#TBT - Reading Is Fundamental.

I was blessed with a mother who believed that reading to her children, and teaching them to read, was the best thing she could do to educate us. I was encouraged to read everything and anything, from billboards in the car, to cereal boxes. I still have the set of Children's Classics she bought for us, and which exposed me to classic literature in a child's language. I annoyed my parents often in the car, by loudly spelling along with billboards; most notably, the store signs like LIQUORS. We didn't have Television; but, we did have to point out that our comic books had words in them. If you have kids, the more they read, the better they will be able to navigate their world. Teach them to think for themselves, and you will never have to ban a book. Free access to knowledge is as important as free speech.