@BootsPlatypus I grew up reading excessively, my entire family likes to read and so my parents would take us to the library regularly to exchange books... we picked out our own books and read for pleasure / curiosity not because we were forced to.
@BootsPlatypus I taught myself to read at 3 yrs old- apparently one day I hid away with a book at preschool and then came home and announced that I'd figured out how to read and that was that.
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Reply · May 8, 2024@iroasmas nah in my case it was def me urgently wanting to read, not my parents deciding- their contribution was to read bedtime stories at my request…Reply · Mar 25, 2022@Aella_Girl Nope, my parents said I hid away in the book corner at preschool one day and when I came home I announced I could read, end of story.Reply · Apr 16, 2022@goblinodds I don't remember but both of my parents do- apparently at age 3 I hid in a corner with a book during preschool playground time and then…Reply · Jan 31, 2022@Jellis581 @Noahpinion Yeah, allegedly I learned to read at preschool, not from teachers but by sneaking off and hiding with a book. Got in trouble…