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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Reading love

I love books. As a child I read obsessively. I would have just about always rather be reading then playing with other kids. It took until I was a teenager to find other people who loved reading as much as I did. I fell in love with my husband as soon as I saw his bookshelf. I had read at least a quarter of the books he owned, and wanted to read most of the rest (which I am still working on all these years later).

It is a bit beyond comprehension for me to think that there are houses without books. Our shelves overflow. No really, I have two big boxes in the hallway that are incoming, and a box of stuff we are purging. Oh! That reminds me, I need to bring a load to the library.

I expect my children to love books as much as I do. When Little Bear was caught staying up all night reading on a school night, I was torn. Do I go give him a big hug and tell him how much I understand, or do I force him to put it down and sleep? Indy is just getting bitten by the reading bug. Things are finally starting to click for her. She does not have the all out self motivation yet, but I am sure that will come as the struggle goes away.

There are so many reading programs that reward kids for reading. The library has a summer reading program. Barnes and Noble has one, so does Borders, as does TD bank. It just feels so weird to me to need a reward for reading. Isn't reading the reward? But clearly it works. My kids dutifully record the books they read, the minutes, and whatever info each place wants.

Does it matter how much you read, what you read, if it is for enjoyment or education? Not to me. I love it all.

7 comments:

Aries said...
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Aries said...

I love reading too, since young but what a pity not many Malaysians like doing that. Among my friends and relatives, guess I and my childhood friend does that. I have a cupboard full of books too. My favorite vacation would be to lie in bed with a book and do nothing, all day, if possible.

Emily Suess said...

Reading is so important! I've loved books since I was a child, and I can completely relate to your post. :)

Parent and Child Reading Assistance said...

My kids love reading too. We're in a library reading program and log minutes read. I think it does help get my kids started. There are so many fun things to do in the summer. I have a blog called Beginning Reading Help. I'd love for you to check it out. I found your blog through linkreferral. Are you a member of the ning We Teach? You should check it out. There's a link in the sidebar of my blog.

baili said...

books are great friends dear,i am also in love with them

anwarulaz said...

Books are my best friends.They never disappoint me..

Mom Blog Society said...

Ah, yes that is a hard one, when your child stays up late reading. It's so hard to put a good book down! I've love for you to share this post with our readers on http://momblogsociety.com I'm sure they would enjoy the read.

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