I’m taking a different slant on teaching techniques by showing how humor might be used to teach serious topics. I hope this lesson will be of use to youth ministries, family devotionals, Family counselors, and family home evening.

Joke: Men…
One night a wife found her husband standing over their baby’s crib.
Silently she watched him. As he stood looking down at the sleeping infant, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: disbelief, doubt, delight,
amazement, enchantment, skepticism.

Touched by this unusual display and the deep emotions it aroused, with eyes glistening she slipped her arm around her husband. “A penny for your thoughts,” she said.

“It’s amazing!” he replied. “I just can’t see how anybody can make a crib like that for only $46.50.”

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We are all unique individuals and sometimes we may spend too much trying to get others to act and feel the same way we do. I have found that when I associate with people with a wide range of experiences I can learn much from them.

This lesson is geared to encourage us to enjoy the differences between us which included sometimes even gender differences. Present the joke and then spend time with the family and class discussion the differences between different people in our family. If someone is a by the numbers type of person, then that skill might be useful in accomplished a detailed list of instructions on a project.

A person who taps heavily into relationships can be useful in that when that person involves others in one of their projects they might motivate their friends to participate because both share a common passion.

Someone who is very easy going can sometimes remind a very stressed person to relax a little.