Ack! I sort of realized you were younger than I, but not that much.
I seem to have that effect on people -- some of the time. Occasionally I am mistaken for someone much younger than I actually am.
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.
When I started complaining two chapters into a Nancy Drew or the like that I could tell how the story would end, that was when I branched out. Although I'd still read the older ones, just because they were usually interesting from a cultural point of view. My mom gave me romance novels; and most they usually involved some kissing. (The first one memorably had two kisses, they were going to get married the day after the book ended, and also had a boa constrictor joining the female lead in the shower (screaming ensued) and a very affectionate cheetah.) I'm pretty sure this was what my teacher was complaining about... I was also reading Star Trek novels by grade four, which is a gateway drug, and I still read a lot of science fiction and fantasy.
Mom doesn't care for sci-fi -- she's convinced it's still all "bug-eyed monsters".
I was raised by Trekkies. *thumbs up*
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'.
Possibly not -- but as I am an anthropologist, I feel I should have thought of it. X3
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Re: ramblee, ramble-oh!
Date: 2008-12-09 10:44 am (UTC)I seem to have that effect on people -- some of the time. Occasionally I am mistaken for someone much younger than I actually am.
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.
When I started complaining two chapters into a Nancy Drew or the like that I could tell how the story would end, that was when I branched out. Although I'd still read the older ones, just because they were usually interesting from a cultural point of view. My mom gave me romance novels; and most they usually involved some kissing. (The first one memorably had two kisses, they were going to get married the day after the book ended, and also had a boa constrictor joining the female lead in the shower (screaming ensued) and a very affectionate cheetah.) I'm pretty sure this was what my teacher was complaining about... I was also reading Star Trek novels by grade four, which is a gateway drug, and I still read a lot of science fiction and fantasy.
Mom doesn't care for sci-fi -- she's convinced it's still all "bug-eyed monsters".
I was raised by Trekkies. *thumbs up*
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'.
Possibly not -- but as I am an anthropologist, I feel I should have thought of it. X3