https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:46:54 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-96079 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 22:17:56 +0000 BSB 96079@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved reading for pleasure but I hated reading required books for school. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-20109 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:20:11 +0000 Meridian 20109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember my mom used to read to me a lot and we regularly went to the library to pick up big batches of books!! I was a total nerdy kid who brought a book with me everywhere... In the car, to the restaurants, on the playground (loser, hehe) </p> <p>I used to have a 9 or 10 pm bedtime, but would always read under the blanket with a flashlight, or in the closet with the light on, or under the dim nightlight. For the record, I have terrible eyesight now...</p> <p>I'm just hoping that when we do have kids, there will still be libraries and bookstores around!, </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-20017 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:21:09 +0000 tejbee 20017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, my parents read to me when I was little. I can still quote two of my favorite poems that I made my dad read to me many many many times before going to bed each night: </p> <p>"A little light is going by,<br /> is going up to see the sky;<br /> A little light with wings.<br /> I never could have thought of it<br /> to have a little bug all lit<br /> and made to go on wings."</p> <p>and</p> <p>"A great gray elephant,<br /> a little yellow bee,<br /> a tiny purple violet,<br /> a tall green tree,<br /> a red and white sailboat<br /> on a blue sea:<br /> all these things you gave to me<br /> when you made my eyes to see."</p> <p>heh. </p> <p>We would go to the library to borrow books all the time, and my mom used to work in a children's bookstore. I love the memories I have of it all. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-20002 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 01:52:45 +0000 808love 20002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nobody read in our house that I recall. When I was 4, I was hospitalized for a week or two and my aunty read to me every single day until I learned how to read. Then I was hooked b/c I could learn so many things. Actually both aunties and my Grandma who weren't living with us but we were very close to, read a lot around me. . Albeit, it was the National Enquirer and People magazine. I loved my Archie and Richie Rich comic books though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19957 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:20:54 +0000 lemondrop 19957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I am not in the middle of a book, I am a very unhappy camper! </p> <p>My parents read to me all the time, and my dad and uncle used to record themselves reading books on cassette tapes and play it for eachothers kids at bedtime. </p> <p>I have to give most of the credit to my mom though- she was the "bad guy" who forced me to read The Boxcar Children for 15 minutes a day one summer and wouldn't let me play outside until it was done. I HATED it, but then I really got into it, and couldn't get enough of books. Later on she shared her Harlequin romance novels with me ;) </p> <p>I will probably be heartbroken if our kids aren't big readers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19641 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:47:56 +0000 Rosie Girl 19641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always loved reading. I don't remember being read to a lot as a kid, but I do remember reading a lot. My mom and I used to spend so much time in the library! My sons loves me reading to him, so I hope he is a reader like me when he gets older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19640 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:44:34 +0000 mynoahbear 19640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always loved reading. My parents were readers. They would take my sister and me to the library every other Saturday and I'd get a huge stack of books to last until our next visit. My mom insists my eyesight is so bad because I spent too much time reading when I was little. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19622 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:22:05 +0000 PastaAndPotato 19622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i love reading, but i really don't know where the love of it came from. my parents read to me when i was little, but neither of them is an avid adult reader. however, they both definitely encouraged my reading, and made sure that there were plenty of trips to the library to keep me with plenty of material :)</p> <p>i always have read whatever i can get my hands on - and i hope that my children have a similar interest. i do think that a lot of my interest stemmed from being a shy child, and being able to get lost in a book. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19610 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:48:00 +0000 MrsApricot 19610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I LOVE reading. My husband bought me a Kindle a couple Christmases ago and it's one of the favorite gifts he's given me. I also look forward to the used book sale our local library has twice a year. My parents read to me from the time I was in the womb. LOL! I learned to read quickly and have always been an advanced reader for my age, probably largely in part because of that.</p> <p>My husband, on the other hand, is so-so about reading. Reading, for him, is more something you do when you're in the bathroom for a long time or when it's slow at work. He DOES like it when I read to him, (we are reading "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" at bedtime right now). But I would say he has no love of reading. His parents really didn't read to him much growing up; he was always outside playing, which is important, too. Also, he had a lot of energy growing up, (if he had been born ten years or so later, he probably would have been on Ritalin). Not sure if they didn't read to him because he didn't have the attention span for it, or if he didn't have the attention span because they didn't read to him. </p> <p>I LOVE to read to children, (my mom does daycare, and I have babysat for years), and I really look forward to doing so with my (hopeful) future children! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19605 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:37:09 +0000 Running Elley 19605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reading is definitely my favorite hobby and I can for sure attribute it to my parents. My mom read out loud to us all the time. She read us the whole Chronicles of Narnia series when my sister and I were little. We'd take long car trips and I'd always get a book and I'd read the whole way there or we'd get books on tape. I'd still pick reading over doing almost anything else! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19601 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:31:53 +0000 jrenee 19601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I could sit and read for hours, I don't have a lot of time to do that during the school year while I'm teaching but I make up for it in the summer. My mom is an avid reader so my passion for books came from her. We would read the newspaper together on the bus on the way to school everyday and she always had a book with her no matter where we were and that stuck with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19591 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:10:25 +0000 DillonLion 19591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents read to me every day, and I'm thankful for that. But I am not a huge bookworm, nor have I ever been. I do read, but not a whole lot. I think I've read maybe 10 books this year. I like non-fiction the best, but do read fiction occassionally as well. But either way, not a huge reader. I do plan to read to my kids though, once we have them. I know how important that is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19574 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:38:52 +0000 LAGS 19574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really enjoy reading. Although over the past year haven't been reading as much as I usually would.</p> <p>Growing up I remember my parents reading all the time. I think seeing them read so often had a pretty big impact. My Dad would also always read to me and my brother before bed. I remember how much I loved listening to his voice with my head on his chest, it sounded so neat! His reading to us heightened my appreciation for books and looking back was great bonding time. Last, my Mom always made sure to put a book in our stockings at Christmas. It was something we always looked forward to, she always picked the best books! