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Little Star

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

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 01:07 PM

Feb 2012

Some parts of my childhood I wouldn't change for the world. Other parts, not so much.

My mother thought books were a waste of time and she thought education was too. She held the firm belief that armageddon would be upon us very soon and this wicked world would be no more. I now just accept that she was brainwashed and her neglect of such important things were due to that. I love her and feel sorry for her. Oh well....

I also loved doing book reports! Thank gawd for mandatory school for children! It saved me and gave me some skills I never would have got at home.

btw: I made reading a priority in my house and my grown children automatically did it too with my grandchildren. All's well that ends well.

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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