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[b]Boys do not want to read books about pigs falling in love with spiders, as much as their moms loved it. [/b]This expectation has led to so many "reluctant readers" among boys and Jeff Kinney has said outright that he had those boys in mind when he wrote the Wimpy Kid series. Your SON IS READING FOR FUN. Be thrilled. Do all you can do encourage that. And use the opportunity to teach him that the behavior seen in books (tv, video games, friends' houses) isn't always appropriate in your home. It's a good lesson and the right time to learn it.[/quote]

Some boys like Charlotte's Web, other boys don't. Some girls like Charlotte's Web, other girls don't. Some boys (and girls) like the Wimpy Kid series, other boys (and girls) don't.

(Also, Charlotte's Web is not a book about a pig falling in love with a spider. I don't like the book (and I'm a former girl), but good grief.)[/quote]

My boy would hate Charlotte Web. Most boys would hate it too. Sorry, [b]boys and girls are different[/b], gender neutrality is not a think. If David Reiner had not killed himself, he could tell you that himself.[/quote]

Yes, I think that we're all clear on the idea that boys and girls are different. But people don't read books with their genitals. [/quote]

or their cells.

I hated that stupid pig and the spider...but then again, I do love bacon.
And Wrinkle in time turned me off to sci fi for decades...
I'm back now. If we can really grow an ear on a mouse and give a pig valve to a human, I can tolerate some sci fi[/quote]

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