My mother always read bedtime stories to me when I was young. Once I learned how to read myself her only concern was to remind me that I needed to sleep also. In grade school we were given lists of books each month that we could buy and she always gave me money to buy a couple. She enjoyed reading also and subscribed to the Readers Digest condensed books and often recommended stories in those that she thought I might like and found books at the library about things I was interested in like horses. Why in the world would any parent discourage a child from reading?
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