tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post4812523961958497897..comments2024-02-11T16:17:56.310-05:00Comments on Karma Calling: For the love of readingSavanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13781198953037866788noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-48098579800142972009-05-27T11:20:34.124-04:002009-05-27T11:20:34.124-04:00ceekay: thanks!
mgm: thanks for your kind words!ceekay: thanks!<br /><br />mgm: thanks for your kind words!DotThoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585795632537010150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-80661070908155154282009-05-27T09:28:24.334-04:002009-05-27T09:28:24.334-04:00De-lurking after ages to let you know that I LOVED...De-lurking after ages to let you know that I LOVED this post.<br /><br />And I love the effortless way in which you express yourself.Mom Gone Madhttp://awingandaprayer.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-70777022376052535502009-05-27T00:49:15.964-04:002009-05-27T00:49:15.964-04:00Nice post Dottie! I agree wholeheartedly. My paren...Nice post Dottie! I agree wholeheartedly. My parents didn't read to me, though they encouraged my love of reading in other ways.Cee Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04337348099202456358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-21597726061306359702009-05-19T17:20:07.172-04:002009-05-19T17:20:07.172-04:00Rashmi: It is a beautiful experiece to share no do...Rashmi: It is a beautiful experiece to share no doubt. But youa re not doing it as a chore either!!<br /><br />Suj: thnaks!<br /><br />Sur: thanks!<br /><br />subha: :)<br /><br />shobhana: totally!<br /><br />mayG: lol!!!!<br /><br />Orchie: thanks!DotThoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585795632537010150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-25777626072794827172009-05-19T16:33:00.000-04:002009-05-19T16:33:00.000-04:00couldn't agree more!couldn't agree more!By Deepa and Supriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07747804542943614606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-20299688790808857232009-05-19T10:12:00.000-04:002009-05-19T10:12:00.000-04:00hey thats such lovely post!
oh I'm the happiest, ...hey thats such lovely post!<br /><br />oh I'm the happiest, my little one has taken to reading to herself now since she sees mom tries to cheat and flip pages after she has read out the same story 5 times in one go! *sigh*mayGhttp://maygandutp.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-23746807371002339732009-05-18T16:46:00.000-04:002009-05-18T16:46:00.000-04:00Yes, yes....here in the US, I have seen many a par...Yes, yes....here in the US, I have seen many a parent in the library, on weekend afternoons, literally abusing their children to read books. Comparing them to other children and sometimes I have the urge to slap the said parent, and put that child to bed for a nap, where it should be in the first place. I personally think, we should just introduce them to books...make it available to them and Shobanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12226266440155745217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-23123561008158109962009-05-15T13:24:00.000-04:002009-05-15T13:24:00.000-04:00Lovely lovely. Love your post and agree completely...Lovely lovely. Love your post and agree completely with you.Subhashreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02056826644628075658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-60451921190995417402009-05-15T03:05:00.000-04:002009-05-15T03:05:00.000-04:00lovely post.
i guess music, books, anything else...lovely post. <br /><br />i guess music, books, anything else can overwhelm a child with its magic only if the child can feel the magic-and not be brought to it like a chore.<br />it breaks my heart to hear parents say-dont gift my child books -he/she tears them up. as if its the child's fault!!!<br /><br />and FB tells me its your birthday today- am i right? Happy birthdaySUR NOTEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08928284426760382839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-81024225230665032372009-05-14T09:38:00.000-04:002009-05-14T09:38:00.000-04:00Felt good reading this. Lovely post!Felt good reading this. Lovely post!Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-7608233813642623482009-05-14T04:23:00.000-04:002009-05-14T04:23:00.000-04:00I read to my kids everyday simply because I think ...I read to my kids everyday simply because I think that any story is better imagined than watched on TV. And given the little time that today's working parents get with their children, those moments of letting my thoughts take flight with the story I am reading, and watching her expressions change as she comprehends what I read - are magical! So no, I don't hope that my reading to her will make Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-45559663939129702532009-05-13T15:47:00.000-04:002009-05-13T15:47:00.000-04:00mm: :)
sands: that's awesome!
choxie: thanks!
