So I am laying in bed with my planet obsessed 5 year old when out of the blue he says to me, "Momma, this place is creepy." In my head, I am running through a mental list of what place he could be talking about. Not coming up with any good ideas, I ask, "Is momma's room creepy?" He answers no. "Is the house creepy?" "No mom, Earth is creepy. I don't like this planet." So I bite and ask what planet he would like to live on. His reply: "You guess momma" So I started listing planets. All of them were a Big Fat NO, until we got to Saturn. "Yeah I like that one, it has circles around it!" He was so excited, and then went silent. I could tell he was thinking about it, so I asked him. He replied, "but mom, Jasper (his new friend in Kindergarten) likes Earth, not Saturn with the circles. I said that was ok to like different planets. Not good enough for my little rainman. More deep thinging on his part. I can literally see his brain trying to figure out the whole concept. He finally looks toward me and states that "I think I will just stay here on earth, so I can see Jasper. He doesn't want to live on Saturn." I smile and tell him that is good, cause I would miss him if he went to Saturn.
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