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19559 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:18:54 +0000 meaganceleste 19559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love reading. It definitely was something we picked up from my parents, who both read every night before bed.</p> <p>When we were kids, my Mom read to us every night, so I think she really helped us become book nerds ourselves since we discovered early on the magical world in books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19434 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:34:33 +0000 mamabolt 19434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love to read, but my parents and siblings are not the same way so I'm not sure where I got it! I do know my parents read to me when I was little, but I think I was just lucky to learn how to read pretty young and have parents who indulged my love of reading by buying me books and letting me loose in the library. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19428 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:30:30 +0000 lavender 19428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love to read. Growing up I would spend my summers in the library reading while my brother and sister was out running around. And now, with the invent of the kindle and able to borrow kindle books from the library has reignited my passion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19312 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:25:06 +0000 loveisstrange 19312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom ALWAYS read to me. We always had books around our house. She used to read to me every night and then when I got old enough, she made me read to her. My mother loves to read and passed it on to all three of us. I read just for pure enjoyment.</p> <p>I love the creativity that involved in reading a book. If I'm reading, then my mind is creating the picture of the story and filling in the details. It's much more mentally stimulating than watching a movie. If I have a choice between see a movie or read the book, I'll read the book every time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19298 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:58:49 +0000 LuLu Mom 19298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love reading and it came from my mother. She used to read to me every day when I was little. I was the only one out of my sisters who would curl up on her lap and let her read to me. (funny thing is I'm still the only one who enjoys reading a good book!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19293 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:52:44 +0000 Mrsbells 19293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love reading. We always have tons of books in my home. My love for reading comes from my love for stories and my mom would always tell me a story at bedtime. As I got older she told me to read my own stories and I was hooked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19221 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:39:14 +0000 Mrs. Marbles 19221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>School and good librarians. My parents were immigrants so English was their first language and they worked so much they hardly had time to read to me. The minute I learned to read, I loved it. I couldn't get enough. Our house is full of books, despite owning an eReader and an iPad. My favorite shops, even when traveling, are book stores. I always end up having to mail books home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19207 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:18:57 +0000 yoursilverlining 19207@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both DH and I are bookworms. Both our parents taught us to read before we entered school, and read with us throughout childhood. Books were given at Christmas/birthday/other holidays. TV time was very restricted (and we never were allowed to have TVs/game systems in our bedrooms, even at high school age), and reading was really encouraged. I do remember going to the library with my mom every weekend, as far back as I can remember.</p> <p>Does it bum anyone else out when a friend posts a pic to FB that shows what looks like bookshelves, so you zoom in on the pic to see what books they’ve got, and it turns out to be all DVDs/movies/cds? That always bums me out, I don’t trust people without books in their homes LOL </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19203 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:01:36 +0000 mrsjyw 19203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is my number one past time, de-stresser, time-filler. I love reading. My dad is huge into books and so I think I genetically carried that in me a child. Even the way we get engrossed in our books is the same. My mom used to take my younger brother and I to the public library to borrow books for our week-long vacations from school. I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19194 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:54:13 +0000 Adira 19194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Absolutely! I LOVE to read! It's one of my favorite hobbies (up there with watching TV). Our living room is full of bookcases with all my books (and I need another bookcase soon...). My mom used to read to us (my brother and me) when we were little. I remember snuggling up to her while she read The Hobbit to us. I'm guessing that's where my love of reading came from. I hope that my children love to read too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19188 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:51:02 +0000 mediagirl 19188@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know my Mom read to me when I was little, I'm sure Dad did, as well. They instilled a huge love for books in me. Mom and Dad were always reading, so we ended up doing so, as well. I hope I can pass this on to my kid. My husband doesn't like to read so our child won't see that from him but I hope he/she picks it up from me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19181 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:46:29 +0000 Rubies 19181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I loved reading and loved buying books. My parents wouldn't let us watch TV so the only thing I could do that they absolutely approved of had to be school or education related so I turned to books. No one ever read to me when I was a kid but I found the love of reading on my own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19175 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:34:18 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 19175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a fan of reading generally... I just can't find myself to sit and read a book. Mavrick has books... and we look at them. I don't really have time to read them because he always flips the pages. </p> <p>When he's going to be a little older, yes we will read to him before bedtime. I think it's a great way to end a busy day. We have books, and i keep asking for some... so hopefully the "flip to the next page" will end pretty soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19174 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:32:25 +0000 heffalump 19174@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>QMy mom would read to me constantly when I was a kid, I loved it then. And she reads all the time, like a book a day</p> <p>But me not so much. Sometimes I'll read. But I'm a slow reader so it takes forever and I have to love the book </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19162 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:13:28 +0000 Andrea 19162@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember my parents reading to me either but my mom always took me to the library and I took out stacks of books. Plus she also bought me a lot books. I am an only child so I often had no one to play with at home so I guess I turned to books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19125 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:54:45 +0000 looch 19125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't remember being read to, but then again, I don't remember a lot of things! I remember the library, though. My mother was going for English lessons and I would go to the reading groups for kids. I think that's where my love affair with books began. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-have-a-love-of-books-and-where-did-it-come-from#post-19096 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:30:26 +0000 Red 19096@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Reading wasn't big in our household since my parents didn't read in English. I didn't really start loving books 'til I discovered trashy romances in high school. ;P </p>