Are they just stupid?

[caseysmom]

Grrr.... Ashley has a new boyfriend (nothing new there, she's got a new one every other week ) Anyway, when the boyfriend is into something, she is into it too. I swear if she started dating a religious guy, she'd become the biggest Bible thumper in town. Right now, he's a big gun person and hunter. So all of the sudden, she's into goping to the shooting range, hunting, generally all gun-ho about guns (pun intended )

I'm not mad about the whole gun thing, really, I'm not. If she wants to learn about guns, then I'm glad she's taking time to learn how to shoot 'em too. What I don't like is how they are teaching Cameron to shoot the cats and Callie!!! I heard the boyfriend call the cats "target practice" a couple times. Next time he says anything like that, he'll be told he's no lnger welcome in my house. Of course, that will only make our strained relationship with Ashley even more strained.... but we're teaching Cameron to love and respect animals, NOT that they are disposable things.

Can they be any more stupid? I was thinking of posting this thread all morning, then while my computer was booting up, Cameron was saying "pow-pow" and aiming the gun at Allen. I took the gun away and told him if I ever saw him shoot a cat again, the gun would be thrown away. Now I have a devastated little boy who doesn't understand what he did so wrong to make grandmom so mad.

I am surpirsed she would even be interested in anyone that would do that to a cat, even if pertending. I would for sure lay down the law about that.

[jennielynn1970]

Yowza!! Something tells me this girl just needs a really swift, and hard, and multiple, kicks in the behind! What is she thinking teaching Cameron that kind of thing??? Is the boyfriend the kind of guy who really WOULD shoot cats and dogs and things like that?? If so, he's disturbed and shouldn't be around Cameron at all.

Oy... I do not envy your position at all, but you must have more patience than I would, because either I'd be out of there (with Cameron), or Ashely would be a goner. She really needs to get her act together.

[Freedom]

Oh no, there ARE limits and this is way beyond!

[Husky_mom]

this boy needs to respect YOUR home and YOUR pets... even if he doesn´t likes them or if the calls them "target practice"... target practice his a$$.....

what a nerve....

you are a great grandma and I´m sure he´ll hear from you... I know the least you want is more trouble with Ashley but as Sandie said.. there are limits and he´s way off and Ash too.. "teaching" Cam that..

[Laura's Babies]

Sounds to me like she don't know who SHE is! I use to date a guy like that, wanting to be whoever/however I wanted, suddenly loved everything I loved.. I didn't keep him around long at all....

I would strongly voice my thoughts to her about this gun thing and what they are teaching Cammeron and tell her in no uncertain terms that I would not have that in MY house.... and I would ask her does she really want Cammeron going around shooting peoples pets... Time for a reality check with her.

[CountryWolf07]

I just wish your daughter had some sense in her to dump him, after what he's influenced the young boy! WHERE is she meeting these type of guys?

[catnapper]

WHERE is she meeting these type of guys?

Bars. Parties. Nice place for a 20 year old to hook up, eh?

At least Cameron is taking after grandmom and grandpop's care of animals rather than mom's. He is SO into taking good care of Pouncer.... if it wasn't for Cameron, I'd have totally forgotten to give Pouncer his antibiotics and steroids. Cameron reminds me, "Pouncer need medicine?"

He was reading over my shoulder as I posted this earlier. He noticed my Nicki siggie and said "That's Nicki!" and then asked where Nicki is. He's never asked before. I nearly cried trying to explain where she is. He understood heaven is a nice place and asked if he and grandpop could go there soon. I told him I hope not, because if you go, you can't come back to me. There's no easy way to explain that to a toddler.

I do think he thinks its all play (the whole gun thing) but my problem is that this guy HAS guns..... what if he was stupid enough to bring it in the house and Cameron got hold of it, and shot the cats for real?!?! Or shot himself!!!!!

The ironic thing was when I went into work today, my coworker's step-son was in trouble at school yesterday for guns... he mentioned something in class looked like a gun and got into trouble. The mother called her and accused her of watching gun-fighting shows, etc. Sigh... its not as easy as it was when we were kids, is it? I KNEW guns were play. They didn't look or sound real. You should see the gun he has! Anybody would think it was real. It even has a scope light!!

[blue]

Have you run the guys name for a criminal background check? Ild try and do it for you if I knew his name.

This guy does not need to be in your home and he makes a bad name for other legal gun owners.

Im glad your daughter is comfortable around firearms but maybe she should date a bowler.