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Originally Posted by Latinandgreek
I've heard a lot of negative comments about my reading over the years. Most of these negative comments were of the "reading so much will make you crazy" followed by a silly anecdote and "grow up, when you get married you won't have time to read because you will have to deal with real life". I've been married for years and I have always made time to read every day - I even got my husband reading! These sorts of comments don't bother me in the least, and I will generally not hesitate to make a snappy remark in return.
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I still clearly remember my grandmother calling me about a year after I got married, and she said, "Now that you're married you're not still reading, are you?" I assured her that I still was. This went on every now and then for a few years. Then she finally faced reality told me I read so much I ought to capitalize on it by writing something. That's when I pulled out the story I published right after I married.
