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20. My folks encouraged reading - we'd go to Waldens, and

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:34 PM

Sep 2014

I'd see a fun book with a fun cover, and ask my mom to buy it for me, and she would, lol! Which doesn't mean I'd necessarily read it - a bad habit I acquired was not completing books I start. I've gotten much better at this as I've aged, since I now know what genres of book I enjoy and will stick with, and which ones I will NEVER be able to enjoy regardless of how much I feel I'm SUPPOSED to enjoy them.

So we were ALWAYS reading. And as I look back, I see that our community was also one where people would read. (It's weird to consider how widespread illiteracy is, even in the US - I think for a lot of people, the idea that many people can't read or write is not something they ever consider.) If I didn't read for enjoyment, my life and personality would be so much worse.

I'm ALWAYS reading something.

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I want to start a somewhat different sort of conversation here: What made you into a book reader? [View all] scarletwoman Sep 2014 OP

A great topic TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #1

Thank your for replying! scarletwoman Sep 2014 #4

The first book I read was non fiction, history. I really enjoyed it. Love of history is in my applegrove Sep 2014 #2

History is wonderful! It teaches us to imagine a different time and place. scarletwoman Sep 2014 #5

In my family it was self defense. Everybody else was reading. Downwinder Sep 2014 #3

Well, there you go! scarletwoman Sep 2014 #6

I think that my experience is like yours. Curmudgeoness Sep 2014 #7

I think that having a parent (or parents) who read to us when we were little, is probably THE most scarletwoman Sep 2014 #8

similar history to those posts above with me northoftheborder Sep 2014 #9

Grade school and High School Book Reports fadedrose Sep 2014 #10

My mother always read to us when we were little. SheilaT Sep 2014 #11

My story is somewhat similar... llmart Nov 2014 #28

I must've been about 10 or 11 when I started to love reading. Old Crow Sep 2014 #12

I come from a long line of readers Lydia Leftcoast Sep 2014 #13

"e-books on a phone" - YES! I love that!! I've read a number of closeupready Sep 2014 #21

I was beaten so badly by my father nilesobek Sep 2014 #14

! Old Crow Sep 2014 #17

I don't quite remember the exact time. Tracer Sep 2014 #15

A writer of one of my favorite comic books wrote a book... GOLGO 13 Sep 2014 #16

Mom and Dad always read stories to us, mostly Bible stories, and we had 78 records japple Sep 2014 #18

Thank you for the thread, scarletwoman. The influence of my parents made me a book reader. Enthusiast Sep 2014 #19

My folks encouraged reading - we'd go to Waldens, and closeupready Sep 2014 #20

I was always read to as a little kid pscot Sep 2014 #22

My mother read to me. PDJane Oct 2014 #23

Our parents read to us and took us to the library regularly. oldandhappy Oct 2014 #24

Kindles and Nooks didn't exist when I was a kid. nt raccoon Oct 2014 #25

Good question! gratefultobelib Oct 2014 #26

Mom and Dad shenmue Oct 2014 #27

... Enthusiast Dec 2014 #38

Thank you Mom and Dad oldandhappy Dec 2014 #29

Another great story. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #39

I went to a failing public school in the early to mid '70's WCIL Dec 2014 #30

Books saved you! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #37

Reading is my education. Sweeney Dec 2014 #31

Thank you for sharing that amazing story, Sweeney. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #34

It is a shame for a man to act like a child Sweeney Dec 2014 #40

I just read back through this thread and remembered SheilaT Dec 2014 #32

Excellent point about comic books! My experience was much the same! scarletwoman Dec 2014 #33

I'm with you guys on the modern graphic novels. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #36

Interesting post, SheilaT. I still have a large stack of Classics Illustrated comics in a drawer. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #35

Ditto Sweeney Dec 2014 #41

Comic books Are_grits_groceries Feb 2015 #42

I read, It's Like This Cat, in the 6th grade and I never mackerel Feb 2015 #43

As best as I can pinpoint it hippywife Mar 2015 #44

I always had books hermetic Mar 2015 #45

Love to see the new responses to this thread. Thanks for starting it Ms. Scarlet! japple Mar 2015 #46

I love to see them, too. I've read every single post in this thread. scarletwoman Mar 2015 #47

Bad eyesight. anne neville Apr 2015 #48

My mom. bravenak Apr 2015 #49

Thank you so much for posting on this thread! scarletwoman Apr 2015 #50

Thank you for the thread. bravenak Apr 2015 #51

I KNOW you can do it! scarletwoman Apr 2015 #52

Thank you!! bravenak Apr 2015 #53

One book led to another Number9Dream Apr 2015 #54

It's never late to add to this thread! scarletwoman Apr 2015 #55

We must have had similar tastes back in the day. Enthusiast Apr 2015 #57

When I was little, my Dad read to us most evenings. murpheeslaw Apr 2015 #56

Another great story! Enthusiast Apr 2015 #58

I don't know what it was, exactly. ladyVet May 2015 #59