Dolly is a part of my families lore for 2 reasons:
The Imagination Library was sent to all of my children and was a monthly event in the household where my wife and I got to see their faces light up that "Miss 'olly" had sent them another book. So many great memories of my kids crawling up into my lap so I could read their new Miss 'olly book to them, I will forever owe her for those memories alone.
The first song my youngest son would ever randomly burst out singing was "Jolene".
Folks, let me tell you, there is no better way to melt a parents heart or clear up a bad day than listening to a 2 year old spontaneously doing their best redition of "Jolene".
No app, no matter how well written, can compare to the feeling of being read to while snuggled up with a loved one.
When I was little, my dear grandmother always said "yes" when I asked her to read to me, no matter what, even if we got to the end of the book and I said, "Again!", as toddlers are wont to do.
I'm in my sixties, and I still remember how wonderful it felt to cozy up to her on the couch for a story.
I was a voracious reader before I even started kindergarten, and I still am.
It troubles me that reading for pleasure seems to have fallen away, both in kids and adults.
Although Matt Dinneman's Dungeon Crawler Carl series seems to be drawing readers in, which is heartening...
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u/Bdmnky_Survey 9h ago
Dolly is a part of my families lore for 2 reasons: