- We own the guns. We got them because I know it is something that Devin enjoys and cares about. I have my interests that he doesn't get in the way of, so I felt that I should let him have his too, even if I didn't like it. So, yeah, we own the guns.
- One of Devin's reasons for wanting guns is that if he were gone and some scary boogie man got into our house I could pull out a gun and scare the dude out. Problem: if I don't know how to work the banging thing it would probably be more harm to me than the scary boogie man. Solution: learn to work the banging thing.
- I do feel that if we are going to own guns (and even if we don't own guns) I need to teach my kids to be safe with them. Well, I can't teach them something I don't know myself.
- Devin really does enjoy going shooting. He likes guns and shooting the way I like crafting and reading. He thinks about it. When we are shopping he looks at guns and ammo. In social settings he talks about it (while I usually leave or just don't take part in the conversation). Since it is something he so enjoys I need to choose to not avoid it or be negative about it. Even if I don't enjoy it I can let Devin enjoy it. That is what he would do for me. Does do for me. He would like it if I at least knew enough to have an intelligent conversation with him about guns, and not shy away from social conversations about guns.
- I don't try to keep Devin from going out shooting with friends or family. I just don't go with. However I have come to realize that that doesn't go unnoticed. Devin's family know that I will happily stay with a house-full of kids while the adults all go out shooting. It is not that I feel taken advantage of, like I said I stay with kiddos happily. Rather it is something that Devin's family, including in-laws all enjoy together and not me. It is something that they share.
- Well, I don't know what number 6 is, it just seems like there should be a number 6 and I just don't know what it is yet. I will have to update this post when I figure it out.
None of this means that I have reconciled my thoughts/feelings about hunting. Just the owning of and shooting of guns. As a hobby and family recreational activity.
2 comments:
Isn't it interesting how our relationships change us. I never thought I'd have a gun in the house either. But I knew when I married Todd that wasn't even negotionable. He has changed my views on a lot of topics. Love you!!
Uncle Jim loved guns. He went hunting occasionally, but was more at home in a shooting gallery. He was an excellent marksman with bow and arrow. Their was a time when he considered entering bow and arrow tournaments, and I didn't discourage him, but he could see when he started investigating it, that the practice time, and traveling time and money would take away from family time and money. I tried learning to shoot once, and was shocked at how much "kick" the guns had. It seemed impossible for me to steady a gun. Jim liked black powder guns, too. Our last pleasant conversation was about Smith and Wesson and about the Browning Armory.
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