Ultimately I make a decision and most of the time I go with my gut. Yes, my gut let me make a mistake once or twice, but I don't hold it against him/her or it.
Few days ago my sister and I decided to take our boys for lunch ( 4 boys ages 5,7,7 and 12)and little shopping in their favorite store "Nothing over Dollar" which recently changed into "Nothing over $1.25".
As a treat we told the boys that each of them can pick out 4 items of their choice. Pretty harmless, right?
Before I continue I need to tell you little background about my family. My sister is a single mom who works full time and lives with our JW mom and dad. Her boys spend all of their time except school in my house or with my parents.
Neither of the households support violence, watch violent shows, talk about violence and guns. The boys don't own any toy guns (except little Nerf shooters with target).
Well, the youngest child little nephew C picked out a kit that contained gun, black mask and a badge "The Mask Man". Since it was a Dollar Store and we said he could pick anything he wants my sister figured that by the time they get home the gun would be broken and in a trash.
Next stop was the restaurant.
While we are waiting for our meals the boys are keeping busy playing with their purchases. Little nephew C opened his kit and insisted to put on his black mask.
It was the creepiest and funniest thing ever. His little beady eyes were following me everywhere. Then he needed to go to the washroom and HB was the lucky one (being the closest we had to a man with us)to take him. He would not take that mask off and he walked through that restaurant proud as punch and HB was just hiding behind him (it's so easy to embarrass 12 year old).
After the washroom visit little C parks his little tush on the chair. Looks around. Pulls out his gun and with a serious look points his gun at my sister and starts....eenie, meenie, minie, mo.....who should die today....while pointing the gun around the circle. His brother K was "it" so little C stops. He looks at his brother and says: "It's your lucky day" and pulls the pretend trigger. Then continues eating his grilled cheese.
Now, I know this was all innocent (I hope) and kind of funny in twisted sort of way (I did laugh a bit.....honestly, you would probably laugh if you saw him doing it), but WHAT WOULD YOU DO......?
Do go check out my other blog to see what I created (finally) from The POM Wonderful juice that the wonderful people of POM sent me.
It is delicious, tasty and festive.....Cannoli with Pomegranate Mousse
11 comments:
It must be something naturally ingrained in little boys. Go figure!
I would not give it too much attention. We did not have any gun stuff at our house at all until last year. I got them water guns.
Next time I would wait until AFTER lunch to go to the newly named $1.25 store.
From there on out--good luck. ;)
Peace, love, happiness and health,
~Jo
'Diary Of A Sad Houswife'
You know, it's something I think is as result of violence in media today that kids don't think twice about stuff like that.
On a lighter note, nice job on the cannoli. Love the extra touch around the plate. :0)
Hmmm...me? I'd freak out.
I am really trying to think about what I'd do to Alex. I would take it away from him. I probably wouldn't let him get it in the first place so I wouldn't have to deal with it. Yeah, I like to avoid things sometimes.
Tough call, really.
xx
Cristina
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shut your face off with that dessert.
following your ass now.
I think it is just part of being boys. My oldest and his two best friends insisted on going to the video store in their masked costumes. I tried to talk them out of it. And even said that it was only because I'm there they wouldn't get into trouble.
Sure enough the manage told me in front of the three masked teenage boys that it didn't bother them but in any other store the managers would call the police because it was illegal to have masks on in public except at Halloween.
we own many guns (we are avid hunters and have a ranch) and from the time our boys were old enough to have "play" guns we were very strict that they never point guns at people. even fake guns. it's never too early to start gun safety. i wouldn't have freaked out over it, just explained to him that it's not appropriate and if he does it again, the gun goes away...
The Cannoli with pomegranate mousse looks amazing...
I think it is in the genes as far as boys and guns are concerned.
I think I would giggle too while trying to keep a straight face. My boys play with toy guns and if they don't have one when they want one, they pretend something else is a gun. I have a "don't point it at someone's head or face" rule.
I think I kind of agree with Noelle. I wouldn't freak out about it, but I would let them know in no uncertain terms that it's not appropriate behavior to even pretend to shoot people! A lot of schools now will discipline kids for just making a "gun" with their hand and pretending to shoot, so I think it's good to get them used to the idea that even pretending to shoot someone can get them in really big trouble!
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