When Guillermo makes Maya cry, which is frequent because they argue a lot and she cries over everything, it's usually his job to make her feel better. He is supposed to apologize (if it is his fault), ask her if she is OK and if she is still crying, he isn't supposed to run away or find something else to do. He's supposed to cheer her up, and for that task, he has created "dumb dumb jokes."
Before I describe "dumb dumb jokes," I need to say that it wasn't until recently that he and Maya started calling his silly behavior "dumb dumb jokes." I'm not sure if he even came up with the name or if Maya did, but here is what he does: He starts acting goofy, pretending to punch himself in the face and then falling over or pretending to trip over his own feet, all the while making really silly faces. It's a little funny, but Maya cracks up. She loves it and soon enough, she starts imitating him.
The other morning, after he had left for school, she was sitting in a chair in her room when she started giggling. "Look at me, I'm making dumb dumb jokes," and she made a silly face. "Sometimes when I am sad, Guillermo makes dumb dumb jokes and I laugh. My brother is so funny, mommy!"
Indeed, he is.
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