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Originally posted by djmcmath
I read a lot growing up. I mean, I read A LOT growing up. I mean, my first pass through Tolkein's trilogy happened when I was 6. I suppose it helped to have well-educated parents - my dad was always reading scholarly references on theology and what-not.
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Parents do have a lot to do with how we communicate and the level of education that we aspire TO (don't end a sentence with a preposition).
Anyway, I remember I had just finished an Agatha Christie novel. I handed the book to my dad and said, "dad, this is a really good book." He sat down and read the book cover-to-cover, handed it back and said, "that is a good book."
Point is, in my family, we consider reading as we do breathing, eating, or cutting the grass. It is second nature to us.