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Yesterday was my little brothers eighth birthday so I decided to buy him The Magician's Nephew by C.S Lewis (the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia series).

I walked into the dining room after coming home from the book shop to see him playing Roblox on his tablet. I eagerly present him the book with its very nice graphic of two children riding a flying horse upon a hardback front. Then this little shit, this vile moronic child knocks the book from my hands onto the floor and declares "I hate books". As soon as this happened I was filled with fucking rage, this indoctrinated ungrateful vulgar zoomer just demonstrated such a disgusting attitude towards me.

How will we repair the minds of today's youth /lit/? The scary thing is most children this age have this approach towards reading. The only solution I can see is drastically limiting this generations use of modern technology however organisations will thwart any legal means by which this can be achieved.

>> No.13472776

>>13472755
Your parents fucked up. It's their fault for letting such toxic and obnoxious artifacts within his reach. There's nothing you can do to save him from the abyss known as internet/smartphone addiction. Your brother is a zombie.

>> No.13472777

You already know the answer, even if you are afraid to take action. Do not be afraid.

>> No.13472789

>>13472755
Who cares? I called my brother a faggot growing up all the time and now he's an incel. It's their own fault if they dont want to learn and succeed

>> No.13472855

>>13472755
Repair?
Nigh impossible.
Your parents, and you, were supposed to prevent this from happening in the first place.
But his expressed sentiment isn't entirely your fault, it's mostly the fault of a truly terrible education system that works constantly to consistently produce human beings which despise the written word.

>> No.13472957

>>13472777
If you are implying violence then the answer is no buddy

>> No.13472966

>>13472755
Smash his tablet. It's the only logical thing you can do. Smash anything that allows him to connect to the internet.

>> No.13473022

>>13472755
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe is what you should give him first and read it to him if you have too. that book, and ive read all the chronicles in my youth, is only for after you are interested in the world lewis presents.

>> No.13473030

Did you try screaming in his face?

>> No.13473159

>>13473022
C.S Lewis himself recommended the magicians nephew as the first you should read

>> No.13473167

Today's kids don't want to read The Chronicles of Narnia. Get him something more interesting.

>> No.13473171

>>13473167
Today's kids don't want to read anything, that's the problem.

>> No.13473189

>>13473171
Zoomers are inundated with technology. What about some light sci-fi?

>> No.13473208

>>13473159
thats because he didn't know which was better since he wrote both.

>> No.13473209

>>13472755
>GRR, ZOOMER NOT DOING WHAT I WANT
>I know, I'll associate the appreciation of books with me trying to impose my will on him!
>I'll try to force him to read some random book just like my English teachers at school... yeah, that will get him interested
>Then if that doesn't work, I'll try to intervene to prevent him doing what he wants to do!!!
Gee, what a recipe for success.

Why not take him to a book store and say "you can pick any book you want"?

Why not read stories to him when it's bed time so you share in fun experiences together?

You are making typical boomer mistakes trying so hard to force it. If you want him to read, you first need to get him to want to read and enjoy books. Associate it with his freedom to choose whatever experience he wants. Associate it with quality time with his loved ones. Don't associate it with you being a retarded tyrant.

>> No.13473212

your brother just wants you to make him start with the greeks. do that and he'll concede, otherwise you'll forever be known as a pseud in his eyes.

>> No.13473216

>>13473209
stop defending spoiled little shits. he who spareth the rod hateth the child. you are the real child abuser

>> No.13473220

>>13472755
It’s your fault for getting him a faggoty looking book. No disrespect to C.S. Lewis but this is a 13 year old zoomer we’re dealing with, he probably doesn’t appreciate the implication of being given children’s books with fairies and unicorns and shit on the cover. Maybe he’d be more open to sci-fi books or something. Failing that, just leave something by Sade lying around in his room...

>> No.13473233

>>13473220
Oh wait you said eighth birthday, for some reason I skimmed over the post as saying your bro was in eighth grade. Okay ignore everything I said

>> No.13473245

>>13473209
Post with actual good advice. Read this Op

>> No.13473247

The fucking chinks are gonna run all over us in thirty years

>> No.13473263

>>13473247
based

>> No.13473277

>>13473209
You raise some good points, I'll attempt this approach however there is no excuse for what he did.

