We are seated in the living room of Zack’s cousin’s home. Niece is solving a picture puzzle and I am talking to her mother, who was in the kitchen, preparing dinner. Zack is using the laptop, going through his Facebook feed.
He guffaws loudly startling the niece.
“Visha, you should listen to this”
“Go ahead”
He proceeds to tell a long drawn joke about a telephone conversation between a husband and wife. Listening the second line of the joke, I know what would happen next since I had already heard it. Still, I maintain a plain face and proceed to smile gradually after each funny line. At the end of the joke, there is a collective laughter. I too join in.
In case this incident had happened some months ago, I would not have allowed him to proceed after the initial couple of lines. I would have snubbed him – “Yeah I know about it, it goes like this no…” thus displaying my smart-alecness.
Today, he was enjoying the joke and wanted to pass on the fun to all present in the room. Acting dumb on my part for a known joke brought enough mirth to last for a minute in the living room. It was a happy Saturday 🙂
The little world of Visha 
One of the biggest benefits of playing along to let everyone enjoy the joke 🙂
You are a sweetheart!!
I was not like this before!! The number of times I have snubbed people…sheesh 😀 😀 😀
I am growing old 😛
You aren’t growing old, but are getting matured. Rich in experience 😀
I wish sometimes the grey cells do not work at all 😛 😛 These days, they are working overtime 😥
It happens to all of us Visha, at some point in time, when small sacrifices for our loved ones makes us much more happy. We all are growing old. 😀
Off late, they are happening to me, which I so do not want 😥
What a considerate wife you are! 🙂
Sigh..only recently
Wise Visha! 🙂
🙂
Is the age catching up on you? 😛
Of course, koi shaq 😛 😛
For me too it was very difficult to not snub people on a joke I have already heard, but now I too have learned too play along. Actually I had to, because my FIL has the habit of repeating jokes from his past, again and again, just smiling every time as if I have heard it for the first time, makes him very very happy. Sometimes we all have to do a little acting for the happiness of our dear and near ones 🙂
My in laws have this habit of retelling the in-those-days tales so often, that I always have a smile plastered on my face 😉 😉
I have been doing this for the past 13 years and the man has still not figured out that I am such a good actress 🙄 It’s about time someone give me the Lifetime Achievement Award for Phooling the Husband 😉
gahh I never correct my grammatical error once the comment is published…..but “give”???? 😥 I wish god GAVE me fingers that knew grammar!!! 😡
😀 😀 😀
I chuck the grammar and focus on the ‘intent’ 😉 😉
So don’t you worry
You are my role model
😛
You are such a darling girl.
Off late dear 😉
hey
Found muself in this situation quite a few times. It’s hilarious and thanks for sharing with us.
Cheers
Vishal
http://www.vishalbheeroo.wordpress.com
Hey Vishal
Welcome 🙂
Glad you liked it
I have to say it again n again.. You are so sweet, Visha.. 🙂
You do not know the earlier me 😈
🙂
😉
I guess we all many many times will play along with people who are not near and dear ones… but we become quite indifferent with our near and dear ones… where as it should be the other way round… Glad you learnt that ! 😛 I am too… though lapses always happen !
Nako worry ghost cum philosophical babu about the lapses, it proves you have human-ly feelings too 😛 😛
Very wise and very nice of you Visha 😛 Been there and Done that 😀
You are my senior here 😯
I should exchange notes somedays
😛
LOL!! Aren’t you all considerate?! 😀
hehe!
😛 Not until recently 😀
What all we learn with age n time no? Today I was asking my MIL to chill and stop talking about things that do not matter…and she very proudly reminded my son, “see how patient your mother is now, she is teaching me patience” 😀
Somtimes it is more fun to see others enjyoing hai na?
True that anniversary girl 😀
It must have been a mildly surprising moment for you na 🙂
So sweet Visha! That brought a smile to my face too .)
Until later,
Keirthana 🙂
🙂 🙂
Thats so sweet Visha 🙂 🙂 With kids, I always play along these lines only.. nothing wrong in acting dumb to experience ultimate cuteness 🙂 Whats more happier than to see a happily smiling kid’s face! 🙂
GB darling 🙄 🙄 I was playing with Zack here 🙄
Are you telling me that he should be classified as a kid 😛 😛 That I can totally do as a matter-of-fact 😉
Ooooshooo 😦 think I going mad with work.. just one more day of work-a-thon and then I guess I can breathe normally again 😀
let me read the post once more 🙄
Awww. I might have reacted with an eye roll after he was done saying “Old joke!”. But that’s cos the Dude does it to me ALL the time 😐
I get that…since I had been doing the same since we started living under one roof 😀
That’s sweet Visha 🙂 and I must admit it took me quite some time to learn this myself 🙂
Lots of restraining happened actually 😛
Everytime i read your post, i feel you are constantly evolving (in a better way of course 🙂 )
Stay blessed….
Now I can’t disagree to that 😉
You are too considerate! 😛
Off late 😛 😛
Such a loving considerate wife you are 😉
Your wink tells me that you have unearthed the true meaning 😀
Never ceases to amaze, does it?
🙂
Err..what never ceases busy busy busy lady 🙄 🙄
The beauty of acting 🙂 And who is the busy busy lady?
Obviously you 🙄
I dont see you anywhere, neither in blogs nor in the social media platforms 😐
I have done this too, but have toug time controlling my tounge and my face says it all 😉
Whoever said acting was easy 😉 😉
That was so sweet of you! And you have another skill to add to your resume – acting 🙂
Haha, yeah 😉