TN - Boy disciplined after waving gun-shaped pizza slice

[Oldgringo]

Our overly protected and immature grandkids don't even have toy guns. Their mother is a split personality wacko and their daddy is scared to death of the mommy.

The daddy unit, age 39, called and asked me about a gun the other day for home protection. I told his mother later that I'd sooner straddle a broom and ride it to Dallas before I'd introduce a gun into that war zone.

Guns ain't for everybody.

BTW, there's is just another of the places we no longer go on holidays.

[clarionite]

I lived in the San Francisco bay area for all of 2009, Castro Valley to be specific. I had many many talks with my kids to never ever mention or talk about daddy's guns. I still tell them that even though we're in Texas.

I remember when I was in 3rd grade I decorated one of my paper bag book covers with tons of little swastika's and a V2 rocket. I was, and still am, an avid watcher of WWII documentaries and I just thought the symbol looked neat and was fun to draw. I had ZERO idea what it meant or that it might be offensive. No one said a word to me or my parents about it. After a few I weeks I grew bored with it and re covered my book and drew something else.

What happened to common sense?!!!!... ...

My son is 14 and loves to draw. He might draw a car, a dragon, or some days he draws soldiers. He's pretty good at it, and I've framed a few of his pieces. I've even got one hanging on my wall in my office. But I worry some times that his battle field drawings (he's a fan of Modern Warfare 3, Halo, and Black Ops on the XBox) might get him in trouble at school. Thankfully, our ISD seems fairly reasonable most days.

[Dave2]

I lived in the San Francisco bay area for all of 2009, Castro Valley to be specific. I had many many talks with my kids to never ever mention or talk about daddy's guns. I still tell them that even though we're in Texas.

I remember when I was in 3rd grade I decorated one of my paper bag book covers with tons of little swastika's and a V2 rocket. I was, and still am, an avid watcher of WWII documentaries and I just thought the symbol looked neat and was fun to draw. I had ZERO idea what it meant or that it might be offensive. No one said a word to me or my parents about it. After a few I weeks I grew bored with it and re covered my book and drew something else.

What happened to common sense?!!!!... ...

My son is 14 and loves to draw. He might draw a car, a dragon, or some days he draws soldiers. He's pretty good at it, and I've framed a few of his pieces. I've even got one hanging on my wall in my office. But I worry some times that his battle field drawings (he's a fan of Modern Warfare 3, Halo, and Black Ops on the XBox) might get him in trouble at school. Thankfully, our ISD seems fairly reasonable most days.

If I ever have kids, I'll have to make it clear to them they only have to worry about getting in trouble with me & their mom and the law. I don't recall the specifics, but I think I remember hearing about some kid getting in trouble for doing something at school, and thinking that if I were his father he'd have gotten in trouble for not doing it.

[Divided Attention]

Some of the school lunches can be deadly weapons regardless of the shape they are in

[mamabearCali]

Reason #3654 that we home school our kids. If I was in a position to tell the admins at that school two things it would be #1 a pizza slice no matter the shape is a threat to no one but the eater of said pizza #2 children lie, they always have and always will--overreacting to the lie is far worse than anything the kid did or did not do. If the admins cannot get their heads around these two facts they don't need to be anywhere near the education of children.

[clarionite]

My son is 14 and loves to draw. He might draw a car, a dragon, or some days he draws soldiers. He's pretty good at it, and I've framed a few of his pieces. I've even got one hanging on my wall in my office. But I worry some times that his battle field drawings (he's a fan of Modern Warfare 3, Halo, and Black Ops on the XBox) might get him in trouble at school. Thankfully, our ISD seems fairly reasonable most days.

If I ever have kids, I'll have to make it clear to them they only have to worry about getting in trouble with me & their mom and the law. I don't recall the specifics, but I think I remember hearing about some kid getting in trouble for doing something at school, and thinking that if I were his father he'd have gotten in trouble for not doing it.

I've made it clear to both of my teen agers that as long as they're respectful to the teachers (even the ones we thing are idiots) most things will work out in the end. There have been a few times that we've had to have discussions with the principal. Most recent was two weeks ago. And as long as you keep a cool head, reasonable logic, and a firm disposition things work out. If not, there's always the school board, your Representative, your Governor, and in the most extreme cases your lawyer to deal with it.

[Crossfire]

Some of the school lunches can be deadly weapons regardless of the shape they are in

Yes, but only to the consumer of said lunch!

[Crossfire]

Our overly protected and immature grandkids don't even have toy guns. Their mother is a split personality wacko and their daddy is scared to death of the mommy.

The daddy unit, age 39, called and asked me about a gun the other day for home protection. I told his mother later that I'd sooner straddle a broom and ride it to Dallas before I'd introduce a gun into that war zone.

Guns ain't for everybody.

BTW, there's is just another of the places we no longer go on holidays.

Gringo, I am sorry for your family situation, but I have to say I laughed out loud at your description of it!

[Oldgringo]

Our overly protected and immature grandkids don't even have toy guns. Their mother is a split personality wacko and their daddy is scared to death of the mommy.

The daddy unit, age 39, called and asked me about a gun the other day for home protection. I told his mother later that I'd sooner straddle a broom and ride it to Dallas before I'd introduce a gun into that war zone.

Guns ain't for everybody.

BTW, there's is just another of the places we no longer go on holidays.

Gringo, I am sorry for your family situation, but I have to say I laughed out loud at your description of it!

Thanks for your concern. The good news is that these people reside 600 miles to the east.