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 I just arrived home and my wife tells me we have another note from the teacher of our 6 year old daughter. Currently our daughter is enrolled in  higher learning program at her school so it's a mix of all types of little people and personalities. So today they are going over 2D and 3D shapes. My daughter says to her group look I made a Gun. She never pointed the gun at anyone or aimed it. Totally oblivious that people use Guns to hurt people🤦🏿😂Mom and teacher thinks that this is such a big deal. They ask her where she got the idea of shaping her 3D pieces like a gun 🤷🏿‍♂️😂 I have Dad brain so instantly I asked "Did she point this gun at anyone?" Answer is no. My wife says but we all know you're not supposed to use the word gun in school(Im guessing based on the teachers email.) I had never known this to be the case. So I try to explain to my wife you know there are  many cases that the word Gun is used and it has nothing to do with someone  being harmed or violence. Let's start with the water guns we have all over the backyard that Mom bought her this summer😂 In America do we really need to ask the 6 year old  where she got the gun idea from like she had bad intentions? I mean I know much is going on in the world today...but we also need to educate the children correctly and not place certain narratives on their behavior.