gun mom at the range

[J. Yuma]

Today at the range, I was next to a cute mom. She wasn't shooting, her young son was being instructed by our resident lady instructor (who is also cute).
I don't think mom was a gun girl, and I was thinking it was so cool for her to let the boy learn.
I went up to mom and told her that she's the coolest mom in the Carolinas.

 

[contender]

Good for you on complimenting the Mom. It can help re-enforce a positive opinion of gun owners & such. And maybe,, eventually, she may well decide on getting her own gun & proper instruction.

 

[J. Yuma]

well, to be honest, she had my attention before I figured out the situation.

 

[contender]

Nothing wrong with that!!!!! I mean,, you are human,, and a "normal" male,,,,,,, right???

 

[J. Yuma]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

 

[MaxMan]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

Let's do a poll if J Yuma is normal.

 

[bedfordboy]

^ don't know know him so I can't vouch about normal but at least it looks like he has his feet planted in reality

 

[WendyZXZ]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

Normal is pretty boring and overrated and just not a right fit for some of us.

 

[J. Yuma]

"the last man." (Nietzsche)
not often first, but never normal.

thanks

 

[Wyandot Jim]

male? yes,
human? yes.
hetero? exclusively.
"normal" might be a stretch...

3 out of 4 not tooooooooo bad.
I don't think I have ever been called normal.

 

[J. Yuma]

normal almost sounds like an insult.

"Either be hot or cold. If you are lukewarm, the Lord will spew you forth from His mouth."
Jerry Lee Lewis

 

[Air-cooled]

Would you have told her she was the coolest Mom if she was fat and ugly?

 

[J. Yuma]

yup, cool comes in many shapes and sizes.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

If ever there was a thread that needed photos, it is this one!

 

[Pál_K]

I'm sure you all know this, but I'll write it anyway - lots of "ugly" people become beautiful once you know them.

I'm just curious about the context of the situation: whether the mom was there because she wanted to support her son's interest while not being interested in guns herself, or whether she thought it was something important for her son to learn, who's idea it was, etc., and where dad is in this scenario. Things we'll never know.

 

[J. Yuma]

We know something.

I asked the instructor about the pair the next day.
She told me that the boy was young, maybe 12-13? She thought he had the potential to be a competitive shooter. Very disciplined and easy to coach.
She thought mom may have been a gun owner, but didn't enjoy shooting.

That was my take, mom was just there for the boy. That's why I thought she was so cool. My thought was that she was willing to support his interest, even though she didn't share his enthusiasm, and SHE was not intimidated by guns.

No dad around at that time.