Am I being unreasonable to really, really hate these.
I honestly can’t understand who’s buying them or why anyone would want to buy a replica gun for their toddler/young child.
I’ve just picked my 3 year old up from nursery and another mum has brought a gun to the playground for him to play with during pick up (there’s a small park/plaza outside the nursery where parents take their kids to play if they’re not in a rush).
My son saw the gun and announced ‘I want one too’. I initially just said no like I do with most of the other plastic tat he asks for.
But then he said ‘but I need to kill people, pew, pew, pew’. (He obviously doesn’t actually understand what this means, he’s just copying)
I’m quite upset about this, I really didn’t want him exposed to this stuff so young. Obviously stopping him playing with other children isn’t an option so how do you explain in a way that he understands why they’re bad and why he’s not allowed it.
It feels different to when I just say no because we don’t need anymore dolls, trucks or Paw Patrol dogs.
Am I being unreasonable for having such a strong reaction and feeling like I need to make a bigger deal than when I just say no to other toys.
If so, what do I say/do?