Well, I call BS! I am thrilled that my daughter seemingly loves books right now. I have no idea if it will stick though. I am a reader, but my parents certainly are NOT. I don't know if I saw any books in our house besides the children's book collection that was available to me while growing up. My mom has started to enjoy reading some books now that her kids are 16-26 years old. It pains me to see how slowly she gets through a novel. I used to rip through novels in what would be more accurate to count by hours rather than days. I miss that.
Right now, I am lucky to finish one of my romance novels (300-400 pages) in a week! If you're an addicted reader, you can feel the pain that accompanies the adjustment of pre-kids 2 days tops to a WEEK OR MORE for one book.
So, as a reader, I sincerely hope the amount of children's books that I am consuming in place of my novels will benefit my kids into a long and happy relationship with books in general life. If not....well, I guess I'll be happy enough if they just realize the importance of proper English spelling and grammar. (Yes, I am 26 and already harping on that note. I hate the texting language that I see being used in school papers or worse--job applications!!)
And just to show you a partial reason why I'll say I am a reader...here is part of my collection of books (most of which were collected prior to having children for my own personal enjoyment of a good fairytale):
Sadly, this really isn't all my books. My collection ranges from (tons of) children's books and collection tomes, to a lot of romance novels, to informative Religious texts and commentary on said topic. A bunch of interesting history books and a handful of old collector (looking) books found in thrift or antique stores make their way into my collection also. Somewhere in the pile of unsorted totes are a few full of even more books.
Alyssa has her own shelves in her room. Wyatt's collection has just started.
What it comes down to, is that I hope my kids will love books as much as I do. If not, I hope they find a hobby that they LOVE.
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