Gideon asked me when he was about five years old why I didn’t allow guns or gun play in our home. I’d pull them out of the Lego sets, I’d redirect any gun play with friends. There’s no playing war. I don’t allow playing soldier. There’s no playing army. “Why do other kids get to play with guns but not me?”
This had frustrated a couple of his friends …
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