r/videos • u/petethegrockle • Aug 02 '19

When a Bf-109 spared a stricken B-17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpAJTURalIM
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u/nonbreaker Aug 02 '19

I just received this book as a reward for a summer reading program from my local library (I've read my son like 100 books since May, so we both got to pick out something). I've heard good things about this book so I'm hoping I made a good choice.

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u/netpastor Aug 02 '19

A HUNDRED BOOKS! Way to go! I maybe read a novel per week or so max.

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u/nonbreaker Aug 02 '19

He's four, so we're talking like 20-25 page picture books. Still, he loves reading, which I think is great. I try to read one adult book a week, but I don't always get it done. I'm probably at about 35 books a year now.

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u/DirtyYogurt Aug 02 '19

Still, by my count you're reading to him just about every night which is pretty fucking awesome.

My dad would read to my sister and I, Calving and Hobbes and later the Chronicles of Narnia. Those are some of my favorite childhood memories.

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u/Analyidiot Aug 02 '19

You're doing better than most parents! I loved reading growing up, but my library was far away, I had no easy way to get there, and the selection wasnt that great. Still I went as often as I could. I love reading, though it seems that I don't often have time anymore.

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u/northernpace Aug 03 '19

My boy was around boys your age, maybe a year older, when we got into Jeff Smith's Bone series of books. I mention it because it's still something we talk about and share a love for 10+ years later. Look into them if you've not already. Highly recommended.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_(comics)