I want to but I can't...

Valdosta, Georgia
July 25, 2012 6:17pm CST
I really want to read a book that I started but I can't. =( My kids are playing like they usually do but they are especially loud today for some reason...Lol. I will probably read the book tonight when its more quiet but I get so tired at night and crash so I don't know if I will feel like it... Have you ever wanted to read and couldn't for one reason or another?
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@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
26 Jul 12
Yup when i have a good book with me, i really want to finish it in one seating but of course i have work to do so i have to either read it at night but sometimes i cannot as like you i am tired too and all i want is to sleep, during daytime i also cannot read it as well i have work too, sometimes it is that frustrating not being able to read it. Usually i can read it if the kids are already asleep or during weekends, on Sunday afternoons.
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
Yeah I have so badly wanted to read that book! It is so good what I have read so far. Its killing me not being able to find out what happens! Lol. I will just have to try to read it tonight. I just hate how tired I am at night, and reading makes me more sleepy...
@jazel_juan (15745)
• Philippines
26 Jul 12
may i ask what book is that?
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
It's called A Cold Day For Murder. I got it offline. So far its really good! =)
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
26 Jul 12
Oh wow, I am never too tired to read. Like you, I can't read if there is a lot of distractions, but I also can't sleep right away, so that is when I read. In fact yesterday I finished and started another book, and it was so interesting, I had to make myself stop reading..lol
• United States
26 Jul 12
Is there anything you can give up for even an hour of reading time? I wouldn't know how to act without a book to read...
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
I wish I was not so tired at night! It is terrible because I want to read so bad. And that is the only time I have. Lol, your lucky. I wish I could do that!
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@jillhill (37353)
• United States
26 Jul 12
I like to read on my break at work....usually my time is interupted by someone who just wants to visit. I have taken to going outside the building just to read!
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
Yeah, when I was working I read on my breaks too. =) Fortunately, it was a quiet office so I didn't get disturbed much! I don't blame you for going outside to read.
• Philippines
30 Jul 12
Yes, it's quite difficult to concentrate when your environment is noisy. When I read, I want no noise around me. It's reallyniceto read but I also don't have timeto read during the day. At night, I feel too sleepy so it takes me a long time to finish reading a book. I hope you'll find some quiet time reading yours.
• Valdosta, Georgia
31 Jul 12
I agree it is difficult to read when it's noisy. I like it to be mostly quiet. Yeah the only time I can is right before bed which is hard because then I am so tired. Thanks, I did finish the one book before bed. =)
• India
26 Jul 12
Hi friend, sad to hear about this, it is really hard to do a thing, if we have little kids, since they will give a lot of troubles to us. I had lot of incidents in this sort.
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
Yeah it is hard to find a good time to read here! The only time is at night when my babies are sleeping.
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
27 Jul 12
Yes there have been many times I have not been able to read. Often it is not because of outside circumstance but because of the way I feel inside. Its frustrating that sometimes I will want to read but then I will feel mostly depressed or that my mind is working far too fast to sit down and try to read. I hope that you're able to read because it is a very rewarding and nice experience. It is also quite relaxing for me when I can do that. I love reading more than a lot of things but because I can not practice or do it regularly then I do not get to often. Its kind of one of those things you need to put in your life if you want it, otherwise, it just will not be there. I wish you luck.
• Valdosta, Georgia
30 Jul 12
I'm sorry. I hope you can get your mind where you want it to be so you can read again soon! =( I miss being able to read whenever I feel like it. I wish I could, but my only time is at night when I am so tired! I love reading, it is relaxing. And its nice to read about someone else's life instead of my own.
• United States
26 Jul 12
Yeh, I learned that one in my younger days when the kids were little. Reading only came when they went to bed or were at friends houses. I use to read all the time and I really enjoyed it. Mostly romances and spoooooooky! Ew, I get the chills thinking of some spooky books I read, all by myself, at night, living alone with my daughters. Wow, I'm making my own spooky book right here, lol!
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
Yeah, when I am doing absolutely nothing they are so quiet but the minute I pick up my book they are SO loud. Lol, go figure! I love mysteries, my favorite kind of book. Romance novels depress me a little bit because if their really good I feel like I am the main character and I become disappointed with my own marriage at times...
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
26 Jul 12
I have had those types of problems reading! Sometimes I take a book to work. Where I read sometimes the tv is on and that distracts me! If that doesn't happen I will get interrupted by others taking a break the same time I am! They start talking to me and I hate that! Ugh! So when I take a book to work I take my break when I know others aren't so I am not distracted!
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
I hate that. I would like to read a book when I'm really in the mood too. I hate when you cannot just sit and read without distractions. Lol.
@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
26 Jul 12
No. I have always had a way to be able to read. If noisy, I use earphones. If there is still a task, I soon finish. Tired of not making me off reading. At most, I fell asleep before it finished.
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
I wish I had a way to read. The only time I have is before bed but I usually fall asleep while trying to read. I hate that!
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
26 Jul 12
Hi friend, Yes this has happened with me on multiple occasions. A lot of guests and relatives visit us and I am just in the middle of an interesting novel and I have to stop reading it midway and hope to read when they leave. I leave it with a page mark and keep fidgeting as to when I can get back to reading. I am quite a book worm but only when it comes to reading story books,fiction etc and not study related books.Of late I am reading a book that has some of the selected short stories from renowned authors. I have ordered a new book online and waiting to get it. It is Fifty Shades of Grey. I do hope you would get some time to read the book soon.
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
Ugh, it is so frustrating isn't it? Yeah when there are a lot of people around its never quiet enough to read. Yeah I am the same way, bookmark the page so I can get back to it. Yeah I love reading too, I always have since I was young. Thank you, I hope you get to read soon too! =)
@chum24 (569)
• Philippines
31 Jul 12
yeah many times..hahaha..especially if its a medical surgical books my gosh i don't want to read. but sometime i should read even though i could not because i know later on i will love to read.
• Indonesia
26 Jul 12
Even I do not have children yet, I can not finish reading a book. I like a book and has a lot of it. But working from 8am to 7pm every day, 6 days a week is really tiring. I really miss the time I can read a book in one night (in my school days).
• Valdosta, Georgia
26 Jul 12
Yeah its hard to read when you work so much! =( When I was at work I would read on my lunch breaks. Lol. It was quiet in the break room and I had an hour. I miss being able to read whenever I wanted to! Lol.