Posted on 09/25/2023 8:12:16 PM PDT by DoodleBob
Me: “Why do you want to know?”
Neighbor: ”If my kids are going to be playing at your house, I want them to be safe. Your guns need to be safely stored.”
Me: “I see. You don’t have any trapeze bars in the bedroom, do you? Or weird marital aids in your underwear drawer?”
Neighbor: ”What?
Me: “You know...dildos...vibrators...any handcuffs on the headboard? If my kid’s gonna be playing over at your house, I need to know these things. I don’t want them exposed to any weird sexual stuff.”
Neighbor: ”Why would your kid be going through my bedroom drawers “
Me: “Well, he wouldn’t be....”
Neighbor: “I should hope not. But, back to the question at hand...do you have any guns in your home?”
Me; “Yeah, but don’t worry. They’re in my underwear drawer.”
You’ll shoot your eye out! -A Christmas Story
Estimated 5 Million children live in a home with a firearm.
Yearly average accidental gun deaths of children and TEENS 481. (.0096%)
I couldn’t find any real numbers.
Perfect response. To be followed up with "If you can't handle that, no play date, Karen".
Anyone who asks that question of me will no longer be part of a friendship with me.
funny how adults ask the darndest questions.
Me: Do you have guns in your home?
Larry Lib: O my gracious! Of course not.
Me: The how do you in
tend to protect my grandchildren? C’mon kids, let’s get ice cream
Based on what studies? What are the actual numbers? I can assert that the author has increased their encounters with homeless prostitutes with poor hygiene - based on what factual evidence?
“who is committed to normalizing conversations about gun safety “
Yeah so advertise who has what, good plan.
Hmmm, I never asked any of the parents of my daughters friends if they had guns, but I did ask them if they allowed their children to watch TV, if they did, she wasn’t allowed over.
this conversation does carry the risk that you’ll get an answer you don’t like
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Ya reckon?
28 years ago, my daughter, who lived in another state, had a baby girl. Daughter wanted to bring the baby ande visit for a week, which delighted my wife and me.
I talked with her over the phone, I was a smoker at the time and she asked me politely if I could go outside to smoke while the baby was here. I thought it was a reasonable request so I agreed. When I wanted a smoke, I went to the garage.
I came back inside one day and went to pick up my grand daughter and hold for a while. My daughter caught me and I thought she was going to hug me but no, she was sniffing the front of my shirt for cigarette smoke. I told her that if she wanted her daughter to grow up without a grandpa just keep sniffing my shirt. Message given and received.
Neighbor: “Do you have any guns?”
Me: “Why do you want to know?”
Neighbor: ”If my kids are going to be playing at your house, I want them to be safe. Your guns need to be safely stored.”
Me: “I see. You don’t have any trapeze bars in the bedroom, do you? Or weird marital aids in your underwear drawer?”
Neighbor: ”What?
Me: “You know...dildos...vibrators...any handcuffs on the headboard? If my kid’s gonna be playing over at your house, I need to know these things. I don’t want them exposed to any weird sexual stuff.”
Neighbor: ”Why would your kid be going through my bedroom drawers “
Me: “Well, he wouldn’t be....”
Neighbor: “I should hope not. But, back to the question at hand...do you have any guns in your home?”
Me; “Yeah, but don’t worry. They’re in my underwear drawer.”
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WONEDERFUL!
"Is it okay with the parents?"
Although, to be honest, it rarely mattered because we were always playing outside anyway ...
That seems like an admission, on the neighbor's part, that he has a collection of dildos, vibrators, and handcuffs ...
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