The Children's Hour

Good job...

thankyou. and i could not agree more.
i was read to as a child by my mother and father. and i'll make sure that when the day comes that i become a father i shall read to my children.
you are fastly becoming very special to me.

I'm glad you will, Waylander7475.

Thank you for reading this, cheered me up.

Brilliant! And a real connection from one spirit to another...just when I was beginning to lose faith in humanity.

Faith in humanity is taking for granted that, without any effort on our part, things will turn out great.

I gave up that kind of faith long ago. Good results can happen, but they'll take some work to bring to fruition.

We have a lot of work to do, I'm afraid.

very good. well read

Both of my parents read to me for at least half an hour every night from the time I was born until I was around 10. It strengthened my inspiration like nothing else possibly could and it securely cemented my lifelong devotion to words. What you are doing here is something purely good. You are using your talents to effectively enrich the lives of others while simultaneously putting forth a positive message. Thank you!

Words are a playground of imagination, a source of delight and enrichment beyond measure. But entry into this playground is not automatic. We must be given the key, and the best time to get the key is when we are young.

You were given the key, and you understand its value.

Too many children have never had an adult read to them. For them, I feel a terrible sense of loss.

Perhaps, if we remind each other just how important reading to kids truly is, we'll do more of it.

I agree quite fully--he and I still share books, though our tastes differ slightly. There's nothing like being 19, and after a fight with Dad, I can go up to him--"Hey, I just finished the latest book in that dhampir series. Um, you wanna read it?" It might not bring forgiveness, but it shows we're still connected, Daddy and daughter.