What is more beautiful and exciting than a child’s laughter? It’s the ringtone and pure expression of joy that when we see a child laughing happily, we can’t help but smile. Surely you have experienced spontaneously smiling, not necessarily because of a joke, but because of someone’s overwhelming laughter. And if that someone is a child, the implication seems to be even stronger. In a video that is bringing smiles to millions of people, a mother shared the trick that is guaranteed to make the baby Benson howl every time. In a clip posted online, we see Benson, from Gulfport, Mississippi, son of Kayla and Lindsay Coppock, sitting in his high chair.
The little one is already laughing when his mom goes to give him some food, but then she pretends to sneeze, and he loses it! It’s as if she just told him the funniest joke he’s ever heard, and his laughter is so contagious that Lindsay can’t help but join in. Of course, Lindsay couldn’t prove that this delightful trick is a guarantee with just one sneeze, so she does it a little more. Each one provokes another hysterical round of giggles from the adorable child.
Obviously, he doesn’t get tired of the humor. So, to play with Benson’s sense of humor, Lindsay takes a break from spoon-feeding him and fakes another sneeze that makes Benson laugh uncontrollably. He laughs and laughs until he’s out of breath, at which point his mother fakes another sneeze. Once again, he suffers fits of uncontrollable laughter while looking at his mother in disbelief. She, in turn, starts laughing and eventually becomes so hysterical that her eyes start to tear up. A video filmed by Lindsay herself, and later shared on her Facebook profile, circulated the web, captivating thousands of users who genuinely enjoyed it.
After the video went viral, overwhelmingly positive responses started pouring in. Lindsay wrote on Facebook, “I am absolutely moved by how many people have said that this video made their day brighter. Thank you all for loving our baby’s laughter as much as we do.”