And to think that reading can be acquired as easy as chilsren acquire the skill to speak!
Until I was in high school, the books I read at home were strictly sports books, particularly baseball. My parents didn't try to push me in a different direction, because I was reading something.
Baseball was life to me as a youngster: I kept score, calculated batting averages and ERAs, and more.
It all worked out, leading me to a 4-year ROTC scholarship, and a 4-year tour in Germany.