Everyone's favorite funny holiday is coming up! Time to think of all the pranks that you can pull on people, set up the camera and make the whole day be filled with nothing but jokes.
However, there are some things that people need to think about really closely before they decide to use it as a break. Such as pranking your family with the, "I'm pregnant" joke.
It's been seen on Facebook a lot, at least on my feed, how people should stop and think about it before they use it to prank people. There are a lot of people who would love to have a baby, think about conceiving on a daily basis, but can't. I can't even imagine what it's like to hear people say they're pregnant but find out it's a joke. It's probably close to someone joking about having a serious disease. I'm really not sure, but maybe try putting yourself in their shoes for a moment. Think about how they may not be able to conceive even after fertility treatments and going to the doctor. Maybe there isn't even an reasonable explanation as to why they haven't conceived. Absolutely heartbreaking to listen to someone else joke about something that is usually easily done.
Or maybe someone planned it out as a joke but then did end up being pregnant. That happened to someone I know and she absolutely hates that joke now. She only told the joke to her mom, but it made an impact on her.
This joke? Is a definite do not.
Most of the time I don't participate in April Fool's Day because I can't ever seem to come up with a good enough prank. I do, however, see what others have done via videos online and have become terrified of some of the pranks. Such as the one where someone puts the plastic wrap around the toilet before you go to the bathroom. I'm not squeamish about much, but what if someone had to puke and that was there? Or someone had diarrhea? Nasty!!! And it definitely is not going to make that person feel any better. Save the plastic wrap to put around someone's car. Now that's a good one!
Another bad one I referred to above, in which you have a serious disease and are dying, or anything along those lines. Like, excuse you? Why would you put anyone you love through that kind of hell? Do you know how much pain and heart ache something like that could give someone? Don't even get me started about people telling people with depression or anxiety something like that. They will go from zero problems to 101 and you thought it was a joke! Not. Funny.
All in all, in the end you just need to seriously think about and consider what you're about to say/do to other people. If you know them really well, think about what they've already gone through in life, and maybe find something that they would laugh at too. Don't tear down the people you love with news that could potentially harm your relationship for a temporary laugh. It's not worth it!