Inflatable Insanity

Today is my weekly trip to Inflatable Insanity with my son, Morgan. This is a business with those inflatable slides, jump houses and obstacle courses you see at fairs. They have them inside a big room, and rent them out for parties. An awesome idea, if you ask me.

Since Morgan has autism, I can’t take him to a regular place without watching him like a hawk, and probably having to explain to the other parents that he has autism, has problems with social situations, has no concept of personal space or how to interact with others, etc. It’s OK the first couple of times, but just gets tiring after a while. especially when people give you “The Look”, i.e. why did you bring your son out in public, why can’t you control him, and all that other bullshit.

Anyway, Inflatable Insanity has an hour set aside for “Special” kids, so I can take him and everyone else has a kid with some sort of problem, be it autism or something else. No need for explanations, no wierd looks, etc. The kids have loads of fun, too. Best of all, it’s free because the owners have a child with autism in need of some playmates.

Everyone wins all around, but Morgan wins most so I will drag my sorry ass there every Sunday no matter what.