Comments on: Jilly helping with the cleaning… http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/ The ramblings of a zombocalypse ready, hoplophile Canuck. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:31:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cybrludite http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30827 Cybrludite Mon, 07 May 2007 19:37:12 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30827 Yup. Pretty much the right rifle for a 2.5 year old girl... ;-) Yup. Pretty much the right rifle for a 2.5 year old girl… ;-)

]]> By: Brenda http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30784 Brenda Mon, 07 May 2007 13:57:31 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30784 My only thought is some of those pieces look like they would hurt should she decide that she would drop one on your foot ;-) Hehe and put the cleaning kit up higher. My only thought is some of those pieces look like they would hurt should she decide that she would drop one on your foot ;-)

Hehe and put the cleaning kit up higher.

]]> By: Fred http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30660 Fred Sat, 05 May 2007 00:07:32 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30660 Danged if that isn't the cutest thing I ever did see! (Except for my own kids!) I have a boy and a girl. Both started shooting as soon as they could hold the gun upright, about 6. I have a photo of my son emptying the clip on a Garand when he was ten. Both kids have gone through "teenage rebellion" and neither one ever lost interest. Danged if that isn’t the cutest thing I ever did see! (Except for my own kids!)

I have a boy and a girl. Both started shooting as soon as they could hold the gun upright, about 6. I have a photo of my son emptying the clip on a Garand when he was ten. Both kids have gone through “teenage rebellion” and neither one ever lost interest.

]]> By: Mugwug http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30620 Mugwug Thu, 03 May 2007 20:05:25 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30620 Holy Smokes that post got a lot of traffic! Thanks for the kind words folks. As for Jilly, when she was really young I was sitting on the couch cleaning my Norc M14, I let the bolt fly home (out of habit) and immediately cringed at the noise (as Jilly was sitting playing nearby quietly). She stopped what she was doing, looked at me, looked at the rifle and began clapping and laughing. I knew then, without a doubt that she was my girl. I'll have to wait a few years (at least) before I can drag her to the range, but I'll do my best to give her a grounding in firearms handling, and further try not to make the activity one that she'll give up in teenage rebellion in later years. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Holy Smokes that post got a lot of traffic!

Thanks for the kind words folks.

As for Jilly, when she was really young I was sitting on the couch cleaning my Norc M14, I let the bolt fly home (out of habit) and immediately cringed at the noise (as Jilly was sitting playing nearby quietly). She stopped what she was doing, looked at me, looked at the rifle and began clapping and laughing. I knew then, without a doubt that she was my girl.

I’ll have to wait a few years (at least) before I can drag her to the range, but I’ll do my best to give her a grounding in firearms handling, and further try not to make the activity one that she’ll give up in teenage rebellion in later years.

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

]]> By: fyremandoug http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30610 fyremandoug Thu, 03 May 2007 16:10:14 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30610 Raise them right and they will understand that life is precious and any meth freak breaking into her house has just voided his warranty and gets the full mag of SS-109. My son was about a year older the first time I slung the A-1 H-bar over his shoulder and taught him how to squeeze a trigger. Your a good parent! Raise them right and they will understand that life is precious and any meth freak breaking into her house has just voided his warranty and gets the full mag of SS-109. My son was about a year older the first time I slung the A-1 H-bar over his shoulder and taught him how to squeeze a trigger. Your a good parent!

]]> By: phlegmfatale http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30609 phlegmfatale Thu, 03 May 2007 16:06:28 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30609 This rates high in the sweeps for cutest thing ever. Lovely girl, and it's sweet of you to let her help. This rates high in the sweeps for cutest thing ever. Lovely girl, and it’s sweet of you to let her help.

]]> By: Fodder http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30606 Fodder Thu, 03 May 2007 14:43:58 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30606 That's really great of you to take the time to involve your daughter. Before you know it she'll be able to break down that AR. Much, much later she'll be able to re-assemble it (speaking from experience here). That’s really great of you to take the time to involve your daughter. Before you know it she’ll be able to break down that AR. Much, much later she’ll be able to re-assemble it (speaking from experience here).

]]> By: SayUncle » Pitching In http://www.moral-flexibility.net/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-30603 SayUncle » Pitching In Thu, 03 May 2007 12:41:49 +0000 http://www.moral-flexibility.net/blog/archives/2007/05/02/jilly-helping-with-the-cleaning/#comment-30603 [...] Cutie. [...] [...] Cutie. [...]

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