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Who read books to you when you were a child? Which of the books they read was your favourite, and why?

Posted - July 16, 2020

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  • 4631
    What a generous thing to do. 
    They're lucky to have an uncle who adds to their parents' encouragement. :) 
      July 21, 2020 3:30 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    Mostly my mother. These two were my faves.

      July 17, 2020 11:17 AM MDT
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  • 4631
    I'll bet that helped create a wonderful relationship with your mother,
    and created the foundation for your love of language - yes?
      July 19, 2020 4:27 AM MDT
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  • 13251
    Indeed.
      July 19, 2020 5:55 AM MDT
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  • 4631
    Is she still alive?
    What are or were some of her other traits?
      July 21, 2020 3:31 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    Unfortunately, she passed away at 88 in March. She also was among the first female stock brokers on Wall Street, and didn't retire from that until her 80th birthday in 2011.
      July 21, 2020 3:35 PM MDT
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  • 10026
    W O W !!!!!
    That is impressive!  I have a better understanding of where your drive to be so accurate is driven from!
    Very Cool!!
      July 21, 2020 5:28 PM MDT
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  • 4631
    Only a few months ago.
    Stu, I had no idea you were going through such momentous changes in your life.
    It's sad to lose someone so loved, even when they've lived such a long life.
    I hope her end was not a difficult one.
    I've always thought one of the best things about being a professional is the ability to keep on working on your own terms for as long as you like -- can help keep a person at their best.
    Apart from her love of language and her agile mind, what were some of her other characteristics?
    What do you remember most about her?
      July 21, 2020 11:49 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    My mother read to my brother and I every night.
    I don't remember anything before The Hardy Boys mystery books.

    I vaguely remember looking over at the page as she was reading, and realizing I knew what the words were.
    I don't remember how old I was, but it was before Kindergarden, so probably 2-3 years old.
      July 17, 2020 11:33 AM MDT
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  • 4631
    I would have loved that.
    Do you still love mysteries?
    Did it inspire you to love reading?
      July 19, 2020 4:28 AM MDT
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  • 13251
    ...my brother and I me...

    You would say, "My mother read to me," not "My mother read to I."
      July 21, 2020 3:23 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    You would should say, "My mother read to me," not "My mother read to I."

    Obviously, I would say "My mother read to my brother and I" ... because that's exactly what I said.

      July 22, 2020 6:41 AM MDT
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  • 13251
    But you should say, "My brother read to my brother and me." I was explaining why that is the correct way to say it, because you would say she "read to to me," not "read to I."
      July 22, 2020 11:22 AM MDT
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  • 10026
    I love mysteries! 
    I'm surprised you didn't become a private investigator!  
    ....
    Or Did You??????
    Big Winks and Smiles!!
      July 21, 2020 5:29 PM MDT
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  • 234
    Dad read to me before bed, as I was a very small boy. Then I eventually read to him, as I started to learn how. We loved the Dr. Seuss books, among some other good ones. They were fun and enjoyable. Good memorable times we had reading and listening.
      August 2, 2020 2:02 PM MDT
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