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Yo homie... is that my briefcase?
I thought this would be an appropriate place to ask this so I'll ask the best way I can explain. I have a daughter that's almost 2. She rides on the 4 wheeler with me all over the farm and does everything I do. Recently she's had a stick she insists goes in the gun rack when we go riding. I assume the thinks of it as a gun, as she always sees me put a suppressed 22 in the rack every time. So my first question; is she an appropriate age to have a toy rifle, say cut out on the band saw? Or should this wait until she's big enough to understand the nature of a rifle and what it's actually for, not "just something dad always has"?
Secondly, she LOVES animals. Like has to pet every animal she can, real or fake, and even on calendars. Do I take her hunting this winter? (I squirrel hunt mostly) Do I let her see me kill them, or do I wait until she can understand what it means to kill something?
I'm fairly new to parenting with her being our first and not many people to ask this advice of. I know there are some incredible dads on this forum, and hope you all can lend your advice or experience because quite frankly I'm winging the shit out of this whole thing and trying not to screw it up.
Secondly, she LOVES animals. Like has to pet every animal she can, real or fake, and even on calendars. Do I take her hunting this winter? (I squirrel hunt mostly) Do I let her see me kill them, or do I wait until she can understand what it means to kill something?
I'm fairly new to parenting with her being our first and not many people to ask this advice of. I know there are some incredible dads on this forum, and hope you all can lend your advice or experience because quite frankly I'm winging the shit out of this whole thing and trying not to screw it up.