March 24, 2010
Why we read Tabatha Southey aloud
Why we read Tabatha Southey aloud at our house every Saturday morning: “And as if generations previous to us did not hang around waiting for the mail to come. One never hears a mother in a Victorian novel complain that their child is “addicted to the second post,” but a child on the Internet is always portrayed as a problem. I hear parents express remorse that their children are making friends on Facebook, which is the modern version of the old-fashion letter of introduction and “at home day” combined. Do they think their own teen years were any better spent, writing fan letters to the Bay City Rollers?”
I just have to say: I love Tabatha Southey too!!! She rocks.
This is amazing. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who blame technology for “the kids today.” Before video games, kids were shooting each other playing cowboys and indians; before texting, kids were playing seven minutes in heaven in the basement. I think it’s in the nature of children to be curious about violence and sexuality. Also, I’m pretty sure if I had had Facebook as a kid, I would have been way more social than I actually was.
I am kind of afraid of teenagers, but Southey is talking me ’round.
She is the best part of the Globe & Mail, full stop.
Yes! This was my favourite Southey column in some time, but they’re often the highlight of my Saturday morning paper reading.
And now she has been jettisoned as part of the Globe’s redsign. I don’t care how cool the new look is, it doesn’t make up for the pleasure of reading Tabatha Southey’s columns aloud every Saturday morning. My wife and I have written the Globe to complain and we encourage all the other Southey fans -and we know there are plenty – to do likewise.