[Child of the 7th Age]

I'm both a daughter and a mom. My own mother scratches her head but indulgently sends a check for my birthday so I can buy more of the "stuff" I like.<P>I introduced both my kids to Tolkien before the movies came out. My ten-year old recently finished reading The Hobbit and has pictures of Sam and Frodo plastered over her walls. My son, who's fifteen, just finished reading Fellowship and Two Towers, and is starting on the third book.<P>My whole family would probably agree, though, that no one is as daft about this as I am.<P>Cami Goodchild