Rowen has been struggling a bit with reading, especially when dealing with words that use letter sounds in unconventional ways (a common occurrence in English). One of the teachers who works with it says that the letters "aren't playing fair" but that he needs to understand how they might try to trick him.
Yesterday, Rowen told me that I didn't "play fair" with his name. I asked him what he meant, and he told me that his name sounds like "Row in" but we used an "e" to spell it. I chuckled and told him that his name is "Row en," the way that it is spelled, but that it can sound like "Row in" when it is said quickly.
I clearly blew his mind. He sat back with a look of complete shock on his face, like everything he ever knew was now a lie. After a long moment, he seemed to come to a conclusion, looked back up with me with as much seriousness as a seven year-old can muster, and said, "I like Rowin better. I'm going to change it when I grow up."
I told him that it will be up to him, but that I really liked the name "Rowen." He then said that he might be willing to keep it ... but he'd have to think about it.
Yesterday, Rowen told me that I didn't "play fair" with his name. I asked him what he meant, and he told me that his name sounds like "Row in" but we used an "e" to spell it. I chuckled and told him that his name is "Row en," the way that it is spelled, but that it can sound like "Row in" when it is said quickly.
I clearly blew his mind. He sat back with a look of complete shock on his face, like everything he ever knew was now a lie. After a long moment, he seemed to come to a conclusion, looked back up with me with as much seriousness as a seven year-old can muster, and said, "I like Rowin better. I'm going to change it when I grow up."
I told him that it will be up to him, but that I really liked the name "Rowen." He then said that he might be willing to keep it ... but he'd have to think about it.
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