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Who'd have thunk giving my kid a book would backfire?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 331388" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>I'm a rapid, constant, obsessive reader. If i get really into a book, I can't sleep until I finish it or I'll fall asleep with my book still open in my hands. Its a blessing and a curse. I've missed getting dinner ready on time literally hundreds (thousands?) of times. I've cancelled plans to stay on the couch with a book. It probably isn't healthy to miss things I should be doing, yet reading has been my biggest joy in life. In my difficult child teen years, books saved me. I slacked at school at times. I escaped my own screw ups and problems in the world of make believe. It was life saving to me. I am sure though that my foster parents wanted to choke me. Get me to put down the fiction and pick up a text book. As an adult, it remains one of my biggest joys in life to read. I agree with poster that said better a book than video games etc. Yet totally understand your frustration about school work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 331388, member: 4264"] I'm a rapid, constant, obsessive reader. If i get really into a book, I can't sleep until I finish it or I'll fall asleep with my book still open in my hands. Its a blessing and a curse. I've missed getting dinner ready on time literally hundreds (thousands?) of times. I've cancelled plans to stay on the couch with a book. It probably isn't healthy to miss things I should be doing, yet reading has been my biggest joy in life. In my difficult child teen years, books saved me. I slacked at school at times. I escaped my own screw ups and problems in the world of make believe. It was life saving to me. I am sure though that my foster parents wanted to choke me. Get me to put down the fiction and pick up a text book. As an adult, it remains one of my biggest joys in life to read. I agree with poster that said better a book than video games etc. Yet totally understand your frustration about school work. [/QUOTE]
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