Saturday, July 12, 2008

"Paying for your raising"

That's a popular phrase around here, meaning that you as a parent will have to deal with all of the stupid and/or annoying stuff that you did as a child.

How true; how true it is.

Spyder is a reader. He always has his nose in a book, and on any car ride, he has a minimum of three books in his backpack "just in case." I was a reader like that too, although I usually limited myself to one book at a time.

Every time someone we don't know (or don't know well) sees Spyder reading, I always hear a comment like "It's so great that he likes to read." And it is. I love being able to read with him and discuss our views. I really love it. Most of the time.

When do I not love it?

I do not love it when I tell him to get in the shower, and 10 minutes later I find him sitting on the (completely dry) floor of the shower -- reading!

I do not love it when I ask him to clean his room (usually meaning "get the books back to the bookshelf") and I find him on the floor in a pile of books -- reading!

I do not love it when I ask him to go outside to clean and refill the dogs' water dish and I find him sitting on the swing -- reading!

And yet, I think my parents probably dealt with the same thing. We had a rule of "no reading at the dinner table." That's the only rule about books that I specifically remember, but it probably tells the story. I'd be willing to bet that I was just as bad as Spyder.

I need to call my parents and apologize.

Noodle4

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CelticBuffy said...

I can totally relate to Spyder. I'd much rather read than do anything else. How, then, did I wind up w/3 kids that I have to push to read!? (of course it doesn't help that 2 of them have dyslexia).

Vanessa said...

You are obviously raising him to be dedicated to his reading! I think I may have pulled a few of these tricks too as a kid. I only took an extra book if I was more than half way finished with the one I was currently reading though!

Tina said...

If only that would be the worse form of 'rebellion' you'd ever have to deal with!!

I'm sure it is maddening though...

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Okay, I know it's probably not as funny to you but I SOOOO laughed out loud at the image of him sitting in the completely dry shower reading....that is the funniest thing ever!!

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