You know you have a book lover when....(fill in the blank)

[MyBlueLobsters]

Mine goes like this....

 

You know you have a book lover when you surprise your kids with the rest of the week off school for Thanksgiving and your child yells "YES! Now I can read ALL DAY!" :001_smile:

 

My oldest son has been reading now for almost 4 straight hours, only taking one 30 minute break when I asked him to play with his little brother.

Edited November 23, 2010 by MyBlueLobsters

[Daisy]

You know you have a book lover when your child complains about only being allowed to bring 10 books on vacation.

 

You know you have a book lover when your child's librarian asks your child what books she should buy next for the library.

 

You know you have a book lover when your child tries to walk around Costco with a book in her face.

[Pippen]

When your preschooler loads up her shopping cart with books, then follows you around the house.

[newlifemom]

When you have to buy a book from the library b/c they took it into the bathroom and then the toilet clogged. :ack2:

 

 

 

:tongue_smilie:

[Janna]

You know you have a book lover when your child, for her birthday party, suggests that we take all her friends to the library so they can pick out books to read at home and then discuss them later.

 

Yes, she suggested this 2 years ago. :lol:

[MotherGoose]

When you can use, "If you don't stop that I'll only read you one book instead of three" as a viable threat for good behavior at bathtime. I really hated to use that one, and don't pull it out often, but it does seem to curb the soaking of the bathroom, hysterical hair-combing drama stuff. And it shortens the getting to bed routine, unlike time out or spankings or such.

[Quad Shot Academy]

You know you have a book lover when they read in the car for every drive, no matter how short or how car sick they get!

[Imprimis]

...when you wake up at 2 a.m. and find your child reading in bed (like it's a perfectly reasonable thing to be doing at that hour) with a book light :glare:

[newbie]

When all they want for Christmas are books.

[tricia]

You know you have a book lover when they keep a favorite book in each room of the house so when they sit down they don't have to go far to begin reading. I have daughters who do this! And this is their own words. About keeping their books in each room.

[Mama2Three]

From a few days ago...

 

Me: Son, why is there pee-pee all over the floor in the bathroom? Did you forget to aim?

 

DS: The book was so good, I didn't want to put it down.

 

Me: Rrrrrr.

 

(And a million other reasons, too. If I've done nothing else, I've raised my DC to love reading.)

[kristavws]

When all they want for Christmas are books.

 

 

:iagree:

 

You know you have a book lover when your child even ask Santa to bring more books!

 

Krista

[Jen in PA]

When your child is sitting in a tree waiting for the UPS guy the day her first Amazon pre-order arrives.

[Jen in PA]

From a few days ago...

 

Me: Son, why is there pee-pee all over the floor in the bathroom? Did you forget to aim?

 

DS: The book was so good, I didn't want to put it down.

 

Me: Rrrrrr.

 

(And a million other reasons, too. If I've done nothing else, I've raised my DC to love reading.)

 

:lol:

[hsbaby]

Your dd poops on the potty for the first time, is taken to the store to pick out her prize, and comes home with a new book. I don't know if she is a book lover or hoarder.....

[dirty ethel rackham]

When your dh starts checking the house for structural integrity every time you go to the bookstore, a garage sale, or a box comes from Amazon.

 

When you have to move books off the couch to sit down.

 

When you have to yell at your kids to turn off the lights or else ... and that means the flashlight under the covers.

 

When you have to learn whether that wiggling child is just reading an exciting part or really needs to go to the bathroom (because he is so engaged, that he is no longer heeding bodily signals.)

 

When everyone in the house fights over the Anderson's Bookshop 20% off coupon and sale flyer.

 

When nary a birthday or Christmas go by without a book on the wish list.

 

You know YOU are a book lover ... when you forget you have children because a great, engrossing novel came out.

[Heidi @ Mt Hope]

You know you have a book lover when your child tries to walk around Costco with a book in her face.

 

:iagree:

 

You know when you have a book lover when your child is rarely seen without a book under his arm. When going on field trips. When going out to dinner. When going over to a friend's house to play. When running errands...

[Suzanne in ABQ]

I knew I had a book lover when my dd (then about to turn 4yo) wanted books on her birthday cake! We made a bunch of tiny books and placed them all over her cake. She was thrilled! :)

 

She's 14 now, and is still an avid reader.

[LittleIzumi]

From a few days ago...

 

Me: Son, why is there pee-pee all over the floor in the bathroom? Did you forget to aim?

 

DS: The book was so good, I didn't want to put it down.

 

Me: Rrrrrr.

 

(And a million other reasons, too. If I've done nothing else, I've raised my DC to love reading.)

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

[AndyJoy]

He will only wear cargo pants because he must have room for a book. (dh)

 

She celebrates her 16th birthday by eating at Olive Garden then wandering Barnes & Noble for 4 hours with her best friend. (me)

 

She rummages through her sister's room to "adopt" all the neglected and abandoned books that are shoved in drawers, in the closet, and under the bed. (I still have them 16 years later, though I've promised to give them back if she ever wants them.)

[MyBlueLobsters]

From a few days ago...

 

Me: Son, why is there pee-pee all over the floor in the bathroom? Did you forget to aim?

 

DS: The book was so good, I didn't want to put it down.

 

Me: Rrrrrr.

 

(And a million other reasons, too. If I've done nothing else, I've raised my DC to love reading.)

