Despite all our effort to be politically correct, non-violent parents, The Mayor folded a drinking straw in half and started shooting it at his sister, The Rooster."We don't shoot at people, Mayor!" I told him, "Shooting isn't nice and it's dangerous."
"If you're going to pretend the straw is a gun, I'll have to take it away," K said.
"You especially need to stop pointing it at Rooster's eyes!" I added.
"Can I shoot at things besides people?" The Mayor asked.
Without missing a beat, The Rooster who is still only two, rolled her eyes and said,"What, like little baby animals who are all alone?"
Sunday, July 13, 2008
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that's how i taught my kids too. if you can't say something nice to someone, say it to a baby animal that's all alone
Somebody took Bambi to heart apparently.
What great wit at such a young age. I can' wait to hear what comes out of her mouth 10 years from now! :)
Maybe you should let her take on the creepy, honking truck drivers?
OK, that's hysterical. I like this girl's style.
What is it about little boys and guns - they will make them out of anything! You've got to love the Rooster's response though1
Our little man was not yet two when he started shouting "Action!" and rocketing around the house. Shooting anyone in his path with an invisible laser. It's innate, I tell you what, it is born in them. :0)
I tried to keep guns away from my boys & they pointed Mr. Potato Head arms at each other...
Yes, little boys will turn anything into a weapon. Barbie dolls, by the way, make great clubs and swords...
Only two, you say? Next she'll be giving a key note at BlogHer. :)
PLEASE don't shoot the puppy! :)
Junior Mayhem uses everything as a gun! LOVELY!
How much do I love that kid? A LOT.
LMAO! She's sharp.
You KNOW the more you restrict something, such as guns, the more they'll want it. Not that you shouldn't try, but I'm just sayin'. We don't allow real toy guns but I don't try to stop them from turning other things into guns. And I'm already seeing it on something closer to home: as you guys can imagine I don't let my kids eat meat so what do they want to eat more than anything else? MEAT.
SIGH
As long as they don't turn out to be Republicans...
That?
Was awesome.
xoxo CGf
The things that go through their minds...
Rooster ROCKS!!!!
Sign her up for the debate team already. Speech and drama department - here she comes!
I laughed out loud at that one! AWESOME response!!
That girl can take care of herself...
Boys will turn anything into a gun. My son used to bite his toast into a gun (L)shape and shoot his sister. Also, sticks become guns. The only 'real' gun we allow is a water pistol, and that can be fun enough. Michelle
It seems to be ingrained in boys to turn anything into a gun. If they don't have anything, then fingers turn into guns.
Just gotta teach them what to shoot and what not to shoot!
Well if you are going to shoot an animal make sure it is alone...just so there are no witnesess
Too funny! And only TWO?!?!?!?!?!?!
And furiousball - also VERY funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you people play rough, don't you?
Bossy's kind of woman. We need to get that girl a job writing for sitcoms.
My sister is an activist and radio personality. Guns were forbidden at her house (as they are at mine). At 4 or 5, her son bent his cousin's naked barbie over and started shooting. Today, age 13, his idea of fun is covering his guys (toy soldiers) in red paint or ketchup and filming the massacre site.
Rooster makes me laugh so hard - The Mayor is going to have to be mightly tolerant of her teasing and comments. And the Mayor is a normal boy with respect to the gun thing. Your brother did the same thing when we said "no guns". - Grandma Seattle
Oh my! I just fell off my chair. Where does she come up with this stuff. She is hilarious!!
so, everyone in my office is looking at me like they want to wrap me in a straight jacket. why? because i'm laughing like a hyena on speed...
I think you are really in for it. If she is that clever at age two? Imagine her at, like ten!
And in a related thought, my three year old went to sleep with a toy gun. Because Boys. Will. Shoot.
Wow... you won't have to worry about some guy running over that one...
kinda reminds me of Marissa Tomei in "My Cousin Vinny"... "the baby deah (deer) is drinking from the little brook and BAM..."
;)
J/
Ha! Nice one--little baby animals, that's rich.
She just cuts right to it every time. She's going to take on the world when she's older.
Looks like she's as quick witted as her parents! That is really funny!
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