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TwitchyMagee

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

ermengarde22

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

my mom owned a couple thrift shops and was a junk dealer so there were always books everywhere and holy crap the stuff i read when i was way too young still makes me cringe a lil

TwitchyMagee

ermengarde22 wrote: »

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

my mom owned a couple thrift shops and was a junk dealer so there were always books everywhere and holy crap the stuff i read when i was way too young still makes me cringe a lil

I feel like we’ve had a similar conversation before but I also feel like this is a story I read.

ETA: I think I’m thinking of the mother in the starless sea

TwitchyMagee

Yeah I’m definitely more careful with my own kids but at the same time when I’m occasionally concerned that they might get into my Anne Rice collection I comfort myself that they’re doing better than I did.

OpheliaCooter

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

I don’t remember what age I was when I read a romance novel laying around my house but when it got to the first naughty scene… I threw that thing away from me and into the closet. I did go back for it though but I was just too pure. 🥲

TwitchyMagee

OpheliaCooter wrote: »

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

I don’t remember what age I was when I read a romance novel laying around my house but when it got to the first naughty scene… I threw that thing away from me and into the closet. I did go back for it though but I was just too pure. 🥲

😂 i love this & I’m glad you were free from flowers in the attic & gruesome suicide stats

honey_honey_12

The first dirty book I read was
“Goodbye Janette” by Harold Robbins.
Ex and I read it together.
I can’t believe I hadn’t read any before that!

glassyo

Dayuuuum. I've done Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins and all the VC Andrews books.

I think my first trashy novel as a kid was Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York by Gail Parent. At one point in my adulthood I thought it would be interesting to reread but I could never find a copy.

Raise your hand if you've read Judy Blume. My whole 5th grade class pretty much did their oral reports on Forever.

I moved on to sci fi fantasy like David Eddings and Mercedes Lackey.

TwitchyMagee

OpheliaCooter wrote: »

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

I don’t remember what age I was when I read a romance novel laying around my house but when it got to the first naughty scene… I threw that thing away from me and into the closet. I did go back for it though but I was just too pure. 🥲

😂 i love this

glassyo wrote: »

Dayuuuum. I've done Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins and all the VC Andrews books.

I think my first trashy novel as a kid was Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York by Gail Parent. At one point in my adulthood I thought it would be interesting to reread but I could never find a copy.

Raise your hand if you've read Judy Blume. My whole 5th grade class pretty much did their oral reports on Forever.

I moved on to sci fi fantasy like David Eddings and Mercedes Lackey.

There was a copy in the library that fell open to all the right pages. I was older by then. 12 or 13

glassyo

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

OpheliaCooter wrote: »

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

I don’t remember what age I was when I read a romance novel laying around my house but when it got to the first naughty scene… I threw that thing away from me and into the closet. I did go back for it though but I was just too pure. 🥲

😂 i love this

glassyo wrote: »

Dayuuuum. I've done Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins and all the VC Andrews books.

I think my first trashy novel as a kid was Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York by Gail Parent. At one point in my adulthood I thought it would be interesting to reread but I could never find a copy.

Raise your hand if you've read Judy Blume. My whole 5th grade class pretty much did their oral reports on Forever.

I moved on to sci fi fantasy like David Eddings and Mercedes Lackey.

There was a copy in the library that fell open to all the right pages. I was older by then. 12 or 13

Any highlighting?

TwitchyMagee

glassyo wrote: »

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

OpheliaCooter wrote: »

TwitchyMagee wrote: »

I sneaked reads of inappropriate novels when I was a kid & Im mostly ok.

I don’t remember what age I was when I read a romance novel laying around my house but when it got to the first naughty scene… I threw that thing away from me and into the closet. I did go back for it though but I was just too pure. 🥲

😂 i love this

glassyo wrote: »

Dayuuuum. I've done Harold Robbins and Jackie Collins and all the VC Andrews books.

I think my first trashy novel as a kid was Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York by Gail Parent. At one point in my adulthood I thought it would be interesting to reread but I could never find a copy.

Raise your hand if you've read Judy Blume. My whole 5th grade class pretty much did their oral reports on Forever.

I moved on to sci fi fantasy like David Eddings and Mercedes Lackey.

There was a copy in the library that fell open to all the right pages. I was older by then. 12 or 13

Any highlighting?

The librarians we had would not have tolerated such shenanigans. But I still know that you shouldn’t put cologne on delicate body parts.

The library was such an important part of my adolescence. It’s where my friends I gathered from the ages of 12 through about 15 or 16 when we started being hooligans at the park. And honestly I learned so much willingly and freely. Greek myths and the joy of sex. It was just a very fun, rich existence.

BayBlue22

Some similar library memories going back about 35 years ago first girlfriend loved books. I was a high school student to write a library book database program.

honey_honey_12

I have learned a good (I won’t say valuable) lesson since interacting on MFP with people I don’t know.

If I’m irritated or have a differing opinion on a post.

Keep my mouth shut. 🤐

Alinouveau2

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

I have learned a good (I won’t say valuable) lesson since interacting on MFP with people I don’t know.

If I’m irritated or have a differing opinion on a post.

Keep my mouth shut. 🤐

But sometimes it's fun to be the devil's advocate.

glassyo

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

I have learned a good (I won’t say valuable) lesson since interacting on MFP with people I don’t know.

If I’m irritated or have a differing opinion on a post.

Keep my mouth shut. 🤐

But sometimes it's fun to be the devil's advocate.

I love being the devil's advocate but people don't appreciate that.

BayBlue22

Some do.

glassyo

My favorite quote from The Devil's Advocate:

honey_honey_12

Alinouveau2 wrote: »

honey_honey_12 wrote: »

I have learned a good (I won’t say valuable) lesson since interacting on MFP with people I don’t know.

If I’m irritated or have a differing opinion on a post.

Keep my mouth shut. 🤐

But sometimes it's fun to be the devil's advocate.

I agree but I don’t find it fun here.

nossmf

In high school English, learning about British authors, we were assigned to read Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Teacher sent home notes for parents to sign, asking which student would be allowed to read the original story and which ones the "safe for conservative families" version. Really opens up the eyes when you see the original version, I tell you what!

honey_honey_12

I learned from a young age how I can get attention.
I miss that attention but I’m not willing to do what I have to do to get it now.
I think at my age it just comes off
kind of classless.
Woe is me.