Hic-plosions

Whenever I get the hiccups its an event in our house.

Not because it is a rare event (which it is), but because my hiccups tend to be very loud.

My hiccups tend to be more of a "hic-plosion" than a hiccup. Or at least a few hic-plosions followed by a small, demure little hiccup. Which are then followed by 3 or 4 more hic-plosions.

Doesn't matter if I keep my mouth closed or leave it wide open. The hic-plosion still manages to rattle and echo off the walls of the room sounding like the distress whoop of a rare African bird

The kids love it. They run around the house mocking the noises coming out of my throat, and in general love reacting to my incredibly loud hiccups.

Heather stares at me with a slightly disgusted look in her eye and mumbles, "why do they have to be so loud?"

(My hiccups, that is, not the kids)

I've tried drinking water upside down, taking a spoonful of sugar, holding my breathe, and all those other remedies. They never work for me. What I have found works best is just to sit or lay down and relax for a while. The hiccups eventually just go away.

But in the meantime. While I sit and wait for the hic-plosions to pass, I provide a little cheap entertainment for my kids.