugh to just move on. In this circumstance laughing worked for me I did not get in more trouble and did not lose my cool. However I know that laughing cannot solve everything and that there is a time and place to use laughing to hide emotion. But until i find that situation where it doesn’t work I will continue to laugh.

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