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

[mindycl.livejournal.com]

My 3 1/2 year old routinely makes guns of out Legos, Clics and Morphuns, and comes to tell me he made a "shpritzer" (spray gun) and is shpritzing on me. And he goes P-ts! P-ts! and "sprays" me. LOL. THe Chasidic kids' version of a gun LOL!

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

Ha! Yeah, I think water guns are fun, so will we allow those? Oh probably.