[BecomingMe]

Alas I've seen the behaviour described by the mother many times...one of my student's had a shirt that said "I'm too pretty to think"...her mom bought if for her and thought this aptly described them both (her mom bought one too)...this is but one of many...

I also have a BIL who believes that those who read are socialized communists...until "The Shack"...BTW he is a Born again kinda guy with very NPD issues...oh, and he didn't read the book, it was an audio book, because "reading is stupid"...but yet he is married to my sister who is an avid reader...go figure. I know that he has some learning disabilities and I think he overcompensates for that by deriding anyone who likes to read...

I'm also grateful to my parents for their example that they set. When I was younger my sister (the one mentioned above) didn't like to read, so a teacher suggested that she read at least 10 minutes a day at home...but my parents wanted the best and tended to go a bit overboard, so every day for a minimum of 30 minutes every day, everyone had to read. TV was off, no talking, no anything, parent's read too...so you either read, or were dearly bored and/or got a spanking (no I don't advocate spanking, just explaining how it was in my house)...

Since that time, I can read for most anything, to escape, to learn, to understand others...the world is at my fingertips...I hope this little girl can keep it up...