+217 Parents have a serious bias against any kind of entertainment that has to do with a screen. You never hear any mom say "Get off your lazy ass, stop reading that book, and do something with your life!" amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

True, but you have to consider that books are usually stories or educational. On the internet you could be doing many things like watching stupid cat videos or playing some mindless game.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

There are stories and educational things on the internet, and there are mindless games and stupid cats that aren't.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But it's easier to become sidetracked and waste time on the internet. With a book you just have that one subject that the book is about.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

So it IS only my mom who does that!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Mine used to too

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Unless it's a comic book lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My dad hates books. He claims that they are evil and that his marriage was ruined because my mom reads so much. He recently bought me a kindle though, so I guess he's contradicting himself:/

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Matilda

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yes, but I've gotten stop reading and clean your room a lot.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My mum used to yell at me to stop reading and do chores.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

My mom always yells at me to stop reading. Then again she also yells at me to get off the computer, stop watching TV, stop texting or anything else with a screen... she's really only happy when I'm cleaning.

by Anonymous 12 years ago