The context of the following conversation is addison read the news paper out loud to the kids who didn't know how to read.:
addison says Instead of reading them a story, the kids wanted me to read them the newspaper last night..
The friend responds You probably bored them to sleep then!.
addison responds I can confirm not a lot of attention was paid..
The friend responds They were just curious as to why adults read them, instead of fairytales..
addison responds At least they know now, can they not read?.
The friend responds Not yet..