Trampoline park experience as a blind mum

When you’re a parent with sight loss, certain activities can feel challenging. On this day, Sylvia visited a trampoline park as a blind mum, discovering how naturally her children guided her through the day.

In this post and video, Sylvia shares how being blind has made her want to try things she never wanted to try before.

Sylvia says

A time was had.

Sure, hubby then had 3 of us to look out for, but for the most part I just told him I’m fine so he can focus on the kids.

When it comes to kids’ activities, some things I have always left to their dad, and went further to stay at home. So this goes for football, go karting, trampoline park, and going out with their scooters. After going to Kai’s sports day recently, my eyes were opened to all the experiences I was missing out feeling like I will not be included or would just get in the way.

What surprised me however, is how often both Kai and Ari ran back to guide me to where they are if I did get a bit lost in what felt to me like very low light and barely able to make out anything.

I even managed to stay with Ari in an area by myself while the boys went to explore another section. She had on an LED scrunchie which we turned on to help me spot her in the “dark” or crowd.

At the trampoline park as a blind mum video

Video description

Sylvia and her children at a trampoline park. The room is large and full of orange and grey trampolines built into the floor. They are all wearing comfy clothes and jumping around while smiling and laughing. A diving board leads to a pit of soft blocks, which Sylvia’s son jumps off at 34 seconds. At the end of the video, ‘Henshaws Beyond Expectations’ appears, followed by text that matches the voiceover.

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