So much goes on in my life that I never get to just sit down
and think about when I was a little kid. When I was a baby I played with the
magnetic words on the refrigerator, which is where it all started. Either my
mom or dad read to me before time. As a child I was more interested in the
pictures rather than the actual story. My favorite books were Disney books. I
do not actually remember when I started to read by myself. I absolutely loved
reading until second grade.
When I got to second grade I had to have a certain amount of points. Every book I read I had to take a test on it. AR made me hate reading at school. I never found any books that were very interesting to read. A lot of people would read the big books worth a lot of points and meet their AR goal in by reading one book. I on the other hand had to read about fourteen small books to read mine. My favorite series of books as a child was Junie B. Jones. I read every single one of them and I was so proud that I did. They are not a very high level, but it was to me in first grade. I was not that kind of kid that sat around all day and read books. My sister read all the time when she was in school. My being younger than her I was always compared to her. She read Harry Potter books, and that was not me. My parents always asked why I didn’t read more advanced books. I tried reading more advanced books but I never found interest in them. My theory is that being forced to read from second grade till seventh I don’t find any interest in it anymore.
When I am in class and I hear the words “You have to read” I cringe a little bit inside. Reading may increase your vocabulary and make you more intelligent, but I cannot bring myself to sit down and read a book. Let’s just say reading is not at the top of my priorities. Now, nobody in my family reads. I guess it is just a little kid thing. I wish I enjoyed reading but I would much rather hang out with my friends. The only time I read is when I have to, like for school. I have a hard time just sitting down with a book and concentrate on the book. My friends tell me about these good books they read and they make it sound so interesting but I cannot bring myself to read. If I did read it would probably be mystery or a romance book. I love to read about everybody being so happy and in love and waiting on the day to hopefully have a similar love story. Hopefully one day I will be able to read just for fun!
