[jaycee]

That is why we got to talking about deer. I told them I had one son who liked to shoot deer with his gun and the other son liked to shoot them with his camera. I just can't stand thinking about looking at a beautiful deer and sitting in a tree stand quietly and bang, you got it! But I dare not criticize or he would get angry. What is strange about the deer hunter son, when he was a very young boy he was so sensitive.

When we first moved in this house, we had a hard time keeping the larger birds from a small bank where we were working so hard to get grass. We would let him sit outside and fire a pellet gun, not at them, just around them to scare them. One day he came in with tears rolling down his cheeks and of course I said, "Honey, whats the matter?". And he said "Mama, I accidentally hit a dove and I think its dead". It was dead and it truly hurt my son.

He was sensitive about a lot of things. So I was very surprised that when he got older, he would love to hunt. The other son never was interested in hunting.

[pollywog]

Jaycee, If that isn't interesting about your son! I guess it goes to prove that children do grow up and get their own personality and often change...sometimes to our liking and othertimes....well.... othertimes!!!

I am sure both of your sons are wonderful!!