Witz,
You know - I learn so much from reading everyones responses - and well the part where SOMEONE ever got to laugh at Dude because of his hissy fits - was DF. A now 50 years old biker with long hair, goatee, tattoos, and a serious but funloving man, jumping around in jeans, tshirt and boots waving his arms and flailing fists - WAS funny.....(he was making fun of Dude and even Dude laughed and the behavior stopped)
But when I tried it??? WHOLY AARDVARKS PINK PANTHER......it was like I had emasculated him and even DF stood there and just blinked. It was NOT a stellar moment for Star.....I felt like I had gone out in public without pants and you could have heard and armadillo sneeze 3 pastures over. Just wrong.
I was just trying to find something to deflect the moment and every time I didn't act like (((((((((((laaaaaaa((((((((THE MOM))))))))))))))laaaaa)))))))
It just came off wrong - and heck I wanted to have Some fun too - but NOT with Dude-
Apparently mocking difficult child's with jocularity is reserved for Dads.
I'm apparently the straight guy in an all clown house.
Something to consider - when mocking comes sooooo easy to me. 
