He knows to much

[clayton86]

My 6 year old that is. He's always had a facination with the military his first 3 Halloweens he dressed up as "me" wearing ACUs and my beret. 

 

He he constantly watching fps Russia or demolition ranch on you tube and reviews on guns and gear. Honestly kinda upsets me that he's more into that then normal kid stuff. 

 

Today I was watching black hawk down and he came in from playing outside with his brothers and seen it and was glued to the tv. He was standing there being off the guns nd even the optics on the guns. "He had a M4 like you daddy" " he has a CCO on his m4 dad" "oh that guy has the pig(m60) like papas in his war pictures". 

 

He then during the scene when they are trying to clamp the guys artery in the guys leg he turns and asked me why they don't put a turnaquit on him and push fluids!!! Seriously kid your 6 how do you know about that stuff. Let alone know they should have used one but didn't. 

 

Hes 6 going on what 25 year old vet. He loves the lone survivor movie and American sniper he will sit and watch them with out getting up or loosing interest. 

I have a feeling he's gonna go the military route out of high school and not college. I know when I was younger but not that young I was obsessed with air force fighter jets as my dad was a mechanic in the airforce and took me to air shows and gave me his photo album of all the jets he worked on. So I guess it's to be expected my oldest looking up to me is obsessed with the grunt life. 

 

He still plays and does normal kid stuff though it's not all be like daddy. 

[fishinfiend]

Why would you allow a 6 year old to watch Lone Survivor or American Sniper? lol 

[clayton86]

There's no nudity or excessive gore in either movie barely any gore for that matter.  I watch it and he will come in and watch them with me. 

 

Heck I can't wait to see the comments roll in about my son knowing about guns

[Jd_Phillips_Fishin]

1 hour ago, clayton86 said:

There's no nudity or excessive gore in either movie barely any gore for that matter.  I watch it and he will come in and watch them with me. 

 

Heck I can't wait to see the comments roll in about my son knowing about guns

Yeah, but unless you want your kid dropping F bombs by the time he's 10 he probably shouldn't be watching it

[clayton86]

11 minutes ago, Carolina Bassin said:

Yeah, but unless you want your kid dropping F bombs by the time he's 10 he probably shouldn't be watching it

Or you can teach them right from wrong and how to talk. I drop the f bomb like crazy my kids don't swear they know the rules. No swear words till you can grow a beard 

[deaknh03]

1 hour ago, clayton86 said:

Or you can teach them right from wrong and how to talk. I drop the f bomb like crazy my kids don't swear they know the rules. No swear words till you can grow a beard 

Thats like saying your kids can watch porn but cant do it until they get pubes. Your kids..you raise them how you wish.

[Josh Smith]

I do not let my 2-year-old girl or my 8-year-old boy watch anything like that.  They will emulate.  Heck, Belle would rather watch fishing shows than cartoons because that's what she's used to watching.  She'll also grab any reel she sees laying around, and whether or not it's on a rod, she'll try pretend to cast with it.

That's not a bad thing.  It only shows to what extent kids emulate.

It's not anyone's place to tell you how to raise your boy, but if you don't want him doing what he's doing, Clayton, don't encourage the behavior by letting him watch the adult stuff.

Josh

[NorcalBassin]

Every situation is different so I am just speaking generally here... my wife has been teaching kids between k-3rd grade for nearly 20 years now, and the vast majority of the kids that have had behavioral issues to the point they pop up in our nightly conversations come from split homes where they're exposed to things they're just not ready for (e.g., watching violent movies or even porn, parents fighting all of the time, unsupervised computer use/gaming, drug/alcohol addiction in the home, etc). What you described is on the light side of that scale and your son could be as close to perfect as a kid can be, but he could also be affected by the movies he watches and the words he hears since his mind just isn't ready to process those things. It's awesome you guys are so close, but I am willing to bet he'd be every bit as interested in watching or doing anything with you he knows you enjoy and is more "kid appropriate."

As far as the gun knowledge goes I actually think that's great as long as he's not already taking his own AR-15 out into the backyard unsupervised to shoot birds with ss109 and a 30 round magazine. Being educated about guns and gun safety/handling at a young age is a good thing and it sounds like he's a bit of a prodigy, but being desensitized to what guns can do to people with high tech rated R graphics when his brain is not yet able to process that fiction from reality may not be the best way to further his development. I'll stop there in hopes of not coming off as too judgmental... I know everyone on this forum wishes you and your son nothing but the best.

[clayton86]

Not judgmental at all, the divorce has been rough on the kids but I keep close tabs on his behavior at school. He is doing very well all his teachers say he is one of the best behaved kids in the class and always offers a helping hand to anyone in need. 

 

At at my house he's the same way no outbursts no behavior issues either I mean there's the occasional having to repeat myself or things get heated between the three boys playing but nothing out of the ordinary for two 6 year olds and a 4 year old boys playing. 

 

When hes he's with his mother though the way him and his brother act is embarrassing I asked them one time why they are so bad for mommy and their reply was they don't like her all she does is sit on her phone talking to her boyfriends. 

 

He does shoot his BB gun or 22 but never unsupervised either I or his papa take him out to shoot and he's very adimint about talking his actions out when shooting "safety off" shoots "safety on chamber open" gun always stays pointed up and down range. 

