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You know all that sympathy that you feel for an abused child who suffers without a good mom or dad to love and care for them? Well, they don't stay children forever. No one magically becomes an adult the day they turn eighteen. Some people grow up sooner, many grow up later. Some never really do. But just remember that some people in this world are older versions of those same kids we cry for.
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My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don't read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the children's rooms are crammed with expensive books, but the parent's rooms are empty. Those children do not see their parents reading, as I did every day of my childhood. By contrast, when I walk into an apartment with books on the shelves, books on the bedside tables, books on the floor, and books on the toilet tank, then I know what I would see if
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― Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
― Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader
This is a group made for parents who are stay at home. We will read 1-2 books a month based on t…more
1 member,
last active 9 years ago
Books we are reading as parents, reading with the kids, what we see them really loving, discussi…more
1 member,
last active 8 years ago
A group for all families or Friends who want to buy books for the under 7s
2 members,
last active 8 years ago
Zibby Owens, mother of four and podcast host of the award-winning show "Moms Don't Have Time to …more
34 members,
last active 5 years ago
