Another round of kid's lit bashing

[Tonks]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tim Regan" <timregan at m...> 
wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> There's an awful piece on Radio 3's "Lebrecht Live" on why adults
> shouldn't read children's books. If you are in need of making your 
blood
> boil you can listen to it here: 
> 
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/lebrechtlive/ 
> http://tinyurl.com/3v7p9 

Tonks here:
I listened to this. I think that some of the people saying that 
adults reading children's books were dumb and poor readers are first 
of all people who have not read the HP books. Also they may be folks 
like Mr. Lebrecht and to be pitied.  Perhaps Mr. Lebrecht was denied 
a childhood. If he started reading what he says were Adult books 
early on, then never having been a child, he has become one of these 
stuffy intellectuals who don't know how to really live.  I was more 
disturbed by the comment by one of the participants who said that he 
did not like seeing adults acting childish. Well we need to allow 
our *inner child* room to play. So folks that are all adult all the 
time are just not living a full live.  And if they are concerned 
about what other people think, then they are not all that adult 
either.  When you are really grown up, not only do you get to wear 
purple, but you are your own person. You don't care what anyone 
thinks, you do what you like as long as it doesn't hurt anyone.  I 
like to fly kites, watch the Muppets, go to some kid movies, etc.  
And I don't have to drag someone's kid along to hide the fact 
either.  I even dress up as one of the characters in HP and go trick 
or treating with my 80 year old friend!  Enjoy life while you can!  
Like my friend says "you will have plenty of time for peace and 
quiet in your grave".  Only the very young and very old are truly 
*free*.  And we can learn from them both.

Tonks_op