Sawyer is one of the wisest souls I know. Today is his tenth birthday. He says the most profound things, at the most random times. So I wrote them down. I dont think it is Autism that makes Sawyer view things this way, it is who he is.
I have posted some of these before, and some are new. I just dont want to lose them, so I copied them off of my facebook page.
"If grown-ups want to send a message to thier kids, they should tell them. Not put it in a song,and try to make it cool, and let them listen to it alone in their rooms. That kind of stuff is for kindergarteners.
"Definition of Love: "It depends on my mood. If it is you and Dad kissing...YUCK!!!! If it is seeing a girl that I think is pretty, which actually happened once at school - well, she broke my slingshot that I loved, so I broke up with her - and now I just know that all pretty girls break your stuff. So that is pretty much it. It depends on my memory and my mood."
"I dont understand the music that tries to make a connection between a loud guitar and Jesus. Music about the Savior should be soft and gentle. Like him. On second thought - that band that re-did some of the hymns to help the young ones want to go to church was interesting. I mean - I started to actually like Popcorn Popping for the first time in my life."
"I think the greatest miracle preformed by Jesus, was when he brought himself back to life. I think that is just amazing. Especially for his Mother."
"Mom, my homework is to easy - I am not doing it. I have dignity you know."
Mom: Sawyer were do you want me to hang this picture Ella made for you?
Sawyer: On the door......Ella's door.
Mom: But she made this for you at school!
Sawyer: I'm just kidding...Only I wish I wasn't.
"Mom - boys build. Girls cry. I would rather build than cry. At the end of building you get something you made - at the end of crying, you get a whole lot of nothing. Its useless."
While cleaning the boy's room: "Mom, I am sorry you have to do this - Boys just stink. That is just the way it is. Just be grateful I am not a teenager, because from what I hear- the smell is only going to get worse."
"Wait a minute. I don't want to be really smart. Smart people do things like fly kites outside in the rain only to be hit by lightning. Then they know what 2+2 is, and then they tell the world. I am not willing to do anything like that. Besides, if I wanted to get hit by lightning I know a much better way than a kite. All I am going to say is it involves a metal rod, my hand,lots of rain and new ideas being brought to my brain."
"What are you thinking? Are you from a Leprecan planet? Shaped like a four-leaf clover?"
Talking to his Mom: "I was thinking about if I wanted a girlfriend, and well, you are the only girl I know with straight teeth and with pretty much none of them missing - so I think I will just stick with you. Does that sound OK?"
"I have decided that when I get big, I want to walk by people who are sitting on the ground and holding out a cup as if they were poor - and give them some food or money or something."
On the Economy: "There are too much credit cards! People just think they can put things on their credit cards, and then not pay it - and then they have to hire some business men to fix it for them. Some business men can fix eight credit cards for one person in one day. They just call the credit people and argue the money until the people can pay it. Heavenly Father says to NOT use use credit cards, but the people who have hot tubs just do not listen!"Mom -"How do you know all this?"Sawyer- "Mom. I watch t.v. They have commercials about these things."
"I cannot go to sleep because my bed is soaked with my tears from crying all day long."
"Drinking that juice we have is like drinking actual medicine that is not tasty - especially if you are a kid."
"Just so you know - I know that saying that 'you don't do much around here' is going to get me in trouble with my wife. So that is why I said the pretty skinny part. But I have a feeling, she is still going to be mad at me.."
"Considering how you really don't do much around here, you are pretty skinny..." referring to his mother
"I just did an experiment on Ella. I took one of my toys and I put it under my bed. Then I yelled at her to see if she took it, and she said yes, I did.' But she didn't - it was me who took my own toy. So basically Ella thinks if you get yelled at you are going to get a cookie."
"I am trying to think about something about school - but my brain is so filled up with thoughts about Spam, I cannot remember anything else."
Mid-conversation with his mother "-wait! I have to very quickly go and tell Porter something he is not allowed to do before he does it!" and he runs away....
"Singing for me, is like experiencing death inside a song..."
"when I first start a project I get really excited about it - but then soon it turns into this big old boring thing that I dont care about anymore.....can I go play DS?"
"I was thinking about a huge waterpark with waves mixed with an electic storm, ran by the Devil. Then a huge giant fire ball of doom and terror. I threw the fireball in just for fun - so you know."
"I love back massages. In 1st grade a kid came up to me and starting massaging my back...only he was more like punching my back and then he ran away. It did not feel good - it really hurt...in fact it still hurts a little now..."
"People need to wear clothes, to hide the private spot of them."
"I have not had the comfort of the couch all day!!!"
"I cannot resist the cuteness of Emma."
