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JennW in SoCal

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  1. I have to admit that I'm a bit intimidated by everything your teens are reading! Because I'm simply thrilled that my 16yo ds, who seems allergic literature, is reading, and thoroughly enjoying, a graphic novel, Maus: A Survivor's Tale. It won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize, so it isn't fluff, but it is a graphic novel. It is the autobiographical story about the author, his father's experience in Auschwitz, and how it shaped their lives together. The Jews are mice, the Germans are cats, and the drawings provide a bit of a buffer from the horrors, though it is a brutally honest story. My ds is discussing it, analyzing it --- he is totally engaged. And I'm thrilled! I'm looking forward to enjoying more of the classics with my younger son, who loves literature. He is a huge fan of mythology and fantasy, though he also loves Sherlock Holmes and James Herriot!
  2. oh dearie me -- the pressure to post!! I'll never be a worker bee as I don't think I have even posted 50 posts to the original boards and I started visiting them back in 2000 or 2001!! I'll be a very happy larvae for years to come, until the last one graduates!!
  3. We started in January of 2000, so we're starting our 9th year?! I was looking back at the journals I kept during those early years, and at the cute work my kids did back then when they were 7 and 4! Now the oldest is learning to drive and the youngest is on the cusp of puberty! Egads time is a flying!
  4. Robin -- I'm glad to hear your dd is playing again. I didn't play for almost 15 years, but got my "groove" back pretty quickly once I started again. If I can figure out how to post a photo within the message, I'll post a picture of my 3 month old, bright green, 5 string electric violin! Its really cool!
  5. Oh yay, I can be a larvae too!! :D The family can wait on dinner until I make my 10 posts, right?!
  6. Hi Robin! I've been wondering about the visitor/larvae sorting myself. So, lets see what I am, and how my avatar and signature came out. How about adding a picture for your avatar??
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