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NRaleighLiberal

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2. Not really - it was me who brought the books into the house (via library) and eventually, purchase.

Reply to Lex (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 05:41 PM

Feb 2012

My dad was not a reader at all, and my mom not much of one. They always wondered where I came from!

Not only books, but music - listening, then playing.

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Just curious--did you grow up in a house full of various books [View all] Lex Feb 2012 OP

growing up we had lots of books, and, now grown, i still do. ret5hd Feb 2012 #1

Not really - it was me who brought the books into the house (via library) and eventually, purchase. NRaleighLiberal Feb 2012 #2

We always had lots of books around MaineDem Feb 2012 #3

We always had them too. Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 #4

I read whatever I could get my hands on ... zbdent Feb 2012 #5

I don't remember that we actually owned very many books, but we read Arkansas Granny Feb 2012 #6

Nope! Not unless you call.... Little Star Feb 2012 #7

LS, you stole my childhood fadedrose Feb 2012 #15

Yes Rose, your point to Lex is a good one. For some of us it's childhood.... Little Star Feb 2012 #17

Oh yes, I come from a long line of people (going back at least to my Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #8

Non fiction in the bookcases. Magazines & newspapers everywhere. We were not big talkers in our applegrove Feb 2012 #9

We had a few books, but never enough. Chemisse Feb 2012 #10

I read from the age of 5, I have been told dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #11

We didn't have a whole lot of books SheilaT Feb 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author SheilaT Feb 2012 #13

five people in the house. i was the only reader. seabeyond Feb 2012 #14

I'm loving reading all your responses! Lex Feb 2012 #16