Roan (to his Grandma on Christmas morning): On half the gifts I wrote “To Grandma From Roan,” and I didn’t even pick them out, so don’t get too happy. (Age 9)
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Emotional Awareness
Mom: What I never realized growing up is that Charlie Brown has untreated clinical depression. Roan: Maybe he should join the band Nirvana. (Age 9)
Animal Awareness
Mom (yelling at Roan for jumping hurdles over the cat with a bang): That is not nice! You’re scaring him! Roan (to the cat): I’m sorry for messing with your lifespan. (Age 9)
Emotional Awareness
Roan (a day after falling and getting major scrapes): Mom, I lost my bandaid while I was sleeping, and I found it this morning hanging from my shirt, with all the sorrows.
Anatomical Awareness
Roan: My first bike ride was tragic, violent, and legendary! (Age 8)
Anatomical Awareness
Roan: I have an irrational fear that one of my farts is going to blow up the world. (Age 8)
Family of Origin
Roan: Dad, remember that day you ruined my life forever? Dad: What? Roan: When you threw the baseball and it went into the street and down the sewer? Dad: Oh, I’m sorry, but there will be a lot of those days. (Age 8)
Family of Origin
Roan: [Our cat] says a lot of swear words in his mind. (Age 7)
Emotional Awareness
Roan: I can’t wait to propose to the woman I’m gonna love. (Age 7)
Raising Roan 