http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419 Reading, Writing, Movies and Mothering in Minneapolis, Mostly Mon, 11 May 2026 22:59:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419&cpage=1#comment-3725 ruthie Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:07:13 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419#comment-3725 What a little love Drake is! Hope those genes make it to his future cousisns, though he certainly didn't get THAT gene from his Aunt Ruthie. What a little love Drake is! Hope those genes make it to his future cousisns, though he certainly didn’t get THAT gene from his Aunt Ruthie.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419&cpage=1#comment-3714 girldetective Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:44:59 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419#comment-3714 That's the flattering interpretation. Another is the parents are so slow to respond that the kid takes up reading in self defense. I'd love to believe the former, but I keep the latter in mind for humility, because it feels dangerous to tempt the gods by thinking "hey, I'm doing a good job" which is usually followed by something embarrassing. That’s the flattering interpretation. Another is the parents are so slow to respond that the kid takes up reading in self defense. I’d love to believe the former, but I keep the latter in mind for humility, because it feels dangerous to tempt the gods by thinking “hey, I’m doing a good job” which is usually followed by something embarrassing.

]]> http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419&cpage=1#comment-3707 duff. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:25:08 +0000 http://www.girldetective.net/?p=419#comment-3707 in my book that is one of the truest signs of a good parent: a child who wants to read even on his own. in my book that is one of the truest signs of a good parent: a child who wants to read even on his own.

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