2+2=4? or 2+2=5?

I have doing some soul-searching and came to the conclusion that 2+2=5. It just feels right, I mean, what sense does it make that when adding two even numbers together, an even number would be the result? I was taught at an early-age that when two even numbers are added together, they always make an odd number. I know some will not understand this, but if this wasn't the case, then we could never have odd numbers, because when two odd numbers are added, they always make even numbers. Now I'm not saying that my claim is based "mathematics", it is of course spiritual and outside of the realm of objective reasoning -- when something feels right it just does, I believe I should have the freedom to view math however I want. I also feel that everyone should have this freedom, and this is why the math taught in our schools is doing a disservice to our students. I have no problem with the current way arithmetic is taught, however I feel that alternative methods need to be shown to the students as well.

What we are talking about here is the child's first look at math, the basic methods used here will drastically alter what answers they get, especially when learning even more complicated applications of mathematics, and applying them down-the-road. Now I'm not claiming to be an "expert" at math or anything, but this is a democracy. Not all people believe that 2+2=4, and those people deserve to have their voices represented and respected in the math class (what about poor Billy-Bob?). If these elite-mathematicians are so certain that 2+2=4, then what are they so worried about? I say, let the children decide for themselves. This isn't Nazi-Russia, but with the current way math is taught in our schools, one would think it was. Of course some math teachers, with their close-mindedness, will claim that doing this will only be a waste of time, however these alternative methods will only add to the discussion, and will allow children to choose what type of method they wish to follow.