How whack is it, that when I want to really punish my oldest son, I have to take away reading????? I know it sounds absurd, but ever since about 6th grade, he has been an avid reader. Good right?? I love that about him. We even love the same kind of books. We both love mythological stuff, and history, and biblical fiction. He is so interesting to talk to, it is like having our own exclusive book club. My younger son Michael is developing this love of reading too, which is awesome!! So what is wrong with this picture? When reading becomes as much of a diversion from doing what you are supposed to be doing (studying, homework, annotating, copying notes), when wanting to get to your book makes you rush through a test, it becomes as bad as an iphone, or a video game or TV. Messed up. It feels completely counter intuitive to take it away, but we have to. We took away his kindle, he went to the library. Even though our new agreement CLEARLY states, NO PLEASURE READING DURING THE SCHOOL WEEK.... I look at him reading that book (in complete defiance of our agreement), and I can't bring myself to take it away. I am soooooo wrapped.
I am helping to prepare a baby shower for a young woman at our church. She is young, just 22. Thinking about her, and what the future may hold for her and her little family, got me to thinking about life at 22. Much has changed for me since I was 22. That was really a difficult time. I didn't realize at the time that it was difficult. I had graduated from college, was having a post college, pre-real life, super good time. I was bar tending, partying, picking up and traveling to far away places to party some more. I didn't really have much in the way of financial responsibility yet, and my parents were living in Egypt-- leaving me in charge of the house and my younger sister. It was an "out all night, sleep all day", kind of life. To be honest, I was setting a pretty poor example for my sister, who at the time was working full-time at a nursing home, and was far more responsible than I was. Looking back at that time, and even later, till about age 25, it make...
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