Gun play

[theatokos]

This is a post for all those born male and for mothers of males.

If you are a male, did you play with guns? Did you turn non-gun items into imaginary guns? Do you think this is something innate in males? If not, where did you learn this behaviour from? As an adult male now do you have any parenting perspectives on this, or advice for the new mama of a male?

For mothers of males, do your sons play with guns or have gun play? If so, at what age did this start? Does this bother you? If so, how do you discourage this? Any thoughts for a new mama?

Comments

guns

[robroys.livejournal.com]

Growing up in AK I cannot quite remember when I started with toy guns. I do remember going shooting for the first time... I needed glasses, but my vision was not that bad, but bad enough not to shoot very well. I was branded a reader not a hunter...

Still I learned guns are not toys in a big way. Something about a shotgun being blasted into the muskeg a few feet away really impressed me to not play with guns.

As far as toy guns, you should be more concerned about whether or not you want to raise a candy assed commie!

Squirt guns and water balloons are easily the best toys EVER. Will it lead to another Timothy McVeigh? I think not.

Bugs Bunny Road Runner hour was the best thing ever btw.

Re: guns

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't think all gun play is bad. But I'm conscious of it, you know? I'm going to have to parse all this: tv, violent play, etc. It's a part of life, so I'm not freaked. But I thought I'd get some input.

I know growing up around gun owners/users I knew that guns were tools for adults and not play things. Maybe we'll end up somewhere where this is a part of the community and it will imprint upon Bennett too. I also loved the Bugs Bunny Road Runner stuff.

As for raising a candy-assed commie.... well, too each their own.