Neighborhood Kid Talks About Shooting People (We’re Nervous)

Neighborhood Kid Talks About Shooting People (We’re Nervous)
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[@trainwreckaf]

5 and 7 year old girls have no business playing with boys that are over 10. Talking about playing w guns might turn out to be the least of your problems. Especially when you don't know their parents.

[@FTG2Eli]

Exactly. I was going to make that comment and then I saw yours. These boys are SO much older than the girls at this stage in life. They need to be with friends their own age and even then they need to be monitored.............thank you

[@sophiawish9772]

Build a fence, now. Strong fences make good neighbors. I would NOT tell the school my personal info, just tell the guidance counselor the minimal amount of info. As someone who was a mandated reporter, I made a call to the child abuse hotline along with the guidance counselor who immediately gave out my name to the parents! It did not go well. Just give them the kids name and say what he said, DONT say how old your kids are or where they go to school.

[@colmwhateveryoulike3240]

That guidance counsellor is an idiot. But you can't assume idiots don't exist alright.

[@juliepietruszka5089]

Agree CPS to be notified. I've done it before about a violent child. He was violent to my son. The child is no longer in school since I called CPS. I guess they did find something

[@TwilightZone96761]

I had to call the cops when very young children were being left home alone on a regular basis. The father was abusing all of them. I packed up and left in the middle of the night. When I did bump into them months later….they hugged me and thanked me. Crying just thinking about it.

[@aprilchow-chee5281]

You did the right thing. As someone who was abused and told my mom and got no help....thank you.

[@FrankS111]

Yes, you tell people because this child needs help immediately. I’m in my late 30s and grew up playing with toy pew pews and we had real ones in the house as well. Never once did I even have a thought of doing this nor joking about it.

[@Maelu-op9gf]

Facts

[@darrylg3861]

What the hell is a pew pew? You don't know English?

[@faith6833]

I would bypass the family altogether. No way I would put myself in that position.

[@Petruskinhap972]

I would cut immediate contact with the boy and his family. I would report this to the school and CPS. There’s absolutely something bad going on at home if he wants to shoot his own mother and is not afraid to express this anger with words.

[@josephinenelan4204]

Some people overreact about kids having a fascination with guns, but “Shoot your mom game” is 100% not okay. That’s not hunting, that’s not imagination cowboys and indians, or lazer tag or paintball with team building fun.

[@TheFlyingZulu]

The answer to this question is yes, absolutely. Boys playing "Army" or playing with toy guns is nothing to be alarmed about... but boys like these two with BB guns or something more deadly saying things like "who wants to play shoot/kill our mom game" is too far...

[@gabrielamartiniuc6322]

I love John! Your compassion for others and your loving care for your friends and family is astounding! That means a lot! Your wife and kids are BLESSED!

[@jacquelinelewis5627]

There's a really good chance that the kid is being abused or neglected in some way for him to have so much anger like that at so young definitely something going on in the home life if I was her before I did anything I would honestly talk to the kid and just be like hey what's up how's it going when he came over to play if you could get him to at least trust you he May confide things to you

[@lindacornell7881]

Don't confront anyone. Its too dangerous. Tell the boys their too old to play with your kids. Put your kids' things in the back. fence it if you can. Hate to keep them in the house more or out in the backyard. Don't let your guard down.

[@murraybeachtel8585]

What is their dog doing running in her neighbor’s yard killing their chickens? This whole thing is solved with a good fence and leaving the neighbors to their own business. Not counting a public place like a park, my girls under 10 wouldn’t be playing with the neighbor’s boy hitting puberty.

[@kendrascorner]

This poor mom. What a stressful situation.

[@megalopolis2015]

What a terrible situation to be in. Praying for the best course to take with the best possible outcome. I'm also praying for God to intervene in that little boy's heart to extract the anger. Many blessings to Tessa and her family.

