As a bookish woman I connect with this so much! So far the book loving is going well, but I have had to work on letting him have his particular literary interests. And it can be so hard to find that balance between sharing/offering your interests, but not forcing. Having the humility to remember that we can’t be, and shouldn’t be, in control of everything related to our children is so crucial, and so hard sometimes-we want what’s best! But also our idea of what’s best may need adjustment when confronted with an entirely unique individual who is not just us 2.0!
I was curious about your route of reading together with your husband, but it looks like it's not at that link anymore. Does that post live anywhere else?
As a bookish woman I connect with this so much! So far the book loving is going well, but I have had to work on letting him have his particular literary interests. And it can be so hard to find that balance between sharing/offering your interests, but not forcing. Having the humility to remember that we can’t be, and shouldn’t be, in control of everything related to our children is so crucial, and so hard sometimes-we want what’s best! But also our idea of what’s best may need adjustment when confronted with an entirely unique individual who is not just us 2.0!
Love this. Can't wait for the follow-up post!
I was curious about your route of reading together with your husband, but it looks like it's not at that link anymore. Does that post live anywhere else?
Thank you for catching that!! The read-aloud post was also originally published in P.S. I Love You, which sadly doesn't exist anymore. I forgot to update that link! Here it is for ease of access, and I'll fix the one in this post as well. https://medium.com/@amycolleen/reading-childrens-books-with-my-husband-has-brought-us-closer-together-c046f1b1e9a?sk=aac3e0f28a7e89da4d2c27a826114ee1
Thanks! (Also I am ashamed to see that I wrote “route” in my comment instead of “routine”…)
Love this so much. Also KING BIDGOOD! Don and Audrey Wood are the GOATs imo