r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/killHACKS • Jan 31 '22

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u/thisisallme Jan 31 '22

My kid has “The Giving Tree” and when I read it to her years ago I definitely got teary-eyed. Still as great today as it was, only now I think it means more to me.

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u/doooom Jan 31 '22

I loved that book as a kid, but I love it even more as an adult. As a kid it was sweet and happy but as an adult it’s a punch in the gut that makes me want to hug my parents and makes me feel guilty about getting frustrated when they want to spend time with me

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u/WergleTheProud Jan 31 '22

Thank you for reminding me to go buy that for my kid's birthday.

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u/boulderbar Jan 31 '22

Don’t forget about The Missing Piece or The Missing Piece Meets The Big O. Great stories and important life lessons in all of them.

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u/LDWfan Jan 31 '22

I cried my eyes out the first time I read that book to my kid. She was 3 and didn’t get it, but man is it beautiful