if jesus had a gun

Hm, very interesting. You should write some kind of book... or at least a blog on topics such as that.
You know, I was actually just talking to Heat and my husband (separately but both in the past week)- about how... well, my son is just over 2 and a half years old... and by the time he is 3 and heads off to pre-school I want to make sure I speak to him about, you know, all the scary stuff..what to do in case of a fire, stranger danger (not getting in people's car, taking candy from stranger), what to do if he were to find a gun lying around-at say, a friend's house or whatever, proper touching (um, not to let people touch his private area and to let mommy and/or daddy know right away if it happens or someone suggests.... all those things like that that children need to be warned about and taught what to do if they were to occur...
But, you know, my son is two and a half! The things he says and talks about are things like "Kissey sandwich time!" (when his dad and I kiss him before bed), and "I love kitty cats!" and "I love shapes!", "blue car!", "red car!"... you know, 2 year old stuff...
So I'm currently working on ways to talk to him about the realities in life that probably won't happen but could happen... and what to do if confronted with something.. in a way that he understands (as much as is possible for him to understand), without scaring the poor child... don't want him to think that every nice lady cashier in the grocery store that asks him how old he is, tells him she likes his teddy bear and/or offers him a sticker... is some kind of scary stranger out to get him, you know?
I got some really good advice from, Heat, that I believe I will follow. (make fire drills ---stop, drop and roll type thing... fun, like a game....- just stick with the basic facts and nothing more really, other than making sure he knows to talk to me about anything "odd" that may occur...)----
but yea, a lot of what I've been thinking about lately in regards to my son is a balancing act... not wanting him to think the world is a scary, dangerous place... but also not wanting him to walk around trusting every person in every situation, all the time...

 

Imagine the book and speak to the author. I am no good without your questions concerns or insights. I would be spitting in the wind so to speak.

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I think you will do fine if you keep your mind open to opportunity and current conditions.
One fact about our lives is that they are of indefinite proportions regardless. So you can feel easier in realizing that reality cannot be harmed, only our illusions about it.

 

I submit that he'd make it perform miracles, such as firing off a couple hundred rounds without reloading (just like how the cowboys do it in the Hollywood western movies).

 

With all due respect AT, my opinion is that 2 1/2 is a little too young to start with the scary stuff. As long as a sharp eye is kept on the whereabouts of the boy AT ALL TIMES, not to worry just yet. But of course, each to their own way of dealing with this. They need to be kids as long as possible. Too soon the bad stuff will present.

If Jesus had a gun, others would also. Shootout.

 

At that age it is a little hard to keep them from clinging to you in every curious situation.