The Odd Life of Timothy Green grows on you

The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a modern day fable, a simple story about parenting, healing the wounds of childhood and familial love.

When Cindy and Jim Green learn that they are not able to have children, they spend one last night fantasizing about the kid who will never inhabit their lives. They scribble all the boy's imagined attributes on pieces of paper, put the notes in a wooden box and bury it in the yard.

Then a funny thing happens, as they sleep a freak storm arrives, pouring rain on just their house. Something stirs in the garden, and then … they discover a real, live boy has sprouted from their garden and despite the fact that he looks like a normal child, he has leaves near his ankles.. His name is Timothy. As the Greens get to know Timothy they come to realize he personifies every trait they wrote on their buried list. Timothy uses these traits to repair rifts and brighten lives.

Jennifer Garner makes a funny and cool mom and Joel Edgerton is a great kind-hearted dad who has his own childhood issues. The boy who plays Timothy(CJ Adams) is beyond adorable. He, in my opinion, is the real star of the show and the best part of the film.

What Timothy Green does best is capture the sadness of infertility, celebrate the eccentricities of an endearing child and probe the longings, fears and worries of parents. It also reminds us of the briefness of childhood and how as parents we all make mistakes. What's more, the movie stresses the importance of family and how one person's life can touch and inspire so many others.

The moral of this story? Love and be loved while you can, because nothing is forever, especially childhood. So why not come to the Warsaw Community Public Library and pick up this movie or another one and make it a family night?