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Originally Posted by bhartman36
I really wish people needed licenses to breed. Or at least had to take a test or something. This is appalling.
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I know a good number of people who don't read for pleasure, but are great parents.
I have an in-law who once visited, saw my book room and asked in surprise whether I actually read so many books. Neither she nor her husband reads books for pleasure (husband reads news), but it turns out now that their kid does.
I have another non-reading in-law with a kid who loves books. I'm getting him an e-reader, in hopes that he'll keep it up as he enters his teen years.
No one read any books to me during childhood. I started learning English in school and quickly learned to love books. I grew up and became an editor, thanks to reading.