I miss the laughter
It’s been a long time since I’ve had the giggles so bad I couldn’t stop. Typical of sisters, my baby sis and I could always get each other giggling so bad that you couldn’t breathe and whenever you looked at each other you’d go off into peals of laughter all over again.
I miss her. She was one of the few people who could do that to me. I don’t think I’ve laughed like that since she died in 2001.
The pups manage to make me giggle and so does The Curmudgeon with his wonderful dry sense of humor, but they can’t make me go helpless with laughter.
Ten years without those deep belly laughs and giggles that make you go limp is a long time. Does the laughter ever come back?
Posted on December 6, 2011, in In memory of... and tagged Author, Bull Terriers, Caregiver, Dead, Doggoned, Life, Multiple Sclerosis, Post A Day 2011, Writing. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Doggonedmysteries 
The laughter does come back at the most surprising times; in the most surprising ways. Though people leave our lives; they never leave our hearts.
Isn’t it a shame that the best ones leave and the worst ones seem to hang around forever?
I remember those days too, first as a child and then with my own son. I have had occasion to have the giggles…sometimes at work and more frequently with some hilarious emails I’ve gotten. But again they aren’t like they were before. My last best laugh was with my son in Louisiana when we were play fighting on the floor and tickling each other. Our dog watched us and started reacting like she thought she either needed to protect me or just warn N off so he wouldn’t hurt me. Talk about a confused dog, lol.
To answer your question, I think the potential might be there but the situation would probably dictate whether or not it ever happens again. I’m not counting on it for me, but I at least have the memories.
Memories are great but they are at times not enough.
From what you’ve told me about your sister, I’d have to agree…