Day Four - Mother's Day
Happy Mother's Day!
Anyone who knows my dark sense of humor and the fact that I lost my mom to cancer at the age of twelve will understand that the hilarious jokes I've said are in good spirit. The jokes are always said to friends or trusted co-workers as a means of touching on a topic that can still hurt to this day.
See what I did above? "Happy Mother's Day!" Then bam! Launch right into the heavy stuff. It's a coping mechanism, and it triggers automatically. I'm not entirely sure why, although I am thankful for it. My sense of humor has gotten me through some pretty tough times. I've also been thankful to read my audience well enough that when joke or share something it's generally well received. I think people understand intentions and that some lines are obscure.
That being said, I'm human. I've apologized for things I've said. Comedy is a strange thing. No one understands why we laugh, only that we do. What's funny today might not be funny tomorrow or ten years from now with a fresh audience. Tropes change. Stigmas shift. I also went to work today and all my material was appropriate based on the person. It was nice to see the mom's enjoying their day.
I'm at home now, typing up this blog, but afterwards I actually have something planned to honor my mom. I'm going to work on my second book. One of the main characters is based off of her character and her strength. Without her, I'd have nothing. It might not seem like a lot to some people, but I think it'll be nice.
Cheers.
-Denis Baldwin
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