Lucy unearthed a toy pellet gun that had been a gag stocking stuffer and somehow had evaded the Goodwill pile. She knew I wouldn’t be keen on her having a gun, so she took the one tack she knew would work: “Mom, guns aren’t just for boys, right?”
No! Absolutely not! Guns for girls! Gun equality! Gun rights…hey, wait a minute.
She lost interest in the gun in less than two minutes. However, when Jason walked in the house, he immediately picked it up: “Ooh, a gun!”