Sure, AT 12 OR 13, not 7.
I understand your concern 100% and respect it. Like I said, its really a case by case situation that's largely up to how the child is developing and how the parent is handling their business. I came up watching horror movies and playing violent games. My parents used horror movies for my benefit. I remember being sat down at a young age, around 5 years old, and they showed me behind the scenes footage, and props and masks they had laying around from Halloween, and they explained to me that's its all fake and for entertainment. They conditioned me at a young age not to fear certain things and it stuck with me even at that very young age. They taught me that most of our fears in life are learned. As far as violence, they taught me the same. This is fake, entertainment, and the way you conduct yourself in the real world is completely different. These are all things that stuck with me and my children are being raised the same way and are very capable of handling it. Now I'm not showing my kids over the top movie violence like my parents did at times with me. I think movies are far too realistic today for that. But certain video games depending on the overall content I allow. Its a case by case basis. We let our kids play with toy guns and swords, I've also taken them to the gun range and let them shoot real guns. They know 100% the difference and fully respect them both. I can leave my gun sitting on the living room table and they know not to touch it. Because I've explained things to them, taught them to respect, not fear, and have removed the curiosity from their minds by safely allowing them in a controlled environment to fire them and be around when we shoot as well. They're not out there shooting 1,000 rounds, but they have shot through a whole magazine before. All that to say, its a case by case basis, and every good parent should have a handle on what the child can handle mentally. Theyre are alot of outside factors. I definitely hear you though, I'm not taking away anything at all from how you would personally handle the situation my man.