I feel fucking pissed off and disappointed, I've never had a good relationship with him and so I thought this birthday I'd try to bond with him over a book and this how he reacts

>> No.13473287

>a literal wizard gifting his little brother a book called ‘The Magicians Nephew’.

Damn nigga you are a stupid motherfucker. :3

>> No.13473305

If he says he doesn’t like books you may want to get him something a little easier like comics. It’s more visually stimulating and you can eventually get him into real books. I bet he doesn’t see comics as books, so it’ll likely be way easier. He’s also a child of the avengers era, so he’ll think iron man and shit is cool. Seems like a tough case to crack.

>> No.13473323

>>13472755
Imagine being this much of a beta male. What? Did you cry too? Did you choke when he made you suck his cock? lmao.

>> No.13473357

>>13473305
>my child won't eat broccoli so I'll just feed him ice cream until he likes it.
whatever you do don't do this. they are not the same. Just read to him. but then again you said you didnt have that good a relationship.

>> No.13473378

Imagine if u associated books with ur faggy big brother because of his insistent badgering and every time u tried to read a book u had his sõyish face flash in front of u

>> No.13473415

>>13473378
hahahaha reverse Harry Potter, forgive me for saying so. OP is a literate Dursley

>> No.13473426

>>13473323
loooooooooooool

>> No.13473436

>>13473216
Did you enjoy being beaten?

>> No.13473452

>>13473216
this

>> No.13473453

Read meditations

>> No.13473460

>>13473216
>A Christian wanting to abuse children
Surprise, surprise.

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>>13472755

>> No.13473481

>>13472755
I have a 3 year old and the house is filled with books. You have to saturate them with books from a young age. Sometimes I will see him on his own just flipping through them - looking at pictures.
He loves books but it took a fair bit of work.

The problem is with the parents my friend. They have chucked a tablet at him when they couldn't be arsed. Its easy. Don't blame thew kids - blame thew fucking parents.

>> No.13473482

>>13473357
>my child who I don't know very well won't eat ANYTHING, how do I get him to like EATING?
Are you fucking stupid?

>> No.13473513

From his perspective, a book is going to appear far less exciting than a video game. What about taking him to something like indoor rock climbing, an indoor play center, or some parkour classes? His attention span is probably fried from the tablet. He needs something engaging and preferably challenging to ween him off the immediate gratification of electronics.

Considering he is already that insolent, and someone thought it was wise to give him a tablet at eight years old, I'm guessing his attitude is far from his only problem. What's his diet like? Does he have access to the tablet before bed? Is he getting exercise? If your parents aren't going to do their jobs, you're going to have to step in, for your brother's sake.

It might help to make access to his tablet conditional on good behaviour. If he is polite, eats his vegetables, gets good grades or whatever, he gets his good boy points. He can cash them in for various rewards, including time on the tablet. If he is bad, you threaten to take some of his points away, but give him the chance to recover them if he can tell you what he did wrong, give a sincere apology, or is on his best behaviour for some period of time.

>> No.13473524

>>13473209
>Why not take him to a book store and say "you can pick any book you want"?
"let's go home, I wanna play vidya, yo"

>> No.13473547

While he sounds like a selfish rat, when I was 8 I wouldn't have been so impressed with a book either; my parents taught me to be polite and feign interest is the only difference. Be honest OP, did you buy book, knowing full well that your bro likes Roblox/games, because you thought he'd like it or because you felt smart/sophisticated gifting classic literature? Maybe you have an ego as well.

>> No.13473550

>>13472755
based zoomer dabbing on OP

>> No.13473552

>>13473481
this

>> No.13473560

>>13473481
>The problem is with the parents my friend. They have chucked a tablet at him when they couldn't be arsed.
Child abuse. They are lucky I don't have dictatorial powers because I would have no mercy on people like that. I would punish them out of all proportion to the actual magnitude of the crime they are committing if only for the sheer amount of rage it elicits in me.

>> No.13473569

>>13473560
>Not today, but one day you will feel my pugilistic rage upon your face

>> No.13473639

>>13473277
>>13473277
He's just a kid man. What can you expect? You're probably guilty of doing similar shit to your parents. Don't get so upset about it.