[@elizabethbrown7416]

Who lets their 6/7 yo play with a 9 yo? I wouldn’t unless I really knew the fam

[@OlgaSuner-dx7fq]

There was a case recently where 6 year old shot and killed his teacher in Vergina. The world has gone mad. My kid says just the other day let’s move away to Europe I asked him why? He said how you seen increase in school shootings? I told him it’s no better there either because I didn’t want him not wanting to go school but in my head I thought this is one of the best countries where everyone wants to live. I think schools need to have door screening before entrances so many innocent kids die😞 we had multiple shootings in our town as well in the last years.

[@cg741graf5]

In NY young kids attack others frequently. From stabbing, shooting and piling on attacking.

[@josephinenelan4204]

Europe is a continent, but yeah. I plan on homeschooling mine, and for anyone who says “they won’t be socialized”, that’s an increasingly dumb argument. This is just another reason why, especially when you see how cowardly local law enforcement is in many places.

[@borgirvspitsah7329]

Europe is not a country

[@nicolab2075]

It really is better in Europe, from that point of view especially.

[@nicolab2075]

@@wordsalad01 Your state may be safe as houses, but from the point of view of school shootings in the US Vs most countries in Europe the situation is very clear.

[@victoriaa7081]

Hear me out - this mom is absolutely right to be concerned about their family safety but there is more to this story, especially between the parents. There was animosity there even before the chickens which is why they can’t be cordial towards each other without the authorities involved. I could be wrong but it felt like she wanted additional validation to loop in CPS. The more authorities the better! I also sensed some superior complexity over the other parents - in short they are both playing with fire - this is sad and scary! Get the kid help but also become a better adult too!

[@murraybeachtel8585]

Happy someone else noticed the superiority complex and the history of bad blood especially since her own dog killed their chickens. She should build a good fence and not be involved with them anymore.

[@justkimintheworld6298]

I grew up in Idaho and I would definitely not advise confronting the parents. Many people who live out in the sticks of Idaho are unpredictable. I'm not sure how I would proceed, but I would try to remain anonymous because those folks could make her life a living he$$ and even escalate with real violence. Report it and play dumb if confronted by the family.

[@rokeishiarodgers7205]

As a school psychologist, I would recommend letting the school know, documenting everything your children are saying, and keep reporting when something comes up. Eventually if this kid is mentally ill, he will escalate ... the fantasy won't be enough. I don't think I would talk to the parents alone atleast and ask the school to call CPS..

[@JustinCase780]

Fantastic advice. Sadly, this stuff is not necessarily just goofing off these days.

[@susanfoley8360]

This is exactly how my mother would have handled this - in 1950. Maybe things haven’t changed so much as all that.

[@breeeque]

Woah this is a nightmare cause they live so close ….

[@lyndaslocs]

She gave out too much info - name, children's ages and location when there's a potentially dangerous person in their midst. You should consider muting that out. Also, there is a high likelihood that the boy in question is being abused. I would give serious thought to moving.

[@user-tz5vt9pc2j]

As someone who went to public school, I’ve been hearing kids talk about killing people my whole life.

[@chipdiesel9788]

Telling the police and school system should be extremely low on the list of who should know

[@subjecttochrist]

Yeah… you nip it in the bud. I don’t let my daughter play w kids who are not in a similar season of life/development !

[@Dark_Souls_3]

John I want a tattoo tour

[@StcyBRD]

Sounds like that little boy is being abused and so is his mother probably.

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

Usually serial killers come from abusive mothers. So quick to assume it's the male

[@om617yota8]

Thoroughly disagree with Dr. D on calling CPS. If you have a concern, call. Your job isn't to decide if there's a legit problem, it's to report the concern, and let CPS investigate and determine if there's actually a problem. This is coming from someone whose life would have been immeasurable better if someone had called CPS about my parents when I was a kid.

[@Ryan-wx1bi]

The kid definitely needs to be put in a mental institution. "Just a kid" has been responsible for quite a few deaths as of late. Remember the teacher who was shot by an 8 year old?

[@emilyearl1858]

Aged 6. A first grader.

