do we really laugh less as we grow older?
By cylle_06
@cylle_06 (233)
Philippines
April 12, 2013 12:11pm CST
i have once read a fun-fact which states that a baby/kid laughs at an average of 20 or more times a day while an adult laughs at an average of 2-3 times a day. a kid has less worries, almost like no problem at all. they don't have any idea about dues, debts, tuition fees, rents, bills, etc. life is just about playing and exploring. i sometimes wish i'm a kid again. hahaha... on the other hand, an adult has a lot of responsibilities. there are just a thousand things to think about. and those are the big factors why an adult laughs less. do you agree with me?
8 responses
@ihopper (97)
• Philippines
14 Apr 13
I have never given this much thought. But now that I think about it, it really does feel like I laughed more when I was a child. I guess when we grow older we get caught up in things like competition, pressure, jobs, school work. I guess reality really starts to creep in. As a child, I never had to worry about any of these things. I didn't even bother about them. I don't even know if I knew they existed. But I suppose we still have to try to be as happy as we can. :)
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
13 Apr 13
good day to you cylle_06,
many people says, that it is really true, that, older people laugh less than what the kids does. well, maybe this is due to the situation that older people handles. but, i guess, older people should not laugh less instead they should just maintain what is a must. after all, laughing is still the best medicine to take. thus, there are only few muscles needed to smile wherein it requires a lot of muscle to frown. so why loosing those muscle, yet it is better to smile, isn't it....
@grvdubey11 (1879)
• India
13 Apr 13
When you are engaged in something and have a busy schedule or you have work pressure, you will find much less time for everything including laughing.However laughing has lot to do with nature of a person too.Best wishes.
@eagletrek2 (5499)
• Kingston, New York
13 Apr 13
Hi there a lot of fact out there surveys out
there.but the heck with them.I say it depends
who are your firends and the people you
work with.there all ways a way to find some
one to laugh.even as adults we get are stuff
that needs to done then it time for fun.
ok have a good day.
@BabyCheetah (1911)
• Australia
13 Apr 13
Kids laugh at almost anything that's why. I don't get what they find so funny anymore which sucks but I try to watch things that make me laugh. Laughing is actually good for your health we just need to find more things that make us laugh too 
@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
12 Apr 13
No, my childhood was not good and I did not laugh a great deal but I am old now and laugh more than ever. Laughter is also a way of coping through the bad times too. I laugh more now - not less
@subhojit10 (7375)
• India
12 Apr 13
Well yes i agree to you on this that our laughter reduces with age and there is no scientific reasons behind this, it is just that our responsibilities increases that tends to take a toll on us that leaves us very less time to smile but that does not mean that we wont smile, we have to smile every time.
