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patrick117

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My folks arent to big on me carrying a knife everywhere i go. Im trying to find out how many of ya'll carry some form of steel badassery in their pocket wherever you go.
 
15 here, they don't like it either, so i have to bribe them a lot. I cant believe i got them to let me have 2 year subscription to gold. O.O
 
If I carry a knife, it's because I sometimes need one to use; it's not to be a "badass" or showoff. :thumbup:

But to answer your question, if hiking or backpacking I always have a knife. A knife is one of the Ten Essentials after all. If I'm at work, at the house, or around town I probably have a knife in my pocket 20% of the time. There are always knives around if I need to use one, so having one constantly in my pocket is not critical.

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If you use it like a tool in front of them, they will come to see it as a tool and not as the "dangerous weapon" that they probably think knives are now. Knives are tools that can be used as weapons in rare situations.

My parents didn't like me having knives either, they came to see how useful they were over time. Your parents will come around.

Tony
 
When I was very young, my dad and his dad kept me and my brother supplied with pocket knives. And watches. And pens. That's why I'm addicted to toys to this day. Really! It's their fault. :D

No such problems in my family.
 
Demonstrate how responsible you can be with sharp tools. Don't whip them out, or play with them in unsafe manners. Don't even talk about knives with them, at least don't seem like a knife addict, not that you are, but lots of us might be:eek:
If it comes up, point out how useful a knife can be, or how one could save a life. There are stories out there, like cutting a kid from a jammed seatbelt, while the car is on fire. Or the kid's shoe lace stuck in an escalator, and plenty of others. Tell them it's like a seatbelt, you better have it on you when you need it.
 
i understand your situation im 18 now but i have carried i knife of some sort since i was prob 7. i actually used it properly my grandpa taught me about knives and got them for me on my birthday and Christmas. well after i moved in with my dad i quit carrying one because it wasnt in a small town and around the time i was 12 i started to carry a knife and my parents were telling me i didnt need one and it was dangerous and i explained it wasnt i would use it properly and i new the laws for carry.
but they werent convinced so i showed as much responsibly as much as possible and started out slowly carrying a small old time folder. they later got used to it and i know carry what i want of coarse because im 18 but by the time i turned 15 i had a knife around 3-4 inches on my person daily and my dad actually uses my knife allot and it grew to be normal for me to have a knife. i have had on on me everyday for 3 years if i dont have one i feel naked lol its a long post but i thought it might help some so bassically dont randomly carry a rat1 or something start small and get bigger as they become used to it. well goodluck
 
Think of it as the same concept of a condom... I'd rather have it and not need it, then need it and not have it!!!
 
Interesting. When I was a kid my dad always made sure I had a knife. My interest is still strong today. My mom was always proud of the little case knife she had and today has a Spyderco Delica she got many many years ago...G2 steel version.

I was just raised in a family where most of us had an interest in guns and knives. My sister did not share the interest but she has always been perfectly comfortable around them.

I suggest you just carry and use your knife as needed. Trying to find uses while your folks are watching probably wont do much good...if they dont like them, then they dont. No sense in giving them a constant reminder that you carry one.
 
Start with carrying something less "badass" and more utilitarian like a SAK or Leatherman Tool. If you can show responsible behavior, it'll be easier for you to move into more aggressive styles.
 
I'm 17 here, and my parents were always big on letting me carry knives everywhere, since my G-Pa gave me his 1940's SAK when I was 7. I've collected for a long time, my parents couldn't understand why I dropped every bit of money I had on knives, But heres the way I put it for them, "I can buy tools with my money, or I can drop my money on (Insert bad thing to buy here) they don't blink when I drop money on Knives now. I even got my dad to buy some better knives than he was carrying, I got him to buy himself a CRKT Stiff KISS for hunting and a BM551 for his EDC, he thanks me everyday, my mom buys me knives for my birthday and Christmas now, and they even let me open up my own knife custom shop out in our outbuilding, Life is good.
 
Add me to the list who are concerned about what capacity you carry a knife in. If you DO ever get confronted or questioned by a peace officer, he or she is going to consider the context of why you have a knife. They do have discretionary power. They will look at the knife type (EDC, tactical, fixed, slip jont) , where you are (inner city, mall, suburbs, state park) and like it or not, your appearance and demeanor. If you are presenting as a "badass" they will certainly agree that is what you should be treated as. Think very carefully about why you are caring. A very important thing is to carry not for romantic notions ( what you think you are or would like to be perceived by others as) but rather what you actually and practically DO carry for. You may have come here looking for solidarity and approval from/among other knife lovers but ask yourself genuinely and sincerely if maybe your parents are right. As with driving a car or owning a gun, having something as potentially lethal as a knife is extremely serious business. A split second of poor judgment can effect you and others permanently. Once the proverbial bullet has left the gun, you simply can NOT take it back. These are different times and often it is not the knife itself that causes the problem. You have to know how to handle that in a mature way. By all means carry if you can but understand EVERY thing that comes along with the responsibility. That is what it is to be a man. Being a man is orders of magnitude better that being a badass.
 
Hey there Patrick.
I get the impression you used Badasssery in a shall we say satirical vein.
You sound as if you know what s right & wrong.
Personally I've always carried a knife since age 14.
Over 30 years.
Knives were used as early form of currency-coinage developed by cutting them up for trade deals.
So they are like cash in your pocket. Leave it there until you need it .
Don't flash it about. Parents always worry about their kids .I know I do.
cheers
 
patrick117 said:
My folks arent to big on me carrying a knife everywhere i go. Im trying to find out how many of ya'll carry some form of steel badassery in their pocket wherever you go.
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I don't carry "badassery". I carry a useful tool pretty much all day, every day.

As a long time parent, my opinion is that when you stop considering cutlery "badass", your parents won't give you such a hard time about keeping a blade in your pocket.
 
the only time I dont have a knife is when I gotta go to court, go to the airport/fly, and go to preform an MRI.

btw: why not just not tell your family that you carry a knife?
 
I have a blade of some sort on me all day, cant stand to be without one.

Im 16 (got into knives when i was seven) and my parents have absolutely no problem with it. I also dont agree with the whole "badassery" thing. Your knife is a tool, not some form of steel badassery.

Use your knife like it was made to be used, AS A TOOL!
 
I always have one except when I work in the governor's office, then it stays in my lunchbox :P

My rents don't like me buying knives, but that is because they don't me spending money. I have my own jobs and my own income so I can do what I like, though I try to respect their wishes.
 
I really liked Tarzan's knife when I was little so when I was about 7 or 8 my father gave me a SAK and a scout knife. So no, I have no problems with carrying a knife. Oh and it's not badassery.
 
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