I helped her spell two words and I helped her clarify one concept that she was having trouble expressing, but otherwise it's exactly as she wrote it. (Before she changed it, she referred to her voice and her brain together as her "word box", which I thought was fascinating.) She even picked (and helped create) the picture.
Now, I'm not sure how to say this next part without sounding like kind of a dick. I'm not posting this for Schuyler because it's sweet, or cute, or precious, or least of all inspirational. If that's what you get from it, then you're missing the point. She's finding her expressive voice. There are some very revealing passages that you're going to miss if you simply think it's cute.
And that would be an incredible shame.
My name is Schuyler Rummel-Hudson and I am a 7th grader in Robinson middle school and I play the drums and the marimba. I like to draw and paint pictures with my friends. I feel happy about talk to my friends with my I-pad mini.
I feel about help others and teachers in my school and everywhere in the world!
I feel different about talk like this and I was born with my voice and my brain.
I feel sad I can't talk like my friends and I feel mad I don't have a voice.
I feel happy using my I-pad mini for the talk with my friends and my teachers and my family.
I going to get great use in the future I grow older. I want to be artist with my mom and I wants to help people are hurt. I wants to write a book about sea monsters and huge and mean monsters with my dad.
I wants people to know me is I love monsters and Greek stories. When I was little girl I feel tiny and alone and now I feel HUGE! I am going to BIG things with my family and my life in the world.
Your author,
Schuyler Rummel- Hudson :)
You GO, Schuyler. You're awesome and so, so smart!
ReplyDeleteLove it Schuyler - can't wait to hear from you again sometime!
ReplyDeleteSchuyler, It is great to hear your thoughts. Some people who can speak can't always communicate their thoughts to others, like my son. He speaks, but gets frustrated trying to get his thoughts across. I am very interested to know what you have experienced that has been the most help for your self-esteem and emotional being. I hope you write more often.
ReplyDeleteAhhhhhh... amazing! You're going to have so much fun discovering your superpowers as a writer. And we're all going to feel so lucky, reading what only you can say.
ReplyDeleteThat's the thing about writing, for all of us. We all have stories only we can tell. It's the best thing.
Go, you!
Great post, Schuyler! Thank you for sharing. I love Greek stories too.
ReplyDeleteThat was the best. Your future is bright, kiddo!
ReplyDeleteMy 13 yr old son just read you post with me, Schuyler, and he said, "Awesome!" He says he knows what you mean when you said you felt tiny because he used to feel that way, too. It's like being all cramped up inside like the squiggly thing inside some marbles. And now you have a lot to tell people. We're listening (:
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. She has done big things. She gives hope to so many PMG families <3 much love
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Schuyler. You're going to get so much use out of that iPad. You'll be a writer just like your Daddy...you already ARE a writer, just like Schuyler. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteDear Schuyler,
ReplyDeleteThank you for being our author today. I'm sad that you can't talk like your friends too, but I'm so happy that you are able to talk with your Mini. I think that you will have a unique way of helping others as you grow up--in fact, you and your story help me every day! I teach 4th grade and some of my students have their own monsters. I think about you all the time as I watch my students bravely slay their monsters every day.
What is your favorite Greek story?
I look forward to hearing from you again sometime!
~Kris
Schuyler, I am excited to finally hear YOUR voice! You're being heard loud and clear. Another door has just opened for you. Keep going, girl!
ReplyDeleteHi, Schuyler, I'm Shana, and I'm glad to read your guest post! It makes me both happy and sad to read about your feelings... I'm sorry that some of them are crummy feelings, but I'm glad that you're able to express them. I hope your mini feels good to use!
ReplyDeleteI think monsters are pretty cool, too, and I would love to read any book that you (and your Dad) wrote!
Arr, I will buy that book about sea monsters.
ReplyDeleteAlso, it does my withered old heart so much good to know there are still seventh-grade girls who lose it over Greek mythology.
What a neat person.
I cannot wait to read your monster story, someday, Schuyler. Monsters, big and small, are pretty awesome things to write about.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read more, Schuyler. We've been reading your father's words for so long and feel, just a bit, that we know you because he writes so beautifully about you. BUT -- it sounds to me like you are a storyteller, and I'm thinking there's something Greek-like that's going to come out -- something archetypal maybe. Keep going.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great first post Schuyler. I hope this is the first of many!
