Being a parent of a child with Autism the Irony of life is often on full display

Here a definition of Irony

noun

1. the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.”“Don’t go overboard with the gratitude,” he rejoined with heavy irony”Similar:sarcasmsardonicismdrynesscausticitysharpnessacerbityacidbitternesstrenchancymordancycynicismmockerysatireridiculederisionscornsneeringwrynessbackhandednesssarkinessOpposite:sincerity
   • a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result.plural noun: ironies“the irony is that I thought he could help me”Similar:paradoxparadoxical natureincongruityincongruousnesspeculiarityOpposite:logic
   • a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions are clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character.noun: dramatic irony; plural noun: tragic irony

The irony of my youngest’s life is on full display today.

This is the child who despises the noise that vacuum cleaners make. He covers his ears, he screams, he runs away…and yet this is the child who today has spilled a bag of sugar all over the kitchen floor on purpose…he climbed into the cabinet to get it down. He also spilled the remainder of his bag of popcorn all over the living room rug and then cried when he stepped on the unpopped kernels. So tonight I will have to use the vacuum to get the remainder of the stuff off the floor that I can’t sweep with a broom and dustpan…and he will scream, run away and cover his ears…gotta love the irony.

If I can’t find some sort of bright side to the situation I may just lose it…