DS stabbing teddy

Tiglath

I wouldn't worry - I used to kill my Pippa doll in the bath so I could float her on a sponge with a flannel over her as a Viking funeral (without the flames, I hasten to add). I stopped when I was, oh, 32 or 33 ...

antrobus

fluffnutter wrote: »

... Chill out. Your son is not a sociopath.

On the other hand, I've always understood that having an overprotective mother was one of defining characteristics of sociopaths.

Just saying.

BlondeHeadOn

When I was about 7 I hung my teddy out of our sash window, because he had done some thing bad (can't remember what now, he may just have looked at me in a funny way). Proper hanging, noose around the neck type, dangling from the bedroom window.

I left him there to 'teach him a lesson', but then forgot about him and he got all wet in the rain and went mouldy! I was inconsolable when my mum threw this soggy mouldy mess in the bin.

I'm sure it was a valuable life lesson for me. I certainly never hang any of my teddy bears out of the window now......

Mojisola

If you think that by the age of 8 he hasn't experienced "pretend violence" you must be keeping him away from all other children.

What do you think they play at school? Your son's TV diet may be restricted - I've no doubt other children at school are watching all sorts of things.

If he acts things out, it's play and an important part of growing up. If you find him pulling the legs off spiders and torturing next door's cat, ask for an appointment with the EdPsych.

luxor4t

fluffnutter wrote: »

.....My nephew recently got all his sister's dolls and hanged them from the banisters in a ritualised mass execution. Chill out. Your son is not a sociopath.

Traditional childhood games - that was a favourite game when my granny was young - in the early 1900s

OP, he's 8. Not much longer and he won't want to even admit to owning a teddy.

Goldiegirl

I think kids have always been a bit violent - throughout the ages they've played cowboys and indians, war games, battle games etc, etc.

It's just what kids do

I wouldn't turn it into an issue

garybarlowsbeard

You found nearly £60on your street?! Do you live on Oxford Street?

Back to the point, chgrist, seems there's a lot of nutters on here! Did anyone NOT torture a toy when they were a kid on here?

To the OP, agree with everyone else, dont think you need to worry just yet.

Errata

He's watching Merlin. Monkey see, monkey do.

wapow

Way to go on the parenting skills.

You see him holding he dagger and immediately jump to a conclusion and start giving him crap about how the teddy would feel blah blah.

You should have shown a genuine interest in him and the activity he has undertook, indicating innocence to it all, to try and find out what it is he is actually doing. BEFORE making him feel guilty.

tyllwyd

That reminds me when my DD was about 4 - she had two or three friends around to play, all the dolls out over the floor, happily doing something. The mums came to pick up, and I looked more closely to see what they were doing -they were busy cooking Barbie on the toy barbeque!