This weekend we went to a pot luck BBQ.  It was hosted by a local special needs parent, the organizer of a new parent support group.  She and her husband are the nicest people ever.  They have a beautiful lush backyard with a playstructure, a trampoline, and patio furniture with the coolest LED lights.  They served turkey burgers and exotic fruity martinis, not to mention all the goodies the rest of us brought.  And no one had anything negative to say if one of the kids misbehaved.  I think my son actually made the most ruckus of any of the kids, but that was just because he didn't want to leave!  It was so wonderful.  Even though Wyatt had a tantrum of sorts, we left there feeling so relaxed.  We actually enjoyed ourselves for once because we weren't worried about explaining our child's behavior and we weren't tensed up waiting for some grump to make an "In My Day We Locked Kids Like That in a Closet" comment.  We actually felt like grown-up adults and not outcasts on the fringes of society.