tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139278255982391908.post7783384160662733583..comments2023-08-17T08:58:25.119-05:00Comments on Slugs, Snails, and Puppy-dog Tails: You'll Shoot Your Eye Out!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139278255982391908.post-77812660592975035122010-11-15T16:26:47.679-06:002010-11-15T16:26:47.679-06:00Grandma Kathy says: When Matt and Carl were little...Grandma Kathy says: When Matt and Carl were little I did not like guns or violence, and so I didn't let them watch violent shows and I didn't buy them any toy guns. They were allowed to have "squirt elephants" which they were supposed to use to spray water. Well, of course they pretended the elephants were guns and they pretended to kill each other and all the neighbors with their squirt elephant guns. They also used legos, lincoln logs, sticks, and crackers as guns. And since they weren't allowed to shoot people, all the people had to pretend to be bad lions or bears or snakes so they could kill them. I finally gave up, boys and guns just go together. I guess it is part of the hunter, warrior, conqueror in men, that we all love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139278255982391908.post-26158961414676037052010-11-15T12:54:06.616-06:002010-11-15T12:54:06.616-06:00guns and boys go together, just like snakes and sn...guns and boys go together, just like snakes and snails. they just need to be trained and supervised. aiden is not allowed to shoot people, so 'people'need to pretend to be deer, or bears, or elephants and then he can shoot them. it's kinda fun to crawl around being some creature and get shot. brings lots of giggle from the mighty huntervonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488988349701231270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139278255982391908.post-33363380128058163992010-11-08T01:53:52.933-06:002010-11-08T01:53:52.933-06:00when very young, Rick and I tried to hang Vicki fr...when very young, Rick and I tried to hang Vicki from the apricote tree as we had seen on some old b&w western before she could join our club. She would have none of of it. I shudder to think of the potential consequences if she had. Saints preserve us!John Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485924440573588504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139278255982391908.post-84388027016343681192010-11-08T01:48:30.387-06:002010-11-08T01:48:30.387-06:00when I was a kid, long before we could afford to b...when I was a kid, long before we could afford to be given much by way of real toys we fashoned out own weapons, as yours have done. Problem was we were a bit more creative and unsupervised in our huge backyard. We made bows out of stout saplings and arrows out of sticks and actually shot at eash other. As i recall one of the neighbood gang had to go to hosp for stiches in his head! How did we all survive to adulthood?John Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485924440573588504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9139278255982391908.post-76657790156330888612010-11-07T22:23:36.262-06:002010-11-07T22:23:36.262-06:00Kyle used to chew his sandwiches into the shape of...Kyle used to chew his sandwiches into the shape of a gun and then "shoot"!TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01155268364964033026noreply@blogger.com