amusing article

Kids Traumatized? Yeah, not so much.

[craigc]

He my kids both girls all grown up and married now new how to gut a deer and squirrels before they were able to hunt no trauma here

[LittleRedToyota]

the only reason any kids are ever traumatized by this kind of thing is because their parents (or teachers or someone on TV, etc.) tell them they are supposed to be traumatized by it.

[IceFire]

Hey, my dad had me gutting fish as soon as he thought I could be trusted not to slice myself with the knife. (The operative rule was "You catch it, you clean it". Although he didn't take me hunting with him (hunting season was always during the school year in California), I'd seen plenty of his "take"...quail, pheasants, deer, etc. and watched him dress it, too. No trauma for me and my sisters, either.

[SGTUSArmy]

If you notice in the article, there is no mention of the kids.

[MiniDevil]

Originally Posted by LittleRedToyota

the only reason any kids are ever traumatized by this kind of thing is because their parents (or teachers or someone on TV, etc.) tell them they are supposed to be traumatized by it.

+1. If the parent's make it out to be like OH MY GOD THEY ARE BRINGING DEAD DEER!!! THEY KILLED BAMBI, then the children will think its a bad thing.

If the parent's don't make a big deal out of it, or if they told them "This is where meat comes from" blah blah blah to that extent, then children will find it informative and a normal part of life.

As for 'a pool of blood' I know that's probably exaggerated. Watch there be only 2-3 drops. LOL