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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you balance solitude/reading with several young kids competing for your attention. I think reading is an important path to self-discovery and knowledge but sense everyone thinks I’m a useless/selfish tub of lard sitting on my ass reading.[/quote]

I've been a huge reader my whole life. I do exactly what I did as a kid - carry my book with me everywhere I go and squeeze in a few minutes here and there. You know all those times you see people screwing around on their phone? In line, while waiting around, during lunch, etc? I read instead. I've also been enjoying children's books so I can read them with my kids. It's been fun re-visiting all the books I loved 25 years ago. Other than that, wake up early or do it after the kids go to bed.

Not having long periods of time to pursue your interests is just part of having kids. I'd love to spend hours reading, going for walks, taking classes, etc, but it's just not gonna happen right now. That's cool. I have maybe 15 years while my kids are little, that's 18% of my life. I can make some sacrifices.

Also, actually experiencing life - not just reading about it - has been far more important to my self-discovery and knowledge. I get way more out of reading a chapter, or listening to a podcast, and then applying to my own life, than I do out of reading an entire book of advice and knowledge I'm never gonna use. Reading is great, but it's just one very small source of connection and discovery in life. You're going to grow way more as a person by learning how to engage and connect with other, manage conflict, work as a family, etc than you will by reading a book. [/quote]

I don’t mind reading a quick news article or even DCUM for 5 min in line, but it doesn’t work for me with novels. I lose the emotional build up of the scene. It’s like watching 5 min of a movie and then coming back for another 5 min in a couple hours.
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