All of us readers probably got the "put the book down" speech, I'd bet.
You know, I don't think I ever did. I think my mom would have liked me to have more friends, but I was never told not to read.
Don't worry, I'm not gonna start any sword fights. I'm over that phase.
Mal ,'War Stories'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Jessica - Sep 27, 2007 7:57:46 am PDT #4002 of 28216
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Toddson - Sep 27, 2007 7:58:59 am PDT #4003 of 28216
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I spent a lot of my childhood being told "you always have your nose in a book" ... and forced to put the book down. I also remember not being allowed to read in the car, even on long drives, because I MIGHT get carsick. humph
Glamcookie - Sep 27, 2007 8:00:37 am PDT #4004 of 28216
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
The great tragedy of my childhood was that due to my terrible propensity for car sickness I was unable to read in the car.
My sistah! Such a tragedy.
Kathy A - Sep 27, 2007 8:01:07 am PDT #4005 of 28216
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hell, my parents were ecstatic that neither my sister nor I would get carsick, and strongly encouraged us to read in the car, since it kept us from whining "Are we there yet?" too often. They'd end up telling us to put the books away only when it got too dark to read.
lisah - Sep 27, 2007 8:04:15 am PDT #4006 of 28216
Punishingly Intricate
My sistah! Such a tragedy.
seriously! And what made it worse was my mom flaunting her non-carsickness getting ways and reading non-stop (except when she'd take infrequent turns driving) alll the way from DE to TX and back. She also can drink coffee at all hours and it doesn't affect her sleep (I can't have any after about 3 pm) and she's way nicer than me. Those are the ways in which my mom is better than me! Oh and she's tiny! DAMN YOU MOM!
Toddson - Sep 27, 2007 8:05:02 am PDT #4007 of 28216
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I went to a reading and signing by the author of "Ruined by a Book" and was surprised that (1) she didn't know where the quote came from and (2) she wasn't familiar with children - especially girls - being told to put a book down.
Kathy A - Sep 27, 2007 8:06:21 am PDT #4008 of 28216
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hee! My mom was the one who would get car/seasick, and would tend to turn slightly green (she's gotten better as she's aged). I remember taking the ferry over to Mackinac Island and my sister and I hanging over the railing, watching the water crash up on the boat, while my mom sat on the bench turning colors.
Glamcookie - Sep 27, 2007 8:07:51 am PDT #4009 of 28216
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
My 3-year-old niece also has the carsickness due to reading. It makes her very sad that she can't read in the car anymore. I'm so glad she's so into her books!
lisah - Sep 27, 2007 8:10:44 am PDT #4010 of 28216
Punishingly Intricate
Fortunately my 9-year old niece who is obsessed with reading (and does occassionally need to be told to put her book down otherwise nothing else would get done!) is able to read in the car too. Even sitting in the way back.
(Honestly just TALKING about car sickness makes me nauseous.)
megan walker - Sep 27, 2007 8:12:21 am PDT #4011 of 28216
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
(Honestly just TALKING about car sickness makes me nauseous.)
Yes, please stop.