Ndipe:

The sight of a toy gun in Church given as a present to a member of my congregation created a stir that it wasnt an appropriate gift. As a kid, I loved playing police and thief thought my mom objected once when I requested for this gift from a relative. As a grown-up, I can now understand her misgivings about toy guns, but apparently, there are some parents who would not bat an eyelash if their son or daughter were given one.

What are you thoughts about it?

kokoye:

I grew up having several toy guns and see how I turned out??

My toy gun actually went of during the sermon back when I was young and I hated myself for the way I was looked at by the entire congregation. My dad did not beat me . .he just laughed at me

Guess what, I knew not to EVER take a toy gun to church again.

I bought my son a PS3 game with a wireless gun and we play with it together . . my wife frowned at the idea at the time but she enjoys the game with us now.

I understand the society we live in . . but why act as if things do not exist when they are all around us?

My son watches tv . . he sees toy guns, catapults, rocks all over the place . .maybe his classmates even bring one to school on show n tell day.

I have gotten him to the point where he knows what real guns can do. . . he KNOWS.

His mom used to frown at anyone who said 'shut up' around him and I would let her know it's ok for him to hear it, as long as he knows the different btw right and wrong.

Now, if you say 'shut up' and he hears you, he will quickly let you know it's a wrong thing to say. Imagine if he was shielded from it all his life and finally heard it in his teenage years . .what would his curiousity do?

Let your kids know the existence of some things, as long as you as there to guide them between right and wrong.

I believe that is part of growing up.

I now know some of the downsides of my parents being over-protective of us. . .we did not 'grow up' on time. But I understand they were just being parents.

MRbrownJAY:

^^take SUPER MARIO game, for example, you would say it is a safe game, right?? what about the fact that the characters have to jump on top of others to "kill"/crush them, is that any better? wouldnt you think that this is just as dangerous as gunning them down?

the whole issue lays down with parents having their kid understand that this is just a game/toy, and that nothing should be copied in real life.

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Am not into toy guns cos it doesn't make sense to me especially around my son.

I went home to find out that my son has a toy gun, i frowned at my wife for accepting a toy gun for my son, she said he is just a kid, now the boi has graduated to making guns from anything, even a slice of bread

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Am not into toy guns cos it doesn't make sense to me especially around my son.

I went home to find out that my son has a toy gun, i frowned at my wife for accepting a toy gun for my son, she said he is just a kid, now the boi has graduated to making guns from anything, even a slice of bread

Ayoobscom:

I grow up picking every bit of experience into action, i was bought football so i grew up with great football skills throughout my schooling i played in the competiontions, If i'd been bought a gun toy i probably would have had my own gun and who the hell keeps a gun without fetching troubles hell so few


I would rather go for football for a boy and a baby teddy for a girl