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I agree with you -- I sobbed when I read this book, and gave a copy to my daughter and to my son, whose wife is now expecting a baby. Of course, if you take it literally it is silly, but the love expressed in this book is real to me. Dana McDougald, Media Specialist Cedar Shoals H. S. Athens, Ga. 30605 dmcdouga@moe.coe.uga.edu On Thu, 29 Jun 1995, Cecil Ralph Roberts wrote: > I have -Love You Forever- which is the correct title in my library. The > children and teachers like it. I find it to be a very touching and > emotional book, so I seldom read it aloud, but I do recommend it to > students and teachers. I think children see it as the author > intended- to show a mother's love for her children. To me it just > illustrates how mothers love their children forever. I think the book is > written as much for adults as for children because we have the memories > of mother's and father's love and care. > I don't think the author wanted to show a "strange lady" checking up on > her grown son. He just wanted to show that love is forever. CRR@Tenet.edu > On Thu, 29 Jun > 1995, Shannon Acedo wrote: > > > I think it's important to discuss complex issues and emotions with > > students, but what I don't like to bring up with my 5 year old when she > > begs me to read _I'll always love you_ is how wierd it seems to me that > > this woman has nothing else in her life but her son, and how strange it > > seems that she follows him around and checks up on him (when he's grown > > and gone) while he's sleeping. My daughter likes it, and I don't need > > her to share my view that it seems unhealthy. When she's bigger we can > > go into the complexities a bit more thoroughly. > > > > Shannon Acedo (acedos@marlborough.la.ca.us) > > Marlborough School > > 250 S. Rossmore Ave. > > Marlborough School > > Los Angeles CA 90004 > > (213)935-1147 > > >