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<\/a><\/p>\nI took my son to LEGOLAND Toronto on Friday for their grand opening.\u00a0\u00a0When we arrived, we were welcomed by chaos and teenagers who were franticly trying to figure out how the\u00a0cash register\u00a0worked (or in our case, why they weren’t working).\u00a0 To be honest,\u00a0I wasn’t surprised.\u00a0 Even though we were the second people in line, we still had a long wait.\u00a0 Almost 15 minutes (maybe even 20… I stopped checking after the “incident”).<\/p>\n
There was a lot of confusion while we waited in line, shuffling people back and forth between cash registers.\u00a0 At one point myself and the lady in front of me were mistakenly asked to move to a line that wasn’t actually open.\u00a0When we moved back\u00a0another lady and her son (approximately 10 to 13 years old) had moved in front of us.\u00a0\u00a0When we asked the lady and her son if we can get back in front of them in line since a mistake was made, she didn’t mind.\u00a0 However, her son DID MIND!!<\/p>\n
As soon as he was sent back into line, he\u00a0began going off on\u00a0the following rant:<\/p>\n
I wish I had a gun.\u00a0 It’s times like this where I wish I had a gun.\u00a0 A gun would be good.\u00a0 This is why I always say it’s good to have a gun.\u00a0 A gun would solve all of my problems…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Honestly, all I heard was “gun, gun, gun”.\u00a0 I was so outraged.\u00a0 I gave him a stern look and just before I was going to let him know what I thought of his rant, I stopped myself.\u00a0 He was there with his mom, and I strongly believe that it’s his parents’ responsibility to educate him and discipline him.\u00a0 Not a stranger.\u00a0 But to be honest, I regret my decision because his mom did little when she heard what her son was saying.\u00a0 She just told him to be quiet and whispered something to him.\u00a0 If this was my son, I’d drag his ass right back in the car and take him home.\u00a0 I wouldn’t just “hush” him!!\u00a0 I’m so outraged just thinking about it.\u00a0 I’m not sure if I’m more upset by the kid’s words or by his mother’s actions.<\/p>\n
I understand getting upset about waiting in line for an excessive time.\u00a0 I am Israeli after all, and we DON’T do lines.\u00a0 I was getting frustrated too;\u00a0but to justify the use of guns for a long wait time?\u00a0 I would never even fathom such a thought.\u00a0 My 2.5 year old son was more well behaved than this kid, and he’s a toddler!!!<\/p>\n
I can’t believe after all the recent horrors we’ve experienced both close at home in Toronto and across the border I witnessed a young kid talking about guns in such a way – a way to solve his problems.<\/p>\n
I’m still in shock and very frustrated at what I had witnessed.\u00a0 What if that kid did have a gun on him?\u00a0 Would the incident have turned into something more violent and real?\u00a0 I can’t even imagine that reality, but it’s something that we should.\u00a0 We’re obviously not immune to gun violence just because we live in Canada.<\/p>\n
Please parents, if you ever hear your child talking about gun or violence in such a way, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE (I beg of you), talk to them about what they’re saying and what it means.\u00a0 Show them the reality of gun violence and the horrors that little children recently faced in Newtown.\u00a0 Show them and provide them with different ways to take out their aggravations. Don’t just stand by and ignore them.\u00a0 It could even be a cry for help.<\/p>\n
Parents – what would you have done?\u00a0 Would you have spoken up and given that child a piece of your mind hearing him say what he did?<\/p>\n
* I know I’m opening up a\u00a0can of warms here, and that gun violence is not just about one’s family life or government regulations.\u00a0 I know it’s also about mental illness and several other factors.\u00a0 I’m more curious about how other parents would have reacted if they heard someone’s kid talk like this with their parent around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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