I feel bad about this one. We get so many mosquitoes in Brooklyn, and they bite us over and over so we're forced to kill them in front of the kids.

So now, Charlie has learned to hate mosquitoes. He is always saying, "Go away, 'squitoes!!" Then he tries to kill them with his hands (but fails, of course - it's not easy to kill a 'squito with your bare hands!).

I feel bad that we've trained him to want to kill insects without a second thought. At some point, I want to figure out a way to get him to see killing as the last resort. It's just hard when we're being devoured by a voracious mosquito... my primal desire is to kill that sucker!

Does your LO ever want to kill insects?