A year has gone by, and once again people will be making a mockery of themselves on April Fool’s Day.  

Since I was in grammar school, I could remember those moments of dread as the bully on the bus would scream out, “April Fools” after punching some poor soul in the stomach.

After years of dreading the start of April, I would have hoped that this obnoxious behavior would become irrelevant in college. However, this is not the case. In many ways, I believe it has only become worse. 

I have heard people say that, “laughter is the best medicine.” I do believe this, but most of the time, people take it too far. From itching powder, to false promises, lies, to straight out being mean, April 1 is not a day that should be recognized for laughter. 

I find laughter in a good book, movie, comic or video game. I laugh when one of my friends does something funny, and not always on purpose. The friends that are closest to me know exactly how to make me laugh. The laughter that they instill inside of me when I need it most is nothing compared to the horrors of those on the Day of Fools. 

I would honestly be confused and concerned if some of my friends decided to put a fake snake in my bed or sugar in my salt container. I am not saying that some people aren’t like that, just not them. 

Another problem I have with this day is how people may say, “I can bring out my inner-humor, the humor that resides inside of me,” “I am so glad that I have a day that I can just devote to practical jokes” or “Let me see what torment I can bring to someone and have another chance to use April Fool’s as an excuse to be mean.”

My issue is why don’t you just do that all year around? If you have inner humor, let it out. Be yourself. Don’t hold back. If you are afraid that you may offend one of your friends, then find better friends. Find those friends that will accept you exactly how you are, a person that enjoys light, practical jokes that don’t physically or emotionally hurt anyone. 

Please be considerate on April 1 and be yourselves. Let us drop this foolish nonsense of hoaxes and malicious behavior. Let us become better as a society and show the rest of the world that America can actually do something right for once. 

Honestly, I don’t want to celebrate a day that is nothing more than a load of schadenfreude and deceit. I believe that there is a reason that April Fool’s Day is not a national holiday in a single country and I believe that April Fool’s Day needs to be forgotten by the time that the next generation enters our beloved college.