just like the girls from the books. I can say that they were a kind of role model for me. The girls were responsible, caring, honest, and a whole list of honorable qualities. I think that is why my mom let me read them so much. She wanted me to read, and she wanted me to read things that would teach me valuable lessons. These books were perfect for that. When I went home last weekend, I dug some of my favorites out of the boxes of books in the back of the hall closet (we ran out of room on the bookshelves). I found my favorite of the series, the third book The Truth About Stacy. I really have enjoyed this one, no matter how old I have gotten. On re-reading, I realized just how perfect it was in helping me grow up to be the person I am today. In this particular story, Stacy - one of the girls in the club, tries to hide her health disorder, diabetes. She thinks that the girls won't accept her if they realize she is different than they are. She ends up in the hospital one afternoon after not taking her insulin, and hours later every one of her friends is standing by her side. She says how embarassed she is, but that's not what they care about. They care about her being okay, and realizing that she doesn't have to hide anything from them. They embrace Stacy's illness and do everything they can to make her feel perfectly normal. They begin preparing her healthy snacks she can eat at their meetings in replace of the other junk food, and they help remind her to take her insulin. This book really shows you that your true friends accept you no matter who you are, a lesson every young girl should learn.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Childhood addiction :)
When I was in elementary school, I was obsessed with reading (not that I don't like to read anymore, I just don't read quite as much with the enormous amount of homework I have now). My favorite book series was definitely The Babysitters Club. I am pretty sure I owned almost all of the books in the series, which totals well above 100 books (if you include the Little Sister series which I had all of). I always told my mom that when I got older, I was going to be the best baby-sitter ever, just like the girls from the books. I can say that they were a kind of role model for me. The girls were responsible, caring, honest, and a whole list of honorable qualities. I think that is why my mom let me read them so much. She wanted me to read, and she wanted me to read things that would teach me valuable lessons. These books were perfect for that. When I went home last weekend, I dug some of my favorites out of the boxes of books in the back of the hall closet (we ran out of room on the bookshelves). I found my favorite of the series, the third book The Truth About Stacy. I really have enjoyed this one, no matter how old I have gotten. On re-reading, I realized just how perfect it was in helping me grow up to be the person I am today. In this particular story, Stacy - one of the girls in the club, tries to hide her health disorder, diabetes. She thinks that the girls won't accept her if they realize she is different than they are. She ends up in the hospital one afternoon after not taking her insulin, and hours later every one of her friends is standing by her side. She says how embarassed she is, but that's not what they care about. They care about her being okay, and realizing that she doesn't have to hide anything from them. They embrace Stacy's illness and do everything they can to make her feel perfectly normal. They begin preparing her healthy snacks she can eat at their meetings in replace of the other junk food, and they help remind her to take her insulin. This book really shows you that your true friends accept you no matter who you are, a lesson every young girl should learn.
just like the girls from the books. I can say that they were a kind of role model for me. The girls were responsible, caring, honest, and a whole list of honorable qualities. I think that is why my mom let me read them so much. She wanted me to read, and she wanted me to read things that would teach me valuable lessons. These books were perfect for that. When I went home last weekend, I dug some of my favorites out of the boxes of books in the back of the hall closet (we ran out of room on the bookshelves). I found my favorite of the series, the third book The Truth About Stacy. I really have enjoyed this one, no matter how old I have gotten. On re-reading, I realized just how perfect it was in helping me grow up to be the person I am today. In this particular story, Stacy - one of the girls in the club, tries to hide her health disorder, diabetes. She thinks that the girls won't accept her if they realize she is different than they are. She ends up in the hospital one afternoon after not taking her insulin, and hours later every one of her friends is standing by her side. She says how embarassed she is, but that's not what they care about. They care about her being okay, and realizing that she doesn't have to hide anything from them. They embrace Stacy's illness and do everything they can to make her feel perfectly normal. They begin preparing her healthy snacks she can eat at their meetings in replace of the other junk food, and they help remind her to take her insulin. This book really shows you that your true friends accept you no matter who you are, a lesson every young girl should learn.
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