. Ack! I sort of realized you were younger than I, but not that much. Yes, I'm 56, so my parents reacted much as your dad's parents -- comics were frivolous and a waste of money. That last was probably bigger than I realized at the time; they were raising five kids on a staff sergeant's salary. Books could be borrowed from the library; comics had to be bought.
I remember when pony rides at the spring fair jumped from 10 cents to 25 cents. I was about eight. Dad and I looked at the sign, and Dad said, trying to make a joke of it, "Well, you're getting too big for pony rides, anyway." Even at that age, I knew he meant, "We can't afford it." I don't think we felt poor, but I was aware we had to be very careful with money. (Mom sewed our school dresses, and we all wore hand-me-downs from older cousins.)
So anyway, after the "Dick and Jane" books, I don't remember any illustrated readers. A few pictures in the books, but nothing that kept up with the storyline, or was integral to it.
My mom was a lot less concerned about what I was reading; maybe she figured if I was interested it was 'suitable'. (But, in general, her parenting style was pretty 'hands off'.) OTOH, my selections were Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Bobsey Twins (yikes!), The Black Stallion series, the Jim Kjelgaard books, and any animal story I could get. When I was ten, I ventured up to the adult section but, even then, I read mysteries and science fiction almost exclusively for the next dozen years. Not a lot to worry about there, although Mom doesn't care for sci-fi -- she's convinced it's still all "bug-eyed monsters".
three greatest human minds in two galaxies are all women: Ronnie, Sam Carter, and Ronnie's sister Jeannie. and I suppose if we count Daniel Jackson, it becomes less of a coup, but still! A majority.
True... but Daniel is an archaeologist / anthropologist and a linguist -- IE, the 'soft' sciences. I'm sure Sam, Ronnie, and Jeannie would consider that those don't really 'count'. <g> .
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Re: ramblee, ramble-oh!
Date: 2008-12-09 12:55 am (UTC)Ack! I sort of realized you were younger than I, but not that much. Yes, I'm 56, so my parents reacted much as your dad's parents -- comics were frivolous and a waste of money. That last was probably bigger than I realized at the time; they were raising five kids on a staff sergeant's salary. Books could be borrowed from the library; comics had to be bought.
I remember when pony rides at the spring fair jumped from 10 cents to 25 cents. I was about eight. Dad and I looked at the sign, and Dad said, trying to make a joke of it, "Well, you're getting too big for pony rides, anyway." Even at that age, I knew he meant, "We can't afford it." I don't think we felt poor, but I was aware we had to be very careful with money. (Mom sewed our school dresses, and we all wore hand-me-downs from older cousins.)
So anyway, after the "Dick and Jane" books, I don't remember any illustrated readers. A few pictures in the books, but nothing that kept up with the storyline, or was integral to it.
My mom was a lot less concerned about what I was reading; maybe she figured if I was interested it was 'suitable'. (But, in general, her parenting style was pretty 'hands off'.) OTOH, my selections were Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Bobsey Twins (yikes!), The Black Stallion series, the Jim Kjelgaard books, and any animal story I could get. When I was ten, I ventured up to the adult section but, even then, I read mysteries and science fiction almost exclusively for the next dozen years. Not a lot to worry about there, although Mom doesn't care for sci-fi -- she's convinced it's still all "bug-eyed monsters".
three greatest human minds in two galaxies are all women: Ronnie, Sam Carter, and Ronnie's sister Jeannie. and I suppose if we count Daniel Jackson, it becomes less of a coup, but still! A majority.
True... but Daniel is an archaeologist / anthropologist and a linguist -- IE, the 'soft' sciences. I'm sure Sam, Ronnie, and Jeannie would consider that those don't really 'count'. <g>
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