Motherhood struggles....

I briefly looked at a thing on Facebook today that talked about how when we as parents post stuff about something our kids said or did, we mock them and really tear them apart emotionally. 

I have been thinking about this all day.  I mean, do we really do that?  Since when did stating something that is truly funny become not okay?

It makes me think of something I have been talking to the kids about a lot lately: when you do something (i.e. trip and fall on your face; assuming you are okay) that people laugh at, they are laughing at the thing you did because it is funny!  They are most likely not laughing at you.  And even if they are laughing at you, you have a choice to accept the shame that wants to come in, or reject it and move on.  Let's face it, if you have ever laughed your butt off while watching America's Funniest Home Videos or laughed hysterically at a funny slapstick comedy show, then you need to explain this concept to your kids as well.  It isn't fair to say we can laugh at some things like that and then not be able to laugh at ourselves when we do something equally funny.  Even if it does just our pride a little.   :-)