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Originally Posted by Maggie Leung
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 read books for pleasure (husband reads news), but it turns out now that their kid does.
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For me, the issue isn't parents who like to read vs. don't like to read for pleasure. What I found appalling was actively
discouraging a child from reading.