[@AshleyLebedev]

It’s so true. I’m so sick of lines like boys will be boys or kids will be kids. I’ve seen that line responsible for endless danger and abuse & neglect of extreme red flags that showed signs.

[@johncaze757]

That kid really needs therapy.

[@trainwreckaf]

Calling cps is not the best idea. They are not here to help families. This falls on the parents and using common sense. A puberty aged boy(s) don't need to be playing with little girls. Obviously. Keeping children safe comes before anyones feelings.

[@oogie-boogie]

my 7/5 would not be playing with a 9/10yo boys,,ied talk to a po po, at least 1 so they know about the kid,

[@juliepietruszka5089]

This behavior should be reported to police as well as CPS. He has access to guns and is shooting at dogs on your property. He is talking about shooting his mom. Please report to CPS immediately. It can be anonymous. They do not need to know it eas you. They will investigate the entire family to make sure this child is not a threat to himself, his family or others. They will speak directly to the child and also to his school. It sounds like he may have a mental illness that could turn more violent then he has already shown.

[@katyedwards3935]

I agree

[@valerieodonnell6764]

Cops and robbers is one thing, kill your mom game is a huge red flag flashing neon sign type of thing. Keep your kids away. Holy cow.

[@Jlcdb71816]

My kids and I were at the park one time and an older kid, maybe about 9, was trying to play a game where kids pretend to stab each other. I immediately got my kids away from him. The guardian was just sitting off to the side on their phone. What is going on with our society? What are kids being exposed to? Is this what happens when we allow video games and tv to raise our kids? This is so sad.

[@cg741graf5]

Like playing pirates or like Walking dead attacking. Big difference.

[@COINsimp2024]

I don't agree with going around town telling everyone first, address it with the parent's first with a phone call and take it from there. The animal abuse thing needs to be addressed ASAP, because this kid is not being taught well by a man on how to be a man. The local police already said they cannot do anything about a non-crime. We used to play the STEP ON A CRACK, BREAK YOUR MOTHERS BACK game in the 80s.

[@MIkeDye200202holla]

Sounds just like many other mass murderers, Jim Jones started with animals. Definitely don’t send your children to play. Report the child and be anonymous about yourself, they may reveal to the parents that you reported.

[@cg741graf5]

Oh call the parents, police, and school. To not act on what we see happening with children that are harming others or saying they will is not responsible anymore. I’d have my kids get that on tape with a phone recording.

[@mblake0420]

Talk to the parent BEFORE you ever call government period!

[@d.minaru7707]

Lol your fuckin stupid. Nah, call the cops

[@LIVEINPEACE2023]

Noo, that’s how things escalate!

[@AshleyLebedev]

I disagree.

[@mblake0420]

@ISITVAINTOSAYIMPRETTY wrong, GOVERNMENT ALWAYS ESCALATES. next thing you know cps is hauling of the kid for a word he said, can we say scary! How would you like your kids hauled off over 1 word or would you prefer they came to you and asked about it first? Find your no big threat and either is kid or go straight for government escalations? You relise they get paid by their stats right? That means they have incentives to TAKE THE KID AWAY! Disgusting how people don't understand how government works and vote for more of it.

[@lyndalamb3221]

Why would you let your children play with the child of parents that you don't get along with?

[@AshleyLebedev]

Call their parents, police and their school.

[@bettysmith4527]

uh, sounds like these two boys will eventually be on the news... I would maybe talk to the school if you cannot take to the parents!

[@lifeaccordingtotheo9643]

The Mom is so naive to let things get to this point. And why are kids that small off playing where parents are not with them? 5 & 7?! On a bike ride alone because they have a walkie talkie? They will also need more protection once she bans the boy because he is going to be mad and they are on his hit list.

[@katyedwards3935]

I was in a similar situation in 4th grade. I had a cllassmate who was a constant bomb threat. This kid said it literally everytime we left a room or playground. I think it was directed at me, but I told my teachers on him and when she talked to him, he insisted that he didn't say that. Time passed and he moved and no longer went to my school. Maybe the same thing will happen here.

