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Originally Posted by AlbertaCowboy
I can understand having a bad day, or disliking subject matter or especially being strapped for cash. What I can't understand is the response "books are stupid". There are a billion different things that could have been said, but the one that was used is "books are stupid". Not "No, THAT book is stupid" or "No, that is not something I want you to be reading at your age" or flat out "No". She was told outright that "books are stupid". This actually breaks my heart for that girl. Good luck kid, you're gonna need it.
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Yes, because we are privy to the exact, non-paraphrased quote that was used. Geez. She probably modified her statement, but the blogger was just incensed and paraphrased. You guys are reading way too much into this.
Even if we assume the mother WAS being complete idiot about it, so what? There are idiots in the world. I don't believe taking this one blogger-reported story and generalizing it to the entire world is a smart way of looking at it though.
Perhaps this thread is signaling the end of common sense! EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE, ALWAYS takes things out of context and believes EVERYTHING they read on the internet! Oh, the hugemanity!