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The inappropriate giggles!

CarrieinSK
CarrieinSK
Anyone else get these? I did today. I took my mom to a Regina hospital as she is getting cataract surgery and had the pre-op video. Her and I get the giggles where we are almost peeing our pants and tears rolling down our faces. It's usually under a highly stressful situations, after we've been driving for hours or when we're tired.

We were in the waiting room and my mom casually starts a "fake" story where I continued to add "fake" people, scenarios etc. until we had this big long story (probably had to be there) but anyway, it started. I tried to stifle it and it came out more of a moany wail! I then even cracked up more because of this sound. These two ladies were leaning over in their chairs at us and my mom said "oh don't worry, we're just tired!" which made me crack up even more!

Yep, it felt gooooooood!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I love it when that happens, and the more inappropriate it is to laugh, the more you want to giggle. I was having a bad night the other night, and rang my mum, and she had me in fits within 5 minutes!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sounds like wonderful fun! Hope your Mother has the best possible outcome with her surgery. It's really great that the two of you can have such fun together, even in a not-so-good situation. Blessings & Ladybughugs to you both.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Giggle all you want, my friend, its great therapy!

Plus, your Mom will not be around forever, appreciate her all you, and it is the worst thing in the world to lose your best friend- your Mom.

The rest of the world can sit there in their own misery, if they so choose.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I agree with everyone else. Laughter is a great medicine. Laugh all that you can. And yes many times have I been in an inapproiate place and could not stop laughing. Like for instance at the hospital with my sister tonight it was 11:30 at night ant the doctor was rude and she walked me out and we laughed all the way to the door
deleted_user
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Me and my mom often do this... and yes at the most inappropriate times, like as we are sitting beside my brother on the ventilator at the burn center... as we were looking for a (fibro-fog!!) container for my sis' to keep her in after we lost her (she was creamated). These are just two, many times we are just in the car and my son get so freaked out (in a good way) that we are laughing so hard! IT IS GREAT!!
deleted_user
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my sister and i do it all the time. we go shopping and i put stuff in her cart and when she gets to the register she gets all embarrassed. i have put condoms, feminine itch spray,and the latest was KY jelly. she ended up buying that and her hubby took care of the groceries and said "honey after all these years i didnt think we needed this" OMG it was so funny....she had to explain that it was her sis and he sd she needs it????? sis said no she just gets a kick out of throwing things in my cart. we have lots of fun most of the time.
so live, LAUGH and love
elaine
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I had uncontrolable giggles with my sister at my grandmother's funeral. I also could not stop laughing at a Christmas Eve candlelight service at church once when someone passed gas on a plastic chair, not once but twice. My son and I were sitting next to each other and every time I would see from the corner of my eye his shoulders shake from laughter, it would set me off again. And, of course, my laughter would set him off again. We laughed throughout the whole church service. We should have left, but that would have been obvious and I kept thinking we would get in control.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sounds like something we all need to do once in a while. Laughter is good for the soul!
deleted_user
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My favorite Mary Tyler Moore episode was Chuckles the Clown's funeral. Your story reminded me of that. They say laughter is the best medicine. It raises endorphins and lowers blood pressure.

In the middle of my son's wedding ceremony, my then 5 yr old nephew belched and I lost it. Thinking that not many people actually heard it, I just buried my head in my hands and managed to keep my laughing silent. But I was laughing so hard, I knew my shoulders were shaking. I hoped everyone just thought I was the 'grieving' mother. (I did have tears streaming down my face;) LOL -Turns out that the entire wedding party heard it too. It was the talk of the reception. My sister was mortified.
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deleted_user
I love it when I get the giggles. I start to snort and make weird sounds when I try to stifle it, oh its been awhile.
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Yep, my sister and I do this a lot. The other day I was at my sister's 30th suprise birthday party. One of the women was talking about starting a cake decorating business. She said the idea had come about when someone had asked her to "frost there cupcakes". Now, I am not a person who goes around with my mind in the gutter, but something about it just hit me as too funny. I started giggling. Knowing that no one had any idea why I was laughing just got me going more. Finally my sister starts just because I am laughing so hard. Meanwhile, the woman who had been speaking is look at me as if I just grew two heads. She walked away, and it took about 5 min. before I could explain why I had gotten so tickled.
Zzzzowl
Zzzzowl
Laughing is good for you!! Never mind other people, if it does you good, go for it!! Hugs Owlxx
dinahmorris
dinahmorris
Mum and I used to get the giggles when out shopping or travelling-I mss her so much-make the most of her while she's around....
deleted_user
deleted_user
made me smile just reading this, unexpected giggles can be such fun.
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The unexpected giggles are wonderful. It is also funny when you can make up the stories with someone knowing that a stranger is listening and you can keep a straight face as story just keeps getting more outragious. My nephews and I did this in a grocery store once and I cannot tell you the topic of the story here as it would be inappropriate. We all managed to keep the straight faces until we got outside and then we all lost it.
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