The best thing about this story is that the child is a reader, like the mother is a reader. It is not accidental. A parent's job is to teach good habits to our children. We must provide good models early on, teach them the value of reading, of courage, of kindness. So many parents these days simply abdicate. Instead of parenting, the child is given a smartphone. It is heart-breaking to me. A very thoughtful story, Justin. Thank you.
I enjoyed A Rainy Day Spent Reading. It was delightfully atmospheric.
Thanks for adding me to your recommendations! I am honored to be in such fine company.
The best thing about this story is that the child is a reader, like the mother is a reader. It is not accidental. A parent's job is to teach good habits to our children. We must provide good models early on, teach them the value of reading, of courage, of kindness. So many parents these days simply abdicate. Instead of parenting, the child is given a smartphone. It is heart-breaking to me. A very thoughtful story, Justin. Thank you.
What a nice story! As Bill Adler regularly tweets, "When in doubt, read."
Love the ending, "a monster of a hug". That gave me a wonderful visual of a very relieved mother's feelings. Lovely story, Justin!
I enjoyed how you built that up!
Yup. I need to get lost in reading more often.
Yes, that was close to my heart, I love rainy days spent reading 📖 but don’t do it nearly enough.