ReplyDeleteBig things, indeed. I can't wait to see how far Schuyler can go!
ReplyDeleteHello, Schuyler. My name is Mike, and I have been reading about you for a long time.
ReplyDeleteYour Dad is a wonderful writer, and he knows how to tell great stories about you.
I am happy to see that you want to tell us your story, and other stories about monsters.
Thank you so much for posting on your dad's blog, Schuyler!
Hey Schuyler--awesome to hear from you! I think it's really cool that you want to be a writer and help people. I would totally read your sea monster book. (Have you read any of the Percy Jackson books? I love the way Rick Riordan puts his own spin on Greek myths.). I'm sorry that you feel sad and mad about not being able to talk the way you would like to. A lot of my students speak other languages and are just learning to speak English, so they also get frustrated by not being able to communicate with their students and teachers. I know that's really different from your situation but I bet you could help people in that situation some day, and you would have a better understanding than I do of what that feels like. I'm really happy to hear you say that you don't feel so tiny and alone anymore--the way you said that made me picture you growing and growing like Alice in Wonderland! Good luck with all your BIG plans!
ReplyDeleteDear Schuyler,
ReplyDeleteI think maybe you already have done big things. And you're going to do more!
Thank you for sharing. I can't wait to read that book.
Best,
Kizz
Schuyler, thank you so much for your post. Communication has been on my mind a lot, my daughter is almost 4 and can't talk. I know she gets frustrated when we don't know what she's trying to tell us. I hope that when she gets bigger, she is able to write as well as you can, to help us know what she is thinking. I hope you enjoy blogging, and become a regular guest-poster on here. I am so very interested in what you have to tell everyone. Except that I don't like Greek mythology, so I might skip those parts.
ReplyDeletean most excellent guest post schuyler. you're awesome. like your daddy-o
ReplyDeleteSchuyler, YOU will conquer the world!
ReplyDeleteHey, Schuyler, when I was 13 I loved monsters, too. I sneaked out of my room to stay up late and watch monster movies on TV.
ReplyDeleteIn 8th grade I stayed up late reading science fiction books, and I started writing short stories and then short books of my own. (by hand and on an old typewriter!) I put myself in the stories, but I changed my name, of course, to something a lot cooler, like "Rain." :)
When I grew up, I became a writer. So I loved hearing about your plans! Keep writing!
Wow... I am both incredibly impressed and deeply touched.
ReplyDeleteThis is remarkable - insightful - interesting - "When I was little girl I feel tiny and alone and now I feel HUGE! I am going to BIG things with my family and my life in the world."
And this... "I feel different about talk like this and I was born with my voice and my brain.
I feel sad I can't talk like my friends and I feel mad I don't have a voice."
She's a great writer, actually. Expressive. Smart - and she must understand the concepts you address on your blog - because she knows her audience and what people might be interested in hearing about...
"I was born with my voice in my brain." I love that, the rest of the world would describe that as non-verbal, but your description is more accurate.
ReplyDeleteBravo Schuyler, I already love reading you, cannot wait to hear more!
ReplyDeleteBravo Schuyler! I am really glad to get to know you with your own voice. I love Greek myths too. You write beautifully already, I cannot wait to read more. Also, I am very excited to read that you will write a book. You *are* HUGE already. Way to go, Schuyler Monster Slayer!
ReplyDeleteGreat job Schuyler! I can't wait to read your monster story and I hope you write again here soon. My son cannot speak either and gets very mad, I hope someday he will have a voice like yours.
ReplyDeleteRock on, Schuyler! I look forward to hearing more from you.
ReplyDeleteI think it's awesome. It's great to hear from Schuyler!
ReplyDeleteI love that she has plans for her future. Maybe she will become an art therapist. Art is a language without words.
Way to go, Schuyler! I loved reading your guest blog. I've read your Dad's stories about you since you were a baby and hope you will write more now yourself. You are HUGE now, and I look forward to hearing more of your plans. Go for them!
ReplyDeleteI look forward to witnessing your adventures. I've been reading your Dad's blogs for many many years, before you were even a twinkle in his eye. I wish I knew how to play the marimba! I played the flute in middle school. Band people rock.
ReplyDeleteKeep it coming, Schuyler! I love hearing your voice and can't wait to hear more.
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