Erection? Don't leave home without it....

There's a link on my blog to my blog about parenting an autistic child. Most of it is serious, but I decided to add some of the funny stories too. Here's one of my classics.

Autistic child are forever innocent. They see the world without prejudice, without assumptions, without malice. They get into situations that can make you can laugh or cry, so you might as well laugh.

One day Jake and I were grocery shopping. He was about ten. I was choosing coffee and he was a little further down choosing which hot chocolate with mini-marshmellows he was willing to try. Suddenly a woman brushed past me and shot me a look. The look was one I have become very familiar with, it said, "Is that your son? Do you know what he's doing?"

Turning to face Jake I saw that he was standing in the aisle with his sweat pants and briefs fully extended at the waist band. He was staring down into his pants totally fascinated with something.....

"Mom, look at this," He said in his characteristic monotone.

Fearing the worst, but being a dutiful mother, I peered in. Of course, he had an erection. Then he said, "Watch this." And he made it bounce....

"That's very nice Jake," I said, "but you know what... that's kind of a private activity for a boy. It's okay to play with your peety in private, but not in a store. Okay?"

Being ever obediant he responded, "Okay Mom. But you don't understand because you don't have a peety, all you have is a fluffy and it doesn't do any tricks...."

I laughed so hard, I thought my pants would never dry....if he only knew the all tricks this fluffy has done!

So, there you have it folks, my existentialist angst has been solved ... I don't have a peety, I just have this big fluffy and it doesn't do any tricks. The mystery of life has been solved, even in the autistic world, it all comes down to peety's and fluffy's... and just for the record, Fluffy's Rule!