Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 As a little girl, I did the pretend thing, but about 5th grade my neighbohood friends moved away. We moved, too, to a Houston and I dived into books then. I read everywhere and everything. I never saw it as an escape until now. But even then, I wasn't interacting with nada except when I had to. She did criticize my choice of books, tho. Typical!! Ilene in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Ilene wrote: > As a little girl, I did the pretend thing, but about 5th > grade my neighbohood > friends moved away. > We moved, too, to a Houston and I dived into books then. I > read everywhere and > everything. > I never saw it as an escape until now. But even then, I > wasn't interacting with > nada except when I had to. > > She did criticize my choice of books, tho. Typical!! Yep, I pretended a lot. I was an only child, with no playmates at all till I started school. So my world was make-believe, with my little plastic farm animals, and china animal collection. I devoured books when I go older. Weekly trips to the library for novels and biographies. And Nada hated my choice of books too. She wanted me to read infant books (Beatrix Potter was her obsession) while I loved science fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Ilene wrote: > As a little girl, I did the pretend thing, but about 5th > grade my neighbohood > friends moved away. > We moved, too, to a Houston and I dived into books then. I > read everywhere and > everything. > I never saw it as an escape until now. But even then, I > wasn't interacting with > nada except when I had to. > > She did criticize my choice of books, tho. Typical!! Yep, I pretended a lot. I was an only child, with no playmates at all till I started school. So my world was make-believe, with my little plastic farm animals, and china animal collection. I devoured books when I go older. Weekly trips to the library for novels and biographies. And Nada hated my choice of books too. She wanted me to read infant books (Beatrix Potter was her obsession) while I loved science fiction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Hey guys, I love to read too. I can't remember how or when I got into reading, but I did spend a lot of my childhood reading. My parents were supportive in that area, but they never did understand my desire for certain themes. I remember they bought me the Little House on the Prairie collection. I poured over that collection and pretended I was the little girl in the books, finding herself and finding love, with a loving family and a sister to help me through the hard times. I was also an only child, and I always dreamed of having a sibling to protect me. Reading is good for all sorts of things, huh? Escapism at its best. love and hugs, > >Reply-To: ModOasis >To: " 'ModOasis ' " <ModOasis > >Subject: RE: about books and reading >Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:16:57 -0500 > >Ilene wrote: > > As a little girl, I did the pretend thing, but about 5th > > grade my neighbohood > > friends moved away. > > We moved, too, to a Houston and I dived into books then. I > > read everywhere and > > everything. > > I never saw it as an escape until now. But even then, I > > wasn't interacting with > > nada except when I had to. > > > > She did criticize my choice of books, tho. Typical!! > >Yep, I pretended a lot. I was an only child, with no playmates at all till >I >started school. So my world was make-believe, with my little plastic farm >animals, and china animal collection. >I devoured books when I go older. Weekly trips to the library for novels >and >biographies. >And Nada hated my choice of books too. She wanted me to read infant books >(Beatrix Potter was her obsession) while I loved science fiction. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Hey guys, I love to read too. I can't remember how or when I got into reading, but I did spend a lot of my childhood reading. My parents were supportive in that area, but they never did understand my desire for certain themes. I remember they bought me the Little House on the Prairie collection. I poured over that collection and pretended I was the little girl in the books, finding herself and finding love, with a loving family and a sister to help me through the hard times. I was also an only child, and I always dreamed of having a sibling to protect me. Reading is good for all sorts of things, huh? Escapism at its best. love and hugs, > >Reply-To: ModOasis >To: " 'ModOasis ' " <ModOasis > >Subject: RE: about books and reading >Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 11:16:57 -0500 > >Ilene wrote: > > As a little girl, I did the pretend thing, but about 5th > > grade my neighbohood > > friends moved away. > > We moved, too, to a Houston and I dived into books then. I > > read everywhere and > > everything. > > I never saw it as an escape until now. But even then, I > > wasn't interacting with > > nada except when I had to. > > > > She did criticize my choice of books, tho. Typical!! > >Yep, I pretended a lot. I was an only child, with no playmates at all till >I >started school. So my world was make-believe, with my little plastic farm >animals, and china animal collection. >I devoured books when I go older. Weekly trips to the library for novels >and >biographies. >And Nada hated my choice of books too. She wanted me to read infant books >(Beatrix Potter was her obsession) while I loved science fiction. > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Hi folks, When I was little my two favorite books were Louisa May Alcott's " Little Men " (it's much more fun than " Little Women " ) and Lucy Maud Montgomery's (of Anne of Green Gables fame) " The story girl. " I was also partial to all of Frances Hodgson Burnett's stuff ( " Secret garden " and " The Little Princess " ) What's the common theme? Little girls without parents, or with mean parents, or with absent parents, who find surrogate loving families. I've only recently realized that this proclivity still prevails.....I cried through Disney's new version of the " Parent Trap " last week. I just fall apart when I see movies or read books about little girls who find love. I also get bored in biographies of women once she passes the teen years. It's like I'm only interested in childhood. Funny, the way we work..... Catie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Hi folks, When I was little my two favorite books were Louisa May Alcott's " Little Men " (it's much more fun than " Little Women " ) and Lucy Maud Montgomery's (of Anne of Green Gables fame) " The story girl. " I was also partial to all of Frances Hodgson Burnett's stuff ( " Secret garden " and " The Little Princess " ) What's the common theme? Little girls without parents, or with mean parents, or with absent parents, who find surrogate loving families. I've only recently realized that this proclivity still prevails.....I cried through Disney's new version of the " Parent Trap " last week. I just fall apart when I see movies or read books about little girls who find love. I also get bored in biographies of women once she passes the teen years. It's like I'm only interested in childhood. Funny, the way we work..... Catie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2001 Report Share Posted March 3, 2001 In a message dated 3/1/01 11:14:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, CE_weakland@... writes: << hen I was little my two favorite books were Louisa May Alcott's " Little Men " (it's much more fun than " Little Women " ) >> Catie, " Little Men " was the best! My girlfriends and I would play " Little Men " taking the parts of (let me see if I can remember) Dan, Daisy, Franz, the professor and Jo, and making up new characters. haven't thought of that for years! Lissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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