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Dear Reader,
Whenever I tell someone that we homeschooled one of our children from fourth grade through high school (it was a group effort--my husband, his father, tutors and me), I always add at the end of the story, "Yeah, I used to think that only earthies and weirdos homeschooled, and now I'm one of them."
I got to thinking about that anecdote the other day, and my standard end-of-the-story confession, when a reader made a suggestion to me.
He thought it would be interesting to find out how many book club readers read a book with a dictionary at hand, and actually look up words they're unfamiliar with.
My thought process went like this: "Reading with a dictionary by your side? Come on, who jots down words and looks them up right away? Reading nerds?" And then I thought, "Yep, that's me." In fact, sometimes when I read a word that just sounds so cool when I say it, I write it down, because I want to find a way to use it in an upcoming column. People who knew me "then" would be horrified "now."
What have I become?
Classmates considered me a rebel, a troublemaker, a renegade--and not one with a dictionary in her hand. Teachers gave me Cs just so they wouldn't have to put up with me another year.
Since it's true confession today, I might as well tell the whole truth--the story gets even more repulsive. The other night my husband caught me reading a thesaurus for fun. He took a second look and turned his head in shame. I admit it, my actions were reprehensible. Can this woman be saved? Or is she forever doomed to be a wordmonger?
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
www.DearReader.com
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