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Do you cry whilst reading to the children?

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MrsNormanMaine · 20/11/2008 20:52

I just read The Story of Holly and Ivy (Rummer Godden) to my children (5 and 3) and burst into tears. I do get very into the reading and I loved it when I was a child. Maybe due to recent bereavements (parents) or just being older and a parent myself - or being a sentimental nutter - but have you sobbed openly due to being moved by a story you are reading to your children? How did they react? What did you say?

My daughter was concerned and sweet, my son thought it was hilarious but was also very sweet and tried to get me to read the same bit over and over to see if it kept happening. All in all I think it added something!

I did the same thing reading The Diddakoi (when the Does were going to send Joe to the knackers). Must stop with Rummer Godden!

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Bink · 20/11/2008 20:58

I told (not read - did a summary out of my head) ds & dd (9 and just 8) the story of A Christmas Carol over a few school runs (we walk) and we'd got near the end. Then while we were queueing with the whole of the local known world to drop dd off at her ballet school performance they insisted on hearing how it finished.

I wept. In front of, oh, 200 people. Ds and dd said it was all right and had I a hankie.

used2bthin · 20/11/2008 20:57

I once cried reading a book o twins I used to nanny for, it was an Alfie and Annie Rose one I think, their neighbours cat dies and he is really depressed about it, its so sad!

nickytwotimes · 20/11/2008 20:57
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MrsNormanMaine · 20/11/2008 20:57

or even 'are met in thee'. Sheesh.

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MrsNormanMaine · 20/11/2008 20:57

I also sing to them and have got most of my tearful songs well in hand due to repetition now. But just started with Christmas carols and one line of 'the hopes and fears of all the years are me in thee tonight' or similar and...here I go again! God forbid I remember all the words to Puff the Magic Dragon or Sunrise Sunset. They'll think I've gone mad!

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squeaver · 20/11/2008 20:55

I do when I read Monkey Puzzle when the little monkey finds his Mum

Fubsy · 20/11/2008 20:54

All the time - especially as we are now sharing books that really meant something to me when I was younger!

nickytwotimes · 20/11/2008 20:53

Bless you!
ds is only 2, but I do well up at Lost and Found at certain times of the month.