[bigbill]

Sounds like you have a future air borne ranger on your hands. My 5yo grandson is into play guns, karate, basketball, and wants to be a ninja. Kids today grow up way faster that we were kids. Ever watch sponge bob closely?

[clayton86]

49 minutes ago, bigbill said:

Sounds like you have a future air borne ranger on your hands. My 5yo grandson is into play guns, karate, basketball, and wants to be a ninja. Kids today grow up way faster that we were kids. Ever watch sponge bob closely?

Most kids cartoons have adult references and humor that goes right over kids heads 

[Tmmytomato]

I really dislike being a grammar Nazi but I will be here. Why are people too lazy to know the difference between two, too and to? You say your son knows "to" much? What does that mean?

Does that mean he knows two much or too much or to much? Two is the number that follows one and precedes three.  Too as in excessive - he knows too much (think double "o" as in excessive - more than one "o").  And to as in "he's going to the lake". 

Easy - don't be lazy.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

43 minutes ago, Tmmytomato said:

I really dislike being a grammar Nazi but I will be here. Why are people too lazy to know the difference between two, too and to? You say your son knows "to" much? What does that mean?

Does that mean he knows two much or too much or to much? Two is the number that follows one and precedes three.  Too as in excessive - he knows too much (think double "o" as in excessive - more than one "o").  And to as in "he's going to the lake". 

Easy - don't be lazy.

Blah blah blah.

Sum peep hole pay two much a ten shun,  too speling and gramar. 

[BaitMonkey1984]

On January 16, 2016 at 6:34 PM, clayton86 said:

Heck I can't wait to see the comments roll in about my son knowing about guns

 

I think quite the opposite. Most of my fishing buddies are also my hunting buddies. So I for one am glad to hear that a young kid is expressing an interest in something most young kids today never even give the time of day. Most kids today want their video games.

If he's interested in guns, great. He can help take care of our outdoors when you and I are gone. That is if Obama doesn't try to trample the second amendment even further in his last days of his presidency. 

[ClackerBuzz]

1 hour ago, Tmmytomato said:

I really love being a grammar Nazi

FIxed that for ya

[fishinfiend]

16 hours ago, Tmmytomato said:

I really like pointing out the mistakes of strangers because it makes me feel better about myself. 

 

We know what you meant, ma'am. 

 

Do you correct total strangers in public?

[Fishing Rhino]

On ‎1‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 9:38 PM, Tmmytomato said:

I really dislike being a grammar Nazi but I will be here. Why are people too lazy to know the difference between two, too and to? You say your son knows "to" much? What does that mean?

Does that mean he knows two much or too much or to much? Two is the number that follows one and precedes three.  Too as in excessive - he knows too much (think double "o" as in excessive - more than one "o").  And to as in "he's going to the lake". 

Easy - don't be lazy.

Hey, someone has to step in for Long Mike, only temporarily, I hope.  Long Mike was not only a moderator, but he was the resident grammar/spelling cop on the site for years.

[Fishing Rhino]

On ‎1‎/‎18‎/‎2016 at 10:22 PM, Raider Nation Fisher said:

Blah blah blah.

Sum peep hole pay two much a ten shun,  too speling and gramar. 

This from someone who is a Raiders fan, and flees from a ladle like a scalded dog?  You may be correct when it comes to spelling and grammar cops, but your judgment ?????????

[Fishing Rhino]

Back to the topic.  If you think he knows too much now, wait 'til he's a teenager.  As a rule, little kids think their parents are the smartest people in the world, then the body begins producing hormones, and all too soon, they will think you are the dumbest person in the world.  Enjoy this while you can.

In a few years he'll have you tearing your hair out, and you'll long for the good old days.

[Evan K]

It's great that he's interested in guns, and even better that he's being taught how serious guns are, that they aren't toys, and that you ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS treat it like it's loaded.

Knowledge is far better than ignorance when it come to firearms.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

On 1/19/2016 at 0:52 AM, Fishing Rhino said:

This from someone who is a Raiders fan, and flees from a ladle like a scalded dog?  You may be correct when it comes to spelling and grammar cops, but your judgment ?????????

I never said I had the best judgement in the world.

[deaknh03]

23 hours ago, Evan K said:

It's great that he's interested in guns, and even better that he's being taught how serious guns are, that they aren't toys, and that you ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS treat it like it's loaded.

Knowledge is far better than ignorance when it come to anything in life.

 

[lo n slo]

On January 19, 2016 at 1:56 AM, Fishing Rhino said:

Back to the topic.  If you think he knows too much now, wait 'til he's a teenager.  As a rule, little kids think their parents are the smartest people in the world, then the body begins producing hormones, and all too soon, they will think you are the dumbest person in the world.  Enjoy this while you can.

In a few years he'll have you tearing your hair out, and you'll long for the good old days.

tell it

[Catch and Grease]

On 1/19/2016 at 1:52 AM, Fishing Rhino said:

This from someone who is a Raiders fan, and flees from a ladle like a scalded dog?  You may be correct when it comes to spelling and grammar cops, but your judgment ?????????

Is there a thread on this ladle story? Its brought up in every thread, the thread could be about coloring books and somehow the ladle inside joke will be brought up on raider haha

Link please!

[Fishing Rhino]

In a nutshell, Raider insulted the small owner of a Chinese Restaurant, and the guy chased him out, threatening to thrash him with the ladle.