 

 

LOVE this!!! :lol:

[Hannah C.]

I am a book lover! Always have been.. :)

 

-I would read books in my spare time instead of doing anything else.

-I take a book pretty much everywhere.

-When I was a kid, I would fill a library bag with books and bring them all home, read them, and get just as many the next time.

-I once finished thirty books in a month. The shortest one was 100 pages..most were about 300. I think I was 12 or so.

-I calculated once that I'd read over a thousand books in my lifetime..easily. This was a couple of years ago.

-The library clerks at the library I grew up at until about age 14 *still* remember my family's name, and we haven't gone there regularly since I was about 14!

-I've lost track of time because I was reading.

-I've read books cover to cover in one sitting several times...and these were not always short sittings. A couple involved doing nothing but reading for about 10 hours. A couple of these were also Harry Potter books.

[JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst]

You get seriously irritated if someone mis-shelves one of your treasures.

[Mergath]

If your child is only two, and you already spend more time at the end of the day re-shelving books than you do handwashing all the day's dirty dishes.

[Carrie12345]

when, pre-e-readers, you dedicate an entire (carefully weighed) suitcase to books needed on vacation.

 

(That would be my aunt and uncle. I don't fly/vacation that often!)

[BMW]

when you tell your dd to put the book down and she is NOT to pick it up again unless she asks first because:

 

you've forgotten what her voice sounds like...

 

what her face looks like...

 

she has not been doing her share of the chores... for days...

[The Girls' Mom]

When your dd talks of her dream bedroom/house, it's basically a library with wall to wall bookshelves and a bed.

 

When your dd wants to be a librarian, and volunteers at the library because it's fun.

 

When going to the library 2X a week isn't enough.

[Hannah C.]

When your dd talks of her dream bedroom/house, it's basically a library with wall to wall bookshelves and a bed.

 

When your dd wants to be a librarian, and volunteers at the library because it's fun.

 

When going to the library 2X a week isn't enough.

 

I was this child! I've spent the past three and a half years working at my college library and I still might consider getting my Master's in Library Science. :) I have a friend a year older than me who's doing that right now.

[tangomoon]

When books trump stuffed animals in bed as a night-time "lovey".

[angela in ohio]

...you buy SWB's Ancient World for the school year, and your 14 yo reads it in less than a week. :D

 

...a trip to the library buys you about five hours of uninterrupted quiet that evening.

 

...everyone in your family's Christmas wish list consists only of "Amazon gift cards, please."

[angela in ohio]

From a few days ago...

 

Me: Son, why is there pee-pee all over the floor in the bathroom? Did you forget to aim?

 

DS: The book was so good, I didn't want to put it down.

 

Me: Rrrrrr.

 

(And a million other reasons, too. If I've done nothing else, I've raised my DC to love reading.)

 

:lol:

 

That. is. awesome. :D

[MomOfOneFunOne]

You know you have a book lover when your child tries to walk around Costco with a book in her face.

 

We've mastered the technique if you'd like to give her some pointers. Of course, you have to be willing to play your part.

 

To navigate through shopping trips if a cart is available:

We get a cart, whether we need one or not. I pull, rather than push, the cart while she walks at the handle. She keeps one hand on the handle, keeping her body close, and reads while I lead with the cart. This won't work if she gets lazy and leans on the cart -- adding weight (i.e. WORK!) to the arrangement. This is her preferred method.

 

For walking or shopping if a cart is not available:

I steer by placing my hand on the back of her neck. She reads and walks and I steer. This requires trust, which we have plenty of, but wouldn't work if she thought you might bump her into something. I think this is my preferred method.

As you can see, we take our reading pretty seriously.

Edited November 23, 2010 by MomOfOneFunOne

[MomOfOneFunOne]

You know you have a book lover when . . .

 

You can post a Reading While Walking tutorial b/c your kiddo is The Master!

 

Or when your 5 year old wants to have her birthday party at the library.

Edited November 23, 2010 by MomOfOneFunOne

[NanceXToo]

When you'll read just about ANYTHING if it's the only thing around to read. Backs of cereal boxes, toothpaste tubes, shampoo bottles, tampax inserts...

[littlebug42]

A lot of these pertain to my kids (except the boy missing the toilet. I only have girls).

 

.... when one of your oldest's Christmas presents is a box of used books.

 

.... when your 7 year old's current fascination/main topic of interest is The Black Death/bubonic plague.

[Heather in Neverland]

your 12yo ds ASKS if he can read "Hamlet"... then gives it a "6" :lol:

[hillfarm]

I was the book lover! When I was a child and had misbehaved and had to be sent to my room in the evening, my DM had to come up and take my lightbulb too or I would just settle in and enjoy the evening reading. To this very day I blame some of my poor eyesight on those evenings spent under the covers with a pitiful little flashlight shaped like a ladybug, reading into the wee hours.

[Hikin' Mama]

From a few days ago...

 

Me: Son, why is there pee-pee all over the floor in the bathroom? Did you forget to aim?

 

DS: The book was so good, I didn't want to put it down.

 

 

.)

 

I love this!:lol:

[Dawn in OH]

My nine year old son informed me he didn't want any toys for Christmas, just books.

[rootsnwings]

...when your nine year old is walking out the door to go hunting with his grandpa, wearing full camo, a shotgun on his back & 2 books tucked under his arm. :)