apparently it's all in the timing

Did you know that the most loving moms are the ones who read to their kids at night before bedtime? It's true. I just read it in a book. And suddenly all of my hours of morning and afternoon book reading seem completely pointless. Here I had thought I was doing something fun and educational and loving with my kids. We head to the library every two weeks and pull out eight to twelve books. Then we sit on the couch, one boy on each side, and we read them. All of them. Day after day. Come to find out, I had the time of day wrong and now their tiny hearts are starving for love.
I guess I should clarify by saying that I read that statement in a novel and, yes, I do know the difference between fiction and non-fiction. But still. I read that and suddenly found myself wanting because, according to this author, the only proper and loving time to read to kids is at bedtime. And in case you haven't figured it out, I usually don't read to my kids at bedtime. Every once in a while we have story time but it isn't a part of our routine. Maybe when the kids are in school all day, we will shift our reading time to the evenings.
To this author I'd like to say, "Shame on you for making such a sweeping statement about moms loving their kids." And to myself I'd like to say, "You are awesome! And it was only a novel so you can let it go now."

photo by: My hubby. The role of Brooke is being played by Opa.