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

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

No, maybe I shouldn't have limited it to just males, but they do tend to be the more "gun prone" and according to Adam and my nanny, there is more pressure to engage in that kind of play.

However, I was quite the violent little girl. I looooooved to hit and hit with things.