Sarcasm Helps

By now you know our family well enough that you may already know: humor and laughter is what gets us through our days.  Sarcasm is common in our house and we don’t subscribe to the philosophy that Mikey can’t get the joke. He definitely does. He has a great sense of humor and he loves making people laugh as well as laughing himself.

Since we’ve been talking about dishes, here is a sign I put next to the sink. During the phase when my kids were learning that I wanted them to load the dishwasher, I would change the phrase (but always kept it snarky) reminding them of this important task.

I’m sure I only used this one as an excuse to share some old episodes of the A-Team with them, but the added bonus of the 80’s pop culture reference is the force behind it. Don’t mess with Mr. T!

This sign hangs in our laundry room. I have never, nor would I ever, punch my kids in the face…it’s just a joke, but also a daily reminder to put away your laundry.

If you think I am only hard on others, here is a photo of the mug I put under the Christmas tree for myself this year. No pity parties here!  Nobody cares. Work harder.

It’s Monday, it’s manic and sometimes the only thing to do is have a good laugh about it. You’d be amazed how much better it makes you feel!

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