- Infant - bright, bold colors.
- Toddler - Elementary - Sesame Street/Toy Story/Lion King
- 6th - 8th Grade - NASCAR (we are not a NASCAR family I might add!)
- High School (so far) - Geometric prints
His newest choice? Asian-influenced! We were looking through a Brylane Home catalog when we came across this set. Ev fell in love with it. "Yeah, man! Japanese! This is it!" he exclaimed happily. We looked at several other options but he really wanted his original choice. So we'll order the comforter set & hit the grandparents up for donations for the rug. (I drew the line at the hand-painted TV cabinet!)
We have always had a policy that Evan could have his room decorated however he liked. He has always had very specific taste in clothes, decorations, music, etc. This is a normal and wonderful thing so we always try to defer to his taste when possible. Always the snappy dresser, I think he would dress in Tommy Hilfiger & Ralph Lauren if we had the money!
One of the great joys of being a parent is watching our son's personality & tastes develop. When he was a baby, I often wondered if he would be like the (few) people with Down's that I had seen: sloppy dressers, bad haircuts, dull. Now I realize that those people were the product of an old way of thinking about those with mental disabilities. It was the line of thought that said there was no point in educating, mentally stimulating, or exposing them to much of the outside world. This would lead anyone to a general, overall dullness of course!
I am glad that we have had the resources & desire to expose Evan to things like art, music, literature, other cultures, nature, God, travel, love, acceptance, and all the other things that help make for an educated and interesting human being. This is a kid who loves sushi & air travel, for Pete's sake! He has, and continues, to surprise & delight us with the person he is becoming.
So let the decorating commence!
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