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bloodyrosemccoy ([personal profile] bloodyrosemccoy) wrote2010-01-06 11:00 pm

A Revelation

I think I’ve finally put my finger on just what, exactly, feels so wrong about my having joined a liberry teen-focus group: lack of understanding of the basic goal of getting teenagers to read.

All I’m saying is, I was the teenager who inspired whole panels of teachers, counselors, and parents to convene in order to figure out how to get me to stop reading.

I may be out of my depth here.

[identity profile] daiq.livejournal.com 2010-01-07 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
Once as punishment for something (since grounding etc didn't work), my mother EMPTIED my bookcases of everything resembling a novel or work of fiction (and most of the non-fiction). I lost all my books (apart from those that were hidden, and the encyclopeadias) for at least a term for whatever it was i did. 10+ weeks of hiding library books!

[identity profile] baby-rissa-chan.livejournal.com 2010-01-07 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's HORRIBLE! My Mom stuck to grounding me from the library, which was bad enough.

[identity profile] padparadscha.livejournal.com 2010-01-07 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
My mom threatened to do that once. However, since our entire house is filled with books, it would have been way too much work.