>> No.13473647

>>13472755
>Letting an 8 year old have a tablet
That's your fucking problem. I wasn't allowed to have electronic devices until I was 14, and even then it was merely an Xbox360 with no internet. I constantly thank my parents for doing a good job

>> No.13473658

>>13472755
That's the sixth book in the series, even if it's the first chronologically. Also, about the first half of that book doesn't even take place in Narnia, so it really shouldn't be used as an introduction to what Narnia is.

You should always start with The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

>> No.13473739

>>13473524
>if you finish the book you choose I'll buy you a game

>> No.13473745

>>13473739
children shouldn't be bargained with, they should obey

>> No.13473852

>>13473745
You are fucked in the head, man. It's the responsibility of parents to give children the time and space to be carefree and happy, and help them to learn and explore the world so that they discover their interests.

So many wanton child abusers in this thread, it's insane. No wonder this world is so fucked up.

>> No.13473862
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13473862

Your brother will grow up to be a retard like most of his shit generation.

>> No.13473899

>>13473209
this is ok advice, but you don't know the kid

>Why not take him to a book store and say "you can pick any book you want"?

if you get him in the book store you'd probably just get "I don't want a book"

if OP's story is actually true the kid is just a dickhead

>> No.13473903

>>13473852
civilization is built on discipline, not on letting people do whatever they want and "discover their interests". That's child abuse. Children don't know what's good for them. You have to tell them or you are being an irresponsible adult. Our world is fucked from lack of responsibility and people doing whatever they want, of only seeking out what pleases them.

>> No.13474038

>>13473862
Every one should read this informative but mediocre book. Good post.

>> No.13474054

>>13474038
give me the quick rundown

>> No.13474159

I got that exact edition for my seventh Bloomsday. My Dad read it to me and my brother. I liked it a lot.

>> No.13474189

>>13472755
Books, if you’re including audio and e-books, are more popular than ever before. Your bro is just a retard.

>> No.13474195

>>13473852
you're literally getting baited
I doubt OP's story is even real

>> No.13474265

>>13473159
It literally doesn’t make any sense without knowing who any of the characters are and he was senile when he said that.

>> No.13474268

>>13473167
Narnia, charlottes web, and Alice in wonderland are the timeless classics to get gets into reading. What’s the matter with u anon?

>> No.13474280
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13474280

>How do we stop technology from distracting the youth?
Full eco terrorist mode?

>> No.13474281

>>13472789
>I called my brother a faggot growing up all the time
So did I, but he gets more tail than I do.
What gives?

>> No.13474302

>>13474280
Please elaborate

>> No.13474328

>>13473903
>civilization is built on discipline
Eh, civilization is built on plenty of things anon, and opportunistic retardedness is the most prevalent o them. Advocating discipline without an ethical, moral and spiritual core is a recipe for dangerous stupidity.
Before you think of whipping your child into compliance think about what will favor his flourishing as an human being. Don't think in pseudo-militaristic terms, think in Aristotelian terms.

>> No.13474468

>>13472755
>How will we repair the minds of today's youth /lit/?
Corrective rape is the only way.

>> No.13474476

>>13473171
wrong
Lewis is christcuck trash

>> No.13474490

>>13472755
>drastically limiting this generations use of modern technology
Hahahahahaha he says as modern technology is drastically limiting this generations use of modern humanity

>> No.13474602

>>13472855
The problem is not only him being an ignorant lout, it’s ignorant louts not knowing their place and disrespecting everything they don’t like. And no, it’s not only a zoomer thing.

>> No.13474615

>>13474490
What?

>> No.13474951

>>13472755
Give him 4 tabs of acid. Also, its not your brothers fault he's just become a victim to capitalist machine that has, with the advent of the digital age, made most of the western world vapid hyper consumers.

Best you can do, imo, is to be patient with him and ask him why he doesnt read books. Maybe even tell him that he is going to regret wasting so much of his time looking at a screen and wish his parents had been more aware and caring of whats going on, or atleast been strict with him.

Its not impossible anon, but there is only so much you can do and ultimately its not your responsibility. Your brother will have to learn on his own in the end. Helping him at a young age would ideally be best, so that his brain doesnt cement these particular dopamine patterns and not become fucked in the long run. I wish i had a childs brain rn.

>> No.13474970

>>13473513
Pretty based answer