suma...mm: :)<br />sands: that's awesome!<br />choxie: thanks!<br />suma: me neither!<br />mahendra: that's so cute - that she wants her abhyas. And bollywood songs are immensely catchy! I would dance too :) Thank you for your words!<br />dips: how true!<br />JLT: awwwww. I used to be an Enid B fan too! big fan!<br />mama-mia: your alst line - exacto!<br />raysh: with you areound, the kid will be a DotThoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585795632537010150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-63079093668264287742009-05-13T14:48:00.000-04:002009-05-13T14:48:00.000-04:00Lovely post, Dottie! I did have my mom read bengal...Lovely post, Dottie! I did have my mom read bengali kiddie stories to me when I was little, but not as part of a ritual like parents these days do. And my father told me a lot of stories - Shakespeare, Dickens, Stevenson - all simplified so I would understand. And he game me abridged classics to read when I was very little and often didn't understand the big words. I think listening to the Mystic Margaritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615330145873480073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-91061763798495969162009-05-13T11:09:00.000-04:002009-05-13T11:09:00.000-04:00:)
lovely post... as always!
my parents weren't m...:)<br />lovely post... as always! <br />my parents weren't much on reading.... neither was my bro. dunno how i caught the keeda... but will ensure my kid does too. :)rayshmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702175811120928581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-61493165438395195902009-05-13T08:26:00.000-04:002009-05-13T08:26:00.000-04:00:)
true true true! i remember frantically trying ...:)<br /><br />true true true! i remember frantically trying to READ to Cubby at 6 months and he trying to wriggle out! and isued to whine saying how come my kid doesnt like books!<br /><br />come one year and he was begging for books. even now he hates listening to stories and i really cant make them maha-interesting! so its pretty much show and tell! he likes to show AND tell! :p<br /><br />and Mama-Miahttp://amateurabe.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-16852758469312593622009-05-13T01:10:00.000-04:002009-05-13T01:10:00.000-04:00:-D some time back there was a thinking blogger aw...:-D some time back there was a thinking blogger award. If I'd seen this post then, the award would definitely go to you, Dots.<br />Truly, I never thought of it before, but I never had anyone read to me either, and the first books I had of my own, Enid Blytons, were when I was about 7 or 8 definitely. <br />But my parents did encourage my habit of reading and my Dad especially inculcated in me a Just Like Thathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156108159461377932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-48769189582704011642009-05-12T23:18:00.000-04:002009-05-12T23:18:00.000-04:00Awesome post, Dottie! What the child perceives as ...Awesome post, Dottie! What the child perceives as loved in his daily life with his family is far more meaningful than things that are only done because some 'expert' thinks they should be.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-69352376570897188002009-05-12T23:01:00.000-04:002009-05-12T23:01:00.000-04:00Whatever your thoughts about reading to children, ...Whatever your thoughts about reading to children, you are definitely an excellent writer! Beautiful post.<br /><br />When her parents indulged in bed-time reading, our 2 yr old refused to rest and sleep until she had her own 'abhyas' (study) to cuddle up with while sleeping!<br /><br />And I don't know from where, but apart from our love of music, she has an innate love and ability of dancing. Mahendrahttp://mahendrap.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-29408637549735470792009-05-12T20:28:00.000-04:002009-05-12T20:28:00.000-04:00this was a very well written post...i was/am a vor...this was a very well written post...i was/am a voracious reader, but i don't remember anyone reading out to me...aMushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14191649124291527517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-83380632631834458672009-05-12T16:50:00.000-04:002009-05-12T16:50:00.000-04:00lovely post dottie!lovely post dottie!Choxboxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03741540918529448553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-9860444022169016592009-05-12T14:03:00.000-04:002009-05-12T14:03:00.000-04:00Such a lovely post. Couldn't agree more. Neither o...Such a lovely post. Couldn't agree more. Neither one of my parents are into reading but I turned out completely different and am a voracious reader. I haven't dligently read to my kids either but have raised them to be book lovers :)Sandshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08784622943080136626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6448652231201875288.post-44101681046051717452009-05-12T13:04:00.000-04:002009-05-12T13:04:00.000-04:00what a beautiful post dot. i agree completely.what a beautiful post dot. i agree completely.the mad mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535453643548976883noreply@blogger.com