Fairground prize

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Well we don't particularly like fairgrounds, the type where loads of lorries show up, with fold out rides etc, and you get a very expensive mystery meat burger...

We have driven past every night and caved in as due to work commitments (we usually don't work BH) DS has had a shit BH weekend, he loved it by the way despite the tack and weirdness.

We played hook a duck. He won. But oh the prizes..

Assault rifle
Bb Hun
Some plastic balls on a plastic spring
anti terrorist police set

He chose the latter, and it's all gone in the bin when he went to bed.

So basically it was a toy marketed for 3 years old plus, anti terrorist police set came with:

Handcuffs
Gun
Knife
Compass
Binoculars
Gun
Police badge

On the box it clearly said 3 years plus, the marketing included a very adult looking lady wearing a fancy dress "slutty" police woman outfit (thing boobs spilling over a blouse, and cheap porno)

He will ask in the morning, because he is 4, and remembers everything...

Do I say the dog ate it?

Actually there are fairs that aren't like this... anyone ever been to Carters, or the fairground at Great Dorset Steam Fair, or Womad, or any other child friendly festival?

Did you go through with hurting your child's feelings? Or did you grow up and get the toys out the trash? You obviously have a deep emotional hatred for slutty cops

Yes, how is your sons mental wellbeing this morning? letting him play with a plastic police gun will obviously mess with his head far more than having his toys thrown away while he sleeps.

Get rid of the knife and gun. I was at a castle last week where the gift shop sold toy swords. I don't see the big difference between that and a knife/gun, other than gangsters tend to not have swords. It's plastic tat, that would annoy me more, could you not have chosen something else?

What would you do if he threw your iPad/phone/whatever in the bin whilst you were asleep?

he loved it by the way despite the tack and weirdness

Thats exactly the reasons my DSs would love it!

I'm a right in eco warrior feminist and I let my kids have any crap they won at the fair. It's shit, not fun and breaks so it'll be fine in a week. You're risking glamourising it and he'll be dreaming of his next chance to win!

I'll take it off your hands OP. My 3 year old loves pretending to shoot the bad guys (mainly grandmaster glitch from go jetters) and uses toy knives for nothing but helping me make dinner. He's not turned in to a maniac from having these toys. Yet.

These things are a part of life. Is there any harm in letting your kid role play? Being an anti terror cop is a bloody marvellous job! Bin the crappy packaging and let your kid have the toys.

Yes, parents who throw away or destroy toys they disapprove of are, actually, shit parents. Remember that threat about a man who destroyed a football kit given to his DS because it was the 'wrong' team? You are behaving just as childishly, OP.
Banning toy guns/.weapons to the point that any the kids acquire are destroyed or taken away is always an indicator of a crap parent, BTW. It's means you;re narrow minded self-righteous and unreasonable, and your DC will grow up to despise you.