Lanham…
My sweet tender hearted, yet always moving and having his volume stuck on the loudest possible setting eldest son, HATES snakes. I mentioned it before. Darn that parent that let him watch Indiana Jones.
Just to prove that this truly still bothers him, I give you Exhibit A from before…the puzzle missing the Nevada/snake infested piece:
Infested piece:
And now Exhibit B:
In Health class, the kids were asked to draw something that they are afraid of. Lanham picked snakes. Shocker!
I didn’t make a big deal out of it because I didn’t want to belittle his fears. Everybody has them. I’m scared of this freaky guy from those Leprechaun movies.
He’s lurking under my bed. I swear.
The funny (scary?) part of this happened the next day when I asked his buddy Owen about Health class assignment. His reply, “I drew a man with guns…it is REALLY scary to me.” Whoa! Snakes vs. guns. Should I be happy that my kid’s fears were of a more innocent nature or should I be nervous that he doesn’t have more real world fears?
I laughed. Probably shouldn’t. However, the range between what the two boys were afraid of was just so crazy I couldn’t help myself. Thoughts?
Love my carpoolin’ kiddos. Love my 2nd grader. Hate that Leprechaun.
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Poor kiddo and being afraid of snakes. One day hopefully he will conquer his fears. I myself hate mice and I don't see myself conquering that one ever! Yuck!
ReplyDeleteHuge difference between the boys fears. Maybe his friend has seen some cop show or a video game. I think there is a fear if there is a lack of knowledge. My son and husband hunt and shoot so they are careful and know gun safety. I myself don't so guns scare me. We have all our guns locked up and out of reach for kids.
I think kids see more these days then we ever did. I wish they didn't know some of things they do but I would rather they hear it from us and know the truth then from kids at school!
Megan