Originally Posted by Wally Bird
Or insouciant parents. Just what in ***'s name was a 10-year doing with 8-inch scissors/shears ?
Ummm hello, remember elementary school? I used long scissors in 3rd/4th grade frequently.
The following may make you want to call child protective services (nevermind the fact that I grew up safe, sound, and well-rounded), but I feel the need to share:
-At age 8 I got my first machetti... my father wouldn't put too much of an edge on it as I was young but I used it all over the farm clearing bananas and what not...
-At age 9 I started driving the family tractor and got my first pellet gun
-Age 10 the datsun pickup, a .22 rifle
-Age 11 my own high-powered hunting rifle.
...all under parental supervision. The firearms came after attending a state-run safety course that parents & kids went to together.