Part Five- Passing the torch

My mother read to me as a child and it was always important that we read and discussed things such as books and current events. It was good for my literary development but also for my interaction with my mother. It helped us stay connected and, as a child, made me feel important. My grandmother read fairy tales to me, but not the Disney-fied stories. In our The Little Mermaid, she dies and Cinderella's stepsisters cut off pieces of their feet to make the slipper fit. While that sounds scary to some, my husband for example, I'm very appreciative for those stories as each one has a moral and a life lesson. 

I read the fairy tales my grandmother read to me to my baby before she was born. I did it in secret since my husband objects. Now that Maggie is here and I can see her reactions I've found that she loves Shakespeare. This is probably because I do the voices but I'm glad she enjoys being read to. It's our time together where I have her undivided attention.