TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph.

hutch

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Re: TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph. April 04, 2017 at 03:27 PM UTC #

wishfulHatch wrote:
^ I always thought that was a horrible book for kids
the kid just takes and takes and takes…and the tree gets death for it's kindness and enabling his greed

yea… it was pretty disturbing.. i first read it to my kids and was like "OMG!"

but the Missing Piece.. I like that one..

jrpa

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Re: TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph. April 04, 2017 at 03:29 PM UTC #

wishfulHatch wrote:
^ I always thought that was a horrible book for kids
the kid just takes and takes and takes…and the tree gets death for it's kindness and enabling his greed

I learned all of my relationship advice from this book.

Relaxer

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Re: TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph. April 04, 2017 at 03:54 PM UTC #

This is the best book about chillin under a tree

sweetcell

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Re: TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph. April 04, 2017 at 04:17 PM UTC #

i refuse to read the giving tree to my kiddos. way too depressing.

Relaxer

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Re: TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph. April 04, 2017 at 04:22 PM UTC #

You want a depressing as hell child's book?

jrpa

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Re: TAN: ITT, you post and I then proffer your epitaph. April 04, 2017 at 04:27 PM UTC #

Relaxer wrote:
You want a depressing as hell child's book?

My mother would read this to us at least once a month and breaking down into inconsolable sobbing within minutes. It was awkward as hell. I don't know why she insisted on doing that; its not like we were requesting as young children to read the dead mother book or anything.