Brief background synopsis: Daycare Kid told me a few weeks ago that he has no books at home. I'm horrified and pretty much act as if it's an act of child abuse (which it may very well be). My dd and I went and found some books to give to him and he took them home.
Today he and I were talking and we were looking at some books and talking about what the library is,yadayadayada...and he tells me,"I don't know what happened to the books you gave me. Mommy took them and I can't find them. I even tried looking for them."
Holy crap,I was pissed...but hid it well. I told him he should ask her to read him a story when he gets home LOL.
Ok, if the child was say...oh,I don't know...18 months old or so I can almost understand him not having books. Well, ok...I can't understand it but then again,I read to my children from day one...literally. But the kid is FOUR.
FOUR.
The first 5 years are SO SO SO SO SOOOO important to development and one of THE most important things that benefits development is reading. 20 minutes a day as a general guideline but christ,I'd even settle for road signs and the back of cereal boxes in a pinch.
INSANITY,I tell ya.
Ok, I ranted. I'm done.
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