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Originally Posted by Katiesue
I'm new to the forum and have loved reading the threads here. I am just about to wrap up my forties. 
I too have always loved reading, although I don't think I began to read as early as some of you. But one thing in my childhood that made a difference is the fact that we did not have a TV until I was older. So I did more reading for entertainment that the average kid. My parents finally bought a small black and white TV when I was about 12.....by then all the other families on the block had color TV's. My brother and I used to nag the stew out of our folks about getting a TV, but now I'm very grateful that we didn't have one. |
TV was a late addition to my house, too. I think one arrived when I was about 8 years old. I still remember my mother asking me if I wanted us to have a TV. Since I had no experience with them, I had no opinion.
While there were TV shows I liked and was unhappy if I missed, I had already developed the habit of reading, and my parents never used the TV as a device to keep me occupied.
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Dennis