How many of you have kids, and what do you do regarding your guns? As it stands, I've got a safe the size of a small room with a combination, an alarm, and a large arsenal. Then, I keep my trusty Wilson Combat by my nightstand as it stares back at me in the middle of the night, with those beautiful green eyes that let me know I'm safe. I keep it locked.
I ask because those of you who know me know I'm having my first child (and that my wife is likely taking the next couple of years off, and therefore taking up most of my good time). Despite having been an elementary school teacher and then a middle school teacher during most of the 90s, I confess that I don't know the first thing about what I'm getting into with a child of my own ("So," to quote Hunter S. Thompson, "I guess you're about ready then?").
I am cognizant of the fact that "education" is the solution, but how and how soon should I begin educating a child about what's a toy and what ain't?
I'm willing to take her (or him, we've chosen not to find out) into my "special room" to watch and help me smith (or try), and I can contemporaneously attempt to teach the child that these aren't toys, but I don't think they'll actually get it until I take them out to kill something. I don't know. I really don't, and I'd appreciate any help you can give me on this one.
Thanks,
Jojo
I ask because those of you who know me know I'm having my first child (and that my wife is likely taking the next couple of years off, and therefore taking up most of my good time). Despite having been an elementary school teacher and then a middle school teacher during most of the 90s, I confess that I don't know the first thing about what I'm getting into with a child of my own ("So," to quote Hunter S. Thompson, "I guess you're about ready then?").
I am cognizant of the fact that "education" is the solution, but how and how soon should I begin educating a child about what's a toy and what ain't?
I'm willing to take her (or him, we've chosen not to find out) into my "special room" to watch and help me smith (or try), and I can contemporaneously attempt to teach the child that these aren't toys, but I don't think they'll actually get it until I take them out to kill something. I don't know. I really don't, and I'd appreciate any help you can give me on this one.
Thanks,
Jojo