Apr 4, 2011

Musing Mondays: 4.4.11


This week's musing asks:

When you were little did other children tease you about your reading habits?

No, I was never teased about reading as a child. Although I do remember reading a lot at home, especially in the winter months, I was involved in a lot of outdoor activities both in school and away from school. I was also in band and our school took a lot of pride in and put a lot of hard work in our performances, which required many hours of practice. At home, my sister and I had our quarter horses that we showed on weekends that also required a lot of practice. Our parents never had to tell us to go outside because we were out there from sun up to sun down voluntarily every day.

I didn't become what I consider an avid reader until my early 20's and still it was hot and cold. I'd read many books in a row, then wouldn't pick one up for months. After I was married at age 25, and life settled down a bit, I developed an interest in legal dramas and was completely captivated by a newcomer by the name of John Grisham. Since then I have become a bookworm and reading has been a constant in my life. I've also broadened my horizons by reading many genres that I never thought I would enjoy.

As a kid, I always loved carrying any book I was reading around school. And I never felt the slightest bit intimidated by other kids because of it.

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9 comments:

  1. Cool answer. Here's mine:
    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2011/04/musing-mondays.html

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  2. I wasn't teased for being a reader either. I used to read tons during the summer when I didn't have school to keep me busy.

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  3. another late book bloomer...
    I was always a reader, especially in the summers when we got our summer reading lists. Do they still do that?

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  4. Thanks for stopping by my blog! That is a lot of activities as a child - but too many activities and too much schoolwork is why I stopped reading for fun for so long. Really glad that you have seen the light again and I'm a fellow John Grisham fan :)

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  5. Thank you for stopping by my blog. I am so glad that you did because now I am following you and look forward to your future postings.
    I wasn't teased as a child and used to look forward to the mandatory summer reading list.

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  6. I get more grief now from family members than I ever did as a kid!!

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  7. I think people tease me more often now about being a book worm than they did when I was a kid!

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  8. i like this post really easy to read,

    Thanks for stopping,

    The Book Mystress, xx

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  9. i like this post really easy to read,

    Thanks for stopping,

    The Book Mystress, xx

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