I've made a discovery

[w1ldc47]

People who buy books for kids are really just looking for an excuse to buy and read the books themselves.

I was reading Books Are Pretty by Flea of One Good Thing and found myself thinking, of the children's books "Hmm, who can I buy that for? That seems like such a good book.... For a kid! I mean for a kid! Why would *I* want to read a book

Comments

In defense of your subconscious

[platypus_herder]

It might also be a more general feature: I find I think of "gift recipients" for just about anything new and wonderful when I'm out browsing, and my mother reports a moment of epiphany the first time she saw a nice soapstone carving and realised she didn't have to give it away, she could just buy it for herself.

So maybe your subconscious is just being frugal and generous!

[parasitevenus]

Need an excuse? Read it to me. But you may have to give me a popsicle to get me to sit still. *grin*

Yeah, right.

[w1ldc47]

Cuz sugar totally has that effect on you. :-p

I miss you. Come home!

Re: Yeah, right.

[parasitevenus]

Well, it'll be practice for when you try to read books to a real ADD child.

I miss you too. How's apartment-land?