we decided a long time ago, well at least four years ago, that we
would not allow our boys to play with guns. it seemed like an easy decision at
the time, but it has proven to be very difficult to stick with. every time we
go to someone’s house they all seem to have toy guns, and we are constantly
explaining to the boys that we don’t play with guns…it’s more like mommy and
daddy don’t play with guns. the boys have managed to turn almost any toy,
straw, stick, and their hand into a gun…bam, bam! today we went to a birthday
party, and guess what was in the piƱata? squirt guns! every single child at
that party, and some parents were squirting each other except my boys..i felt
terribly bad for them, but since i know how their dad feels about it, i stood
my ground.. well kind of, i told them to put them in the bag and ask daddy when
they got home. let him be the bad guy. since the three year olds were not
there, colton managed to grab two extra for his brothers…how sweet, right….well
this made me feel even more guilty of course. landon even told me that it is
not dangerous and it only squirts water, and colton of course agreed with his
brother’s logic.
really though, i highly doubt that there is any evidence that boys
who play with squirt guns are more aggressive than boys that don’t. i also
struggle with suddenly allowing them to play with them since we already told
them no…i don’t want to raise them to believe that something is ok just because
everyone else is doing it.
but, drew and i did decide that they are just “squirt guns” and
eventually they will be allowed to play with them.
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