I have copied this here as it got lost in the other thread.
We've recently started having our neighbour (7) over to play, and he spends the whole time poring over any book he can see. I've lent him a few too. He's pretty good at reading (especially as English is not his parents' first language). I asked if he ever went to the library and he looked at me like this 
and actually laughed when I asked if his parents ever read, he said no way!
That made me sad but not nearly as sad as what he just told me (I'm MNing while he's here and they are all watching dangermouse). He was fussing as he didn't want to go home. He said it was because "my house doesn't have the stuff that I want" - I thought fair enough, he's thinking we have better wii games or DVDs or something.
But he said "my house has lots of games and toys. But I don't want them, they are my dad's". I asked what he did want. He said "I just want books but I don't have any". He only ever has one from the school library. I offered to take him to the library and he was like 
"but they won't let me"
I told him to think about what books he'd like as it's his birthday next month. He hardly knew what to say to that. I cant wait to choose him a few things.
I know there's worse things for a child to go through - but I actually want to cry.
None of my business though is it, as DH rightly says. Fair enough, they don't like reading, but it seems like their DS isn't allowed to. That's not fair. AIBU to feel sad for him?