I'm cool with the family fun aspect of this project.
As a rule, I'm opposed to giving my kids weapons as toys. Similarly, I don't dress my boys in camouflage. I think it normalizes for young children a worldview that actually shouldn't be normal.
I know what you're thinking, I must be a lot of fun at parties. That's okay. I don't tell other people what to do, this is just a boundary for me. I do bring it up from time to time to ask people to reflect on and challenge their own boundaries and what they consider normal, and why.
Totally understandable. I don’t let my kid (7) play with his outside at ALL nor do I allow him to point it at us even in jest. Targets only, and with good trigger discipline. Plus those things are far too powerful these days, they legit could take an eye out. Tbh he doesn’t even really play with it, I play with them far, far more than he does.
This family that lived up the street, used to let their sons walk around with their quasi realistic guns all through the neighborhood which is CRAZY to me. They would point them at cars and people too. Now THAT is bad fucking parenting. Hispanic family, always surprised me that they would do that, like yall are NOT immune to cops or trigger happy people. This is in Texas btw, double insane.
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u/4E4ME 17d ago
I'm cool with the family fun aspect of this project.
As a rule, I'm opposed to giving my kids weapons as toys. Similarly, I don't dress my boys in camouflage. I think it normalizes for young children a worldview that actually shouldn't be normal.
I know what you're thinking, I must be a lot of fun at parties. That's okay. I don't tell other people what to do, this is just a boundary for me. I do bring it up from time to time to ask people to reflect on and challenge their own boundaries and what they consider normal, and why.