tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post2680154599407329676..comments2023-11-02T11:35:01.285-04:00Comments on Pam-a-rama ding dong: A parenting confession Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532521445225255433noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post-31163770899519828072012-09-24T20:04:09.049-04:002012-09-24T20:04:09.049-04:00We are homeschooling (kindergarten) and I am in a ...We are homeschooling (kindergarten) and I am in a similar situation with the library. My kids are 5, 3, and 17 months, so it's just HARD for me to take them in the library. Leaving the house at all requires 30 minutes of prep work! So instead, I buy piles of books for a few cents each at Goodwill and yard sales, and it's great because some of them lend themselves particularly well to homeschool topics. We are becoming acquainted with the library again, though--Saturdays are going to be our library days, when Daddy is home to help me corral the kids!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02154415218933660079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post-75486347862854989102012-09-19T23:14:03.777-04:002012-09-19T23:14:03.777-04:00Ding ding ding, yes, you are the winner, um, loser...Ding ding ding, yes, you are the winner, um, loser of those four books. Thanks for the absolution! So much love. xoxoxoPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532521445225255433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post-79291471018145089842012-09-19T22:26:13.998-04:002012-09-19T22:26:13.998-04:00"Grad school friend who lent me Middlesex and..."Grad school friend who lent me Middlesex and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, loved ‘em. Yup, still have ‘em. Oh, and I also still have your copies of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Cynthia Heimel’s Sex Tips for Girls." Me, me, me, meeeeee! I support the gifting and stealing of books, and am sad not to be able to do that as easily on Kindle. I learn about my friends and learn about great books that way. So happy long-term ownership/theft. I still have a *lot* of other people's books. xoxoSaskiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298464799375022747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post-14132532895350747152012-08-31T00:26:57.450-04:002012-08-31T00:26:57.450-04:00I didn't go to the public library until I was ...I didn't go to the public library until I was in grade 2 or 3. Didn't even know it existed, and never would have gone if not for a school field trip- my brave teacher took our class downtown on public transit and got everyone their own library cards. And I turned out fine :)<br /><br />Taking your kids at 5 sounds like a great age to take them. Sounds like you've instilled a love of reading in them already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post-88542416125946630942012-08-22T13:32:22.242-04:002012-08-22T13:32:22.242-04:00This strikes me very funny because I am totally th...This strikes me very funny because I am totally the opposite of this. I will only buy books if I've already read them and am sure I would read them again, or want them to collect like I would pieces of art. Buying a book without reading it first is to me like buying a painting without seeing it first. Even if I already like the artist, I wouldn't take the chance!<br /><br />But, library fees ensue. I think I am single-handedly responsible for the maintenance fees of our county library. In the end I'm probably spending as much money as you. Bastiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121058551675279238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6849246267797287452.post-34816720437316360502012-08-21T22:14:40.774-04:002012-08-21T22:14:40.774-04:00Love this. As a co-reader of your vast library, I...Love this. As a co-reader of your vast library, I enjoy your wide variety of books, both bought and pilfered. I do use the library because buying books is not an option in this house (thus the co-reading of your stuff). But I do love to own books too. I read in the bath. I have bought 2 copies of Worthing Saga for myself, and at least 3 others as gifts for people who I think need to read it. I have bought many Ender's Game so I can lend it out as well. Even have that one on audio book for my honey. Your kids have more books than any others I know besides my own two(sorry about that... we just aren't ready to pass some of those down yet.) Glad they had fun. Let the shame go. Great entry for all our amusement. :) LifeScapes Photography and Videohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089153738169433353noreply@blogger.com