on Is It Just Us... at 21:50 12/03/2008

omg... she's only 15?!?! I am 25 and still live at home with my parents (ok.. i just went through grad school and finished up my student teaching and am waiting for a job).. my parents would NEVER let me out of the house like that.. I don't know who the girl is, but doesn't she have any parents in her life? Any role models? I was so sheltered back when I was 15 and innocent.. it's ashame, I feel bad for whoever it is, but really.. where are the influences in her life to teach her right from wrong? :-(

on Hot Topic Tries To Explain Things To Twilight Fans at 21:12 11/12/2008 as a reply on the comment by twilightteach

ps.. sorry about the typo's!

on Hot Topic Tries To Explain Things To Twilight Fans at 21:09 11/12/2008 as a reply on the comment by twilightteach

Also, the book instills many values that young girls today are missing. This book shows them that a man that is true at heart will wait for them no matter the circumstance, protect them as well as they can, and that they are indeed worth waiting for. I really thing the character of both Edward and Jacob has set the bar high for these tweens' standards in a boy. Though of course some may be unrealistic, at least they can see that they are WORTH it. I've talked to students about this book and the great thing about it is that they want to KEEP READING. That's so awesome in my mind, and I think that's great. Let them see that there is more to life then myspace and significant others that don't treat them the way they deserve to be treated.on the other hand, what is wrong w/ these parents allowing them to skip school? ah well, can't win them all...

on Hot Topic Tries To Explain Things To Twilight Fans at 21:01 11/12/2008

I am a twenty-something Twilight fan and a teacher. For and adult, these books are a quick, easy, enjoyable beach read. For these tweens that have read the book, this must be SO exciting for them. The characters they have read and imagined up are now coming to a screen near them. Remember, its not so much the movie as it is the book that is getting them excited. This being said, we as a public should be extremely PROUD that these tweens are READING, something that has been missing from a child for such a long time. In the era of social networking sites, I think its a great thing that these young adults have found a hobby in a book, rather then posting R-Rated pictures of themselves on the internet.