Gidget Casts On: I Want Whatever He's On

July 30, 2005

I Want Whatever He's On

While the Martian was being changed this morning, he looked at me very seriously and said, "Mommy? I can smell all the colors."

That's nice, honey. Don't forget to wave your hands around while you're listening to the radio, it'll keep the music out of your eyes.

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Comments

that's hilarious! if only....

Posted by: lynette | July 30, 2005 at 09:52 AM

that is so funny. definately the type of comment that needs to be remembered.

Posted by: Jackie | July 30, 2005 at 10:39 AM

Maybe he'll grow up to be a little like Kandinsky. You know, not the totally insane part, but the painting the colors he saw when he listened to music part. Some people have some weird brain things when it comes to color. Perhaps this is just the beginning of the Martains artistic temperament.

Posted by: Jenn | July 30, 2005 at 10:50 AM

That's okay, when I first read the post I thought that you wrote "when the martian was being CHARGED". I thought, what kind of "kid" is this?

Glasses, anyone?

Posted by: Colleen | July 30, 2005 at 10:56 AM

oooh that is so cute! some people actually can smell colors (or hear them) they are called synesthetes. maybe your little one is gifted!

Posted by: Erin | July 30, 2005 at 11:32 AM

Smelling all those different shades of brown and yellow?

That's seriously cute. Did somebody give him a special sticker? (kidding)

Posted by: spaazlicious | July 30, 2005 at 12:25 PM

OK, he's officially a genius. It's wondrous to see how open children are to different ways of seeing. Kids rule.

Posted by: regina | July 30, 2005 at 12:34 PM

A friend of mine quoted a song with a lyric to the effect of:
"I want half of whatever killed Elvis"
Just thougth I'd share. :)

Posted by: Marnie | July 30, 2005 at 12:48 PM

I have a child like the martian who would agree with "smelling" the colors. This from the child who's favorite color (at age nine) is rainbow :) They call these kids Indigo children and they are true gifts. Cherish the moments :)

Tanya

Posted by: Tanya | July 30, 2005 at 01:23 PM

Ahhh, that's like salve for the soul. Cherish the moments, as others have said.

Posted by: Norma | July 30, 2005 at 02:22 PM

If he starts saying that various different letters and numbers are different colors too, he might just have synesthesia.

Which I've always thought was one of the coolest things I've ever heard of.

Posted by: Juno | July 30, 2005 at 07:20 PM

I'm with Juno. I bet the Martian has synesthesia. It occurs in about 8% of the population and is like a cross-wiring of senses, in the case of what he said, sight and smell. It can be that colors have sound or words have color, as Juno said. I have had a few instances of seeing music and I treasure them. How cool for the Martian!

Posted by: caroline | July 31, 2005 at 10:58 AM