opencarryjoel
Regular Member
I have a good female friend that has two kids a girl (kelly) 6 and a boy 4. My friend is getting married this summer to a drunken jackwagon, but thats a different story for a different thread. Me her, her two kids and another friend were in Des moines over the weekend. This is how a conversation went between me and my friends 6 yo girl: (who is almost too smart for her own good sometimes)
Kelly: How come you carry a gun?
me: (knelt down as to be at her level) Because I love you and your brother and also your mom sooooo much and I want to be able to protect us should something bad happen.
Kelly: How much do you love us? This much? ( Holds her arms out as far as she can)
Me: you know how far it is to the moon and back? Take that times a million and thats how much I love you guys!!! (shes beeming from ear to ear)
and all of a sudden, her face got just as serious as could be and she asked:
kelly: how do you know something bad will happen?
me: well I don't sweetheart, but you practice your fire drills in school don't you? Do you know when and where a fire is going to happen?
kelly: well no you practice it just in case, you never want a fire to happen...duh...that would be bad!
me: yes it would be bad and I hope you never have a time that you have to really need to use it and thats kinda like me carrying a gun, I hope to god I never have to use it, but if I do I know how to use it properly, because like your fire drills, I have practiced and I know how to properly and safely use it. It's a tool that If need be, can be used to keep any bad guys from hurting us.
kelly: We learned about strangers and bad guys in school.
me: well sweety not all strangers are bad guys
kelly: yea I know that! (with a extremely sarcastic roll of the eyes)
And without missing a beat kelly turns around and askes her mom: "how come daddy doesn't love us enough to carry a gun to protect us" :banana:
I had to turn around because I didn't want her to see me laughing at her serious question. all I could do was say yes, yes ,yes in my head!
Her mother now listening intently to our conversation said I don't know, you will have to ask dad that.
An hour or so later were in Target and I was getting plenty of stares from this one lady. She had two small kids in the cart with her. One was probably 4 and the other was maybe 2. You could tell she wanted to rip into me, but I smiled at her and asked how she was.........I got no response but a glare and a walk-off. I kept my composure and smiled at her every chance I got untill finally we met head on in the toy isle. She Finally said........Your making me nervous carring that gun. You shouldn't carry a guy where there are small kids around, especially mine!!
And again without missing a beat Kelly spoke up to the lady:
kelly: Joel loves us enough that he wants to protect us from bad things that may happen to us. Do you love your kids enough to carry a gun to protect them from the bad guys? :banana:
I was swelling up insde with pride! and on the inside I was doing a dance!! I looked up to wait for her answer but she was already going around the corner towards the front to leave.
I was grinning ear to ear as I said lets go Pick out two movies you want sweety!!
All of this from a two minute conversation that I had with a 6 yo!!!! I so wish she was my kid!!!!
Kelly: How come you carry a gun?
me: (knelt down as to be at her level) Because I love you and your brother and also your mom sooooo much and I want to be able to protect us should something bad happen.
Kelly: How much do you love us? This much? ( Holds her arms out as far as she can)
Me: you know how far it is to the moon and back? Take that times a million and thats how much I love you guys!!! (shes beeming from ear to ear)
and all of a sudden, her face got just as serious as could be and she asked:
kelly: how do you know something bad will happen?
me: well I don't sweetheart, but you practice your fire drills in school don't you? Do you know when and where a fire is going to happen?
kelly: well no you practice it just in case, you never want a fire to happen...duh...that would be bad!
me: yes it would be bad and I hope you never have a time that you have to really need to use it and thats kinda like me carrying a gun, I hope to god I never have to use it, but if I do I know how to use it properly, because like your fire drills, I have practiced and I know how to properly and safely use it. It's a tool that If need be, can be used to keep any bad guys from hurting us.
kelly: We learned about strangers and bad guys in school.
me: well sweety not all strangers are bad guys
kelly: yea I know that! (with a extremely sarcastic roll of the eyes)
And without missing a beat kelly turns around and askes her mom: "how come daddy doesn't love us enough to carry a gun to protect us" :banana:
I had to turn around because I didn't want her to see me laughing at her serious question. all I could do was say yes, yes ,yes in my head!
Her mother now listening intently to our conversation said I don't know, you will have to ask dad that.
An hour or so later were in Target and I was getting plenty of stares from this one lady. She had two small kids in the cart with her. One was probably 4 and the other was maybe 2. You could tell she wanted to rip into me, but I smiled at her and asked how she was.........I got no response but a glare and a walk-off. I kept my composure and smiled at her every chance I got untill finally we met head on in the toy isle. She Finally said........Your making me nervous carring that gun. You shouldn't carry a guy where there are small kids around, especially mine!!
And again without missing a beat Kelly spoke up to the lady:
kelly: Joel loves us enough that he wants to protect us from bad things that may happen to us. Do you love your kids enough to carry a gun to protect them from the bad guys? :banana:
I was swelling up insde with pride! and on the inside I was doing a dance!! I looked up to wait for her answer but she was already going around the corner towards the front to leave.
I was grinning ear to ear as I said lets go Pick out two movies you want sweety!!
All of this from a two minute conversation that I had with a 6 yo!!!! I so wish she was my kid!!!!