[@sherryd3299]

Im not sure about calling cps only because that might put her and her family in danger. When her husband goes to work and her daughters are in school, she's there alone. If it was me, I'd tell the boy in the nicest possible way that that like him very much but he's just too old to play with her daughters, like John suggested. I would also not have them stop playing with them at the same time she notifies his school or this family will know it was her.

[@kathiedrake3926]

John even said Coere d'Elene correcct

[@rosec8101]

Ed Kemper aka Co-ed killer said "There is someone out there that...hasn't killed people, and wants to...They need to talk to someone about it. Trust somebody enough to sit down and talk about something isn't a crime."

[@lisahinkofer2085]

Not good. Thieve boys are being raised with guns and not respecting the guns. The parents are not being responsible and I suspect abuse somewhere in the family of these two boys. This whole thing is so sad. Mom needs to put boundaries and keep her daughters away from these two boys. There’s something seriously wrong with these two boys.

[@Cyanopteryx]

Yep sounds like Idaho.

[@ts8024]

Soon its gonna be who wants to shoot the neighbors.

[@AshleyLebedev]

Let’s not put that out into world. Be supportive of her.

[@ts8024]

@@AshleyLebedev unfortunately, it's a reality. If you avoid thinking about something, it doesn't mean it won't happen. Only that you'll be less prepared if it does.

[@Ben-zr4ho]

This woman seems pretty based about firearms so I highly doubt she is overreacting.

[@TheGomez1105]

If they already called the cops on her and they didn't respond to her message I would not confront this kids parents. This could turn into a neighbor from hell scenario.

[@Ben-zr4ho]

Wait how old is this boy? Why are 5 and 7 year olds hanging out with a 10 year old boy anyway? The boy has almost certainly viewed corn by now. You want him taking about it in front of your 5 year old?

[@teagarden874]

This is such a sad and frightening situation. I feel sorry for peaceful Americans who have to deal with the gun culture in their country. I hope this boy gets the help he needs.

[@bettysmith4527]

Explain this "gun culture" to me?!

[@stepturtle103]

Over 250 million crimes stopped every year because of our gun culture.

[@Esthie229]

@@Jess-737 I get what you’re saying but the biggest difference is the amount of people that can be killed in a short amount of time. Pretty much only guns can do that. I’m European and I’ve never had to worry about that. I feel bad for the Americans that are careful with their weapons, having a weapon to protect yourself must be nice

[@rockstar-kp2jy]

We love gun culture 😊

[@rockstar-kp2jy]

​@@Esthie229 we don't worry about it and we don't have bombings or mass stabbings😂

[@bernadettehuff2984]

This boy needs help, he is a danger. Many serial killers start out in life killing and torturing animals. You need to tell somebody, and keep your kids away.

[@nychris2258]

Maybe this has something to do with these kids growing up around guns

[@lot2196]

You could inform the F.B.I. but i doubt that would help at all. Im not being sarcastic, either.

[@rositafanning7140]

🙄

[@drillingig2368]

FBI ain’t finna waste time on no kid bruh

[@michaelallen1154]

@Lot 21 - hell no, you don't want to contact the FBI!! They'll groom the kid to be a project MK Ultra for the next wave of contrived shootings.

[@2okaycola]

Maybe you could show some compassion to him directly rather than talk about him to your old lady friends. Kids need a village & yall seem to have forgotten that

[@J3llyBean423]

AVP well ,.. slow / haaa / well ,. see ,. BTU see these thin I should have ,.. started at 35 yrs / ,../ in 41./ sweet BTU either way / haa /

[@astoldbynadia6310]

This lady is making alot of assumption about the neighbour boy based on info relayed from her 5 or 7 year old. Maybe she should go speak to her neighbours before gossiping all around town.

[@CanadaHasFallen]

WHY on earth would a mother allow a 5 and 7 year old girl play with two 10 year old boys.....let alone a damn psychopathic future school shooters