My snowflake

I thought I would share a few quotes from past facebook posts by my brilliant little snowflake Rowan. My boy has such a unique perspective on life. He has ADHD so he can be exhausting at times because his mind goes in 20 different directions at once- but I wouldn’t change a thing about him. (okay well..I would like him to listen to me the first time and not fight with his sister -but I assume that is true of most kids)  Here are a few highlights:

Rowan: "What do you think I was in a past life?" Me: "I would guess you were an adventurer." Rowan: "No...I think I was a Tree." Me: " Why would you think that?" Rowan: "Because I can be all crazy -like when the wind is blowing through the tree and whipping its leaves around. But I can also be very still and peaceful."

We asked Rowan how his day was going to be. This was his reply: "I don't know- I'm going to surprise myself."

Rowan was reading an old Dennis the Menace comic book that Matt had when he was a kid. He put it down and said, "Mr. Wilson was the Squidward of your time."

My sweet boy told me while we were snuggling, “ you are even beautiful in the dark.” (some would say more so...but I took the compliment and chose not to be sarcastic)

"Mom, my childhood is going by too fast. I think I've been wasting it playing video games and computer. Aren't I suppose to be out riding my bike and being free? I need to press rewind and start over. In 3 years I will be a teenager. I'll miss being a kid . Everyone says it's the best years of your life. (deep thinking pause) But I do love video games."

Rowan was acting a little hyper this morning during breakfast. I said "Don't act that weird at school- some of the kids might not like it." He replied quite seriously "what if I give them a variety of weird?"

"I don't ever want an earring. Unless I become a pirate and I really need one.”

He got a magic eight ball for Christmas. We saw him whispering questions to it. Matt asked what he was asking it. He replied "Will Rowan Winston discover a new galaxy? "

He had to fill out a form for a self evaluation- One of the questions was: Do you feel normal? With a choice of 3 answers: Always- Sometimes- Never. He chose Never.

He said nobody in my family is normal and we like it that way.

We do like it that way. I hope I can continue to help guide this special soul (and my equally fabulous daughter)  through the horrors of middle school. Being a little different is celebrated once you make it off the roller coaster of adolescence. Give your kid an extra hug today- it can be rough road sometimes.