Have I mentioned how much Matthew likes Roy Orbison? He is actually obsessed with him and it is all my fault.
About a year ago, Matthew went through a stage where he listened to Van Halen’s version of “Pretty Woman” over and over and OVER again. I suggested that if he loved the song so much, he should hear the original songwriter, Roy Orbison sing the song.
The good news is that I never tire of hearing Roy Orbison sing anything. I love him. The unfortunate news is that now Matthew has made his own CDÂ . In it, he sings Roy Orbison hits karaoke style, and he is determined to sell copies in ALL of the music stores.
You know how there is always a guy at American Idol tryouts that the judges laugh at? And we all want to contact the producer and yell at them because it is so obvious that the person has autism or Aspergers or a mental illness? This is how anyone in the world (except us) would react to hearing this CD. It is really, really bad. But Matthew is so proud of it, so I had to think of a way to explain the music world without hurting him.
I told him that his CD was so wonderful, but that first we would have to send it to the CBS CD company to see if they liked it.
“Is that what Roy Orbison did?”
“Yes, ” I lied, “and at first they didn’t like his voice. They told him to join a chorus and practice his singing a lot, and then they would see.”
Now Matthew’s New Years resolution list has three items:
- Get a girlfriend
- Go to Idaho,Washington, Louisiana and Mississippi
- Join a chorus.
Now I have a question for you. What do you wish for your kids in 2010?
Laura
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Awww Matthew what a sweetheart. I’d buy his c.d and you know what Joey would like it.
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My wishe for my kids for the new year…
Nick: That he pass his road test…and finally get his G2
that he finishes his first year of university with good grades
Alec: That he continue to study his music and take it seriously
That he finishes 10th grade with good grades
that he gets a summer job
Joey: That he has success in his social skills program
that he get at least bowel movement trained…
that he gets some sleep…so as not to wake us up nightly
That he completes gr 4 with newly learned skills
that he finds a summer program good for him
Damien: That he continues to succeed at his school
That his speech and language skills continue to improve
That even though we got turned down for SSAH hours that we find a worker so that he can have some one on one at home to help him flourish
Abby: Oh Abby….
That she continues to have such high self esteem
That she gets over being afraid to go to sleep at night
That she stays healthy and happy.
C… our foster child
I wish for her to be stable and happy no matter what happens at court
that she knows she is loved by us all ..her mommy and us
that she continues to learn and grow and be healthy.
Two more Roy Orbison fans over here!
Love how you love Matthew.
Pretty Woman is good. We heard Pennies From Heaven from the Elf soundtrack over and over and over.
For my 19 year old with Down’s and Autism, I hope that he is successful in his quest to become independent enough to ride public transportation to work, alone!!! Oh, my, my. He wants so badly to feel like an adult. It’s scary for me. He doesn’t share my emotions!!!! Lucky him.