Scene: Sunny afternoon; bus duty at a local elementary school
Dad: "This is my daughter---the one I was telling you about. Jane is interested in learning to play piano, aren't you honey?"
Me, looking at small, blonde, first grader: "Hi, Jane. It's nice to meet you."
Jane: "I have a rifle at home!"
Dad, looking sheepish: "It's just a little .22." He holds his hands about 2 feet apart to try to illustrate the size.
Me, not knowing what to say in this conversation gone Twilight Zone: "Um...Wow."
Jane: "It's pink!"
2 comments:
Heh heh heh, pretty normal in some parts of the country. Though in Alaska, it's very normal, especially for those living a subsistence lifestyle (native or not)... so normal that no one, not even a child, would think of even brining it up. No mention of guns (and children knowing how to use them), because it's a given.
But no....not a PINK one. That's not a subsistence lifestyle at all! What's next, Hannah Montana pistol grips?
I'll have to see if she has some (yet). :)
I was raised in an area with a gun culture (not so far from where you live now), although not for subsistence. I wouldn't think twice if a seven-year old there had said something about a gun.
But a kid who lives in subsidized housing in a semi-urban area? Definitely got my attention. LOL
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