I completely agree that you are doing your daughter the best thing you can do for her! There is a classic poem that expresses this sentiment well:
*THE READING MOTHER* Strickland Gillilan I HAD A MOTHER who read to me Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea, Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth, "Blackbirds" stowed in the hold beneath I had a Mother who read me lays Of ancient and gallant and golden days; Stories of Marmion and Ivanhoe, Which every boy has a right to know. I had a Mother who read me tales Of Celert the hound of the hills of Wales, True to his trust till his tragic death, Faithfulness blent with his final breath. I had a Mother who read me the things That wholesome life to the boy heart brings- Stories that stir with an upward touch, Oh, that each mother of boys were such. You may have tangible wealth untold; Caskets of jewels and coffers of gold. Richer than I you can never be -- I had a Mother who read to me. I started reading a lot when I was six, and with me it was comic books, and at that time comics were considered "trashy" and I was told they would rot my brain, yet they led me to become a major reader who read all the classics. Bruce On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 10:59 PM, Ari Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > yes, she is 13, turning 14. > Do as I do.... MAKE A DEAL. > > OK kids, Ill play baseball/soccer/whatever / watch (insert teen film title) > /listen to (insert name of some cool band) / play X Box, or whatever, if you > read this. > > My daughter read STARBEAST this way, I had to read Harry Potter in return, > and we both enjoyed it the trade off. > > I think helping my child enjoy reading was the BEST thing I ever did. > > Ari > > > > --- On Thu, 21/8/08, Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Bruce Hershenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: OT Heinlein et al > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Cc: "Mopo" <mopo-l@listserv.american.edu> > > Received: Thursday, 21 August, 2008, 1:31 PM > > I think I remember your daughter is a teen. I have a 15 year > > old son and a > > 13 year old son, and I have been trying to get either of > > them to read just > > ONE Heinlein, but of course, since I want them to do it, > > they refuse! But I > > got my 15 year old to finally read 1984, and he loved it, > > so maybe there is > > hope. > > > > For me, THE MOON IS A HARSH MISTRESS is Heinlein's very > > best, followed by > > METHUSELAH'S CHILDREN (although it is close between the > > top ten!). I also > > really liked his "juveniles", even if they ARE a > > tad juvenile and I should > > try to get my sons on one of those first. > > Bruce > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:36 PM, Ari Richards > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > My Dad was a Heinlein fan, and he had a shelf full, I > > borrowed THE MOON IS > > > A HARSH MISTRESS one day as a kid and sat down and > > didnt stop 'til I had > > > finished, first SF book I ever read. I read all he had > > straight away, then > > > was hooked. > > > > > > I like Asmimov a lot myself, his robot books are > > superb. > > > > > > But Heinlein is the grandmaster. > > > > > > My pride and joy is a Hard cover 1st edition (genuine) > > of STRANGER IN A > > > STRANGE LAND, sans dustjacket, but i dont care, cost > > me $8 > > > > > > In fact I made a deal with my daughter this week, she > > reads SIASL and Ill > > > play some computer game she loves, she started and > > said AWW ITS ABOUT MARS > > > and MARTIANS!!?? I said, nope! its about EARTH and > > HUMANS, > > > > > > I read his books over and over, and buy whenever i see > > them, Glory road for > > > some reason i have about 8 copies of, i see it for 20c > > and cant walk past. > > > > > > Ari > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 21/8/08, Bruce Hershenson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > From: Bruce Hershenson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay Frustrations... > > > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > > Received: Thursday, 21 August, 2008, 12:06 PM > > > > Non-Heinlein fans can't understand the > > fanatical > > > > devotion of his fans! > > > > > > > > When I was 11 I was given an Isaac Asimov book, > > and loved > > > > it and read all > > > > his sci-fi. I was telling an older friend about > > how much I > > > > liked Asimov, and > > > > he said, "well Heinlein blows him away" > > and I > > > > didn't believe him, but I got > > > > "The Door into Summer" and I was > > hooked. > > > > > > > > At one time when I was a major comic book dealer > > I tried to > > > > get every > > > > Heinlein book in its first hardcover edition in > > dustjacket, > > > > and also every > > > > first pulp appearance of his books (serialized) > > and I got > > > > around two-thirds > > > > of them, and then one day I quit comics and > > stupidly sold > > > > everything > > > > including my beloved Heinleins! > > > > > > > > Maybe someday I will try to get them back. > > > > > > > > Once in the late 1970s, I actually wrote Heinlein > > a fan > > > > letter, asking about > > > > some apparent contradictions in his "Future > > > > History" series. To my amazement > > > > I got back a handwritten letter from Mrs > > Heinlein, saying > > > > that they were > > > > written over many years, and that I should be > > forgiving of > > > > some little > > > > errors here and there and besides the books > > weren't > > > > "real" anyway! > > > > If there was ONE person in history I would have > > liked to > > > > talked to at > > > > length, it is RAH. He made more correct > > predictions about > > > > the future than > > > > Nostradamus and Da Vinci combined! > > > > > > > > Bruce > > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:07 PM, Ari Richards > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Strangely or not, since we both love posters > > and > > > > films, Heinlein is one of > > > > > my idols also...... > > > > > > > > > > one of my favourite quotes is from the first > > Heinlein > > > > I ever read: MOON IS > > > > > A HARSH MISTRESS.... > > > > > > > > > > I will accept the rules that you feel > > necessary to > > > > your freedom. I am free, > > > > > no matter what rules surround me. If I find > > them > > > > tolerable, I tolerate them; > > > > > if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. > > I am free > > > > because I know that I > > > > > alone am morally responsible for everything > > I do. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > GROK IT? > > > > > > > > > > Ari > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- On Thu, 21/8/08, Bruce Hershenson > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > From: Bruce Hershenson > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [MOPO] More eBay > > Frustrations... > > > > > > To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU > > > > > > Received: Thursday, 21 August, 2008, > > 10:47 AM > > > > > > The AP ruined my BIG surprise. I am > > moving to > > > > tiny West > > > > > > Plains, Mississippi. > > > > > > It is so tiny you can't even find > > it on any > > > > maps! > > > > > > > > > > > > It is stuff like this that makes you > > doubt just > > > > about > > > > > > anything you read. One > > > > > > of my idols, Robert A. Heinlein, wrote > > once late > > > > in his > > > > > > life that over the > > > > > > years he had been interviewed dozens > > (or > > > > hundreds) of times > > > > > > for articles on > > > > > > all sorts of things, and that EVERY > > time the end > > > > articles > > > > > > had serious > > > > > > mis-statements of fact. When I first > > read that, I > > > > thought > > > > > > he HAD to be > > > > > > exaggerating, but over the past 40 > > years I too > > > > have been > > > > > > interviewed dozens > > > > > > of times for articles on all sorts of > > things (I > > > > am one of > > > > > > the very few > > > > > > non-celebrities to be profiled (with > > pictures) in > > > > the > > > > > > National Inquirer > > > > > > three different times!), and I can > > fully state > > > > that EVERY > > > > > > time the end > > > > > > articles had serious mis-statements of > > fact (like > > > > me being > > > > > > from West Plains, > > > > > > Miss). > > > > > > > > > > > > Bruce > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:55 AM, Scott > > Burns > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > AP story out today about eBay. Our > > > > > > prolific-poster-seller Bruce H is > > quoted > > > > > > > 11 paragraphs from the bottom. > > Here's > > > > the link: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080820/D92M1T580.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The article says he's in West > > Plains, > > > > Miss. > > > > > > Doesn't that abbreviation > > > > > > > indicate Mississippi? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > MoPo List Owner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing > > List Web Site > > > > at > > > > > > www.filmfan.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE > > from the > > > > MoPo Mailing > > > > > > List > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Send a message addressed to: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > In the BODY of your > > message type: > > > > SIGNOFF > > > > > > MOPO-L > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The author of this message is > > solely > > > > responsible > > > > > > for its content. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List > > Web Site at > > > > > > www.filmfan.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from > > the MoPo > > > > Mailing List > > > > > > > > > > > > Send a message addressed to: > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > In the BODY of your message > > type: > > > > SIGNOFF > > > > > > MOPO-L > > > > > > > > > > > > The author of this message is > > solely > > > > responsible for > > > > > > its content. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with > > Yahoo!7. > > > > > http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset > > > > > > > > > > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at > > > > www.filmfan.com > > > > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo > > Mailing List > > > > > > > > Send a message addressed to: > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > In the BODY of your message type: > > SIGNOFF > > > > MOPO-L > > > > > > > > The author of this message is solely > > responsible for > > > > its content. > > > > > > > > > Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. > > > http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset > > > > > > Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. > http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
