Yesterday we were at Big 5 looking at some camping gear for our trip this summer. To get to the camping stuff we had to walk by all of the guns. Andy looked up at me and said, “Dad, can we get a gun?” I told him that we aren’t getting a gun and he said “Not yet?” and I said “No, not for a while.” He kept asking and asking. I asked him why he wanted a gun and he said it was so that he could shoot bad guys. I finally got down on his eye level and told him flat out, “No we are not getting a gun.” He was crushed. He totally broke down and cried.
Kami took him and near the check stand he stopped crying and asked if he could have some gummy bears instead. I think it was a well thought out plan.
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