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Need help with my collecting.

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Balrog99

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Hey so I live in a small town of about 8k pop and have been collecting for a few years now. Problem is a couple months ago I made the mistake of bringing my edc to a friends house the night of a dance and my parents found out. They made me give them my knife and when I got home they made me turn them all in. Naturally I kept my sak classic and the next day stole back my edc about a week later. I have since then added to my stash but I am getting off topic. So my dad says in order to get them back I need to come up with an actual reason I need them back and haven't been able to come up with a good one. Please help.
 
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Man, it seems like there is a lot of periphery information here.

1 how old are you? If you are a teen, check out the "young knife collectors/users" thread

2 did you buy the knives with money you earned?

3 why did your parents take them?

4 how did taking one to your friends house make this happen?
 
I am a teen. Yes all my knives are my hard earned money or gifts. They were looking for an excuse to take them as they hate I collect them. Because they thought I was gonna take it to the dance when I was not.
 
Balrog99 said:
I am a teen. Yes all my knives are my hard earned money or gifts. They were looking for an excuse to take them as they hate I collect them. Because they thought I was gonna take it to the dance when I was not.
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Hmmm. That's a bummer your parents disapprove, especially when you by them with money you earned. Is there some specific reason they are against it? Do you think there is any way you can reason with them?
 
I have tried reasoning and I think they dislike it because for one I brought them everywhere and I didn't tell them if I was buying any. That may be why
 
Couple of things that I found interesting with your story.

You got in trouble for carrying a knife to a dance? Did this happen to be a school dance or something similar? If so that makes sense.


If you had it taken away, why on Earth would you stow away a SAK and then steal your knives back? Did you not think your parents would notice? Parents notice everything, bud.

As for the reason you need knives, just say you carry them as a tool. If that doesn't work, wait a year or two and prove yourself to your parents and show them you are responsible and can be trusted with knives.


Welcome to the forum. You're certainly not the only young person here. :)
 
Is 1104 where I am and I have school tomorrow so I have to go to sleep. If you have any advice for me please post it. I will probably not be on til tomorrow afternoon. I thank in advance for any advice anyone gives me.
 
Balrog99 said:
I have tried reasoning and I think they dislike it because for one I brought them everywhere and I didn't tell them if I was buying any. That may be why
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Yeah bad call there. I'd say wait it out. Don't steal back any more.
 
CJZ said:
Couple of things that I found interesting with your story.

You got in trouble for carrying a knife to a dance? Did this happen to be a school dance or something similar? If so that makes sense.


If you had it taken away, why on Earth would you stow away a SAK and then steal your knives back? Did you not think your parents would notice? Parents notice everything, bud.

As for the reason you need knives, just say you carry them as a tool. If that doesn't work, wait a year or two and prove yourself to your parents and show them you are responsible and can be trusted with knives.


Welcome to the forum. You're certainly not the only young person here. :)
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I don't think he took it to the dance. Solid advice though
 
This for the advice. Yes it was a school dance but I was gonna leave it at a friends house. They didn't know I had bought my edc and I told them I lost the classic. And it was more like a week after not a day. Must change that.
 
Mr Balrog,

I have been in your shoes at one point in my life. You've got a couple things going for you and a couple things going against you. I'm not going to sit here and try and pretend to know how your whole kit n kaboodle life works, but there are a few things that need to be pointed out.

If you're a teenager, your parents are going to inherently have a general protective mindset towards you - whether you like it or not. You say that "They hate that I collect them". - Do they know WHY you collect them? They probably think you just like sharp scary things and want to intimidate people - the typical attitude of non-knife folk.

If you want a knife collecting hobby to work out (while at home with parents) - you need to bend a few ways to make it happen. Prove to them that you will be responsible with your blades. You can bring your EDC with you wherever your heart desires (unless it's illegal), but that doesn't mean it's really okay for a teenager to whip out a blade and start hacking stuff apart in the middle of Walmart because nobody said he can't.

Some common sense and working WITH your parents instead of against them will go a long way.

Again I don't know your parents and I don't know you bud, but I can imagine they just want to keep you out of harms way (the LAW) and even accidentally bringing a blade to a school function these days can end up with serious consequences that can totally screw your future.

I did it, and got lucky. I had an old buck folder in my pants pocket from the pants I was wearing sunday night - threw them on monday morning for school. Halfway through the day I realized I had the blade on me. This was in 1999 - not nearly as strict as now, but still would have been an uproar. I laid low and went home as if nothing happened. But - had ANYTHING happened that day - I would have been doomed.

Just think on it man - I don't think they're out to get you. They just may not understand why you like the blades so much (like the rest of us do). They're pieces of art, and tools - not weapons. They teach responsibility and maintaining your investments.

Now prepare your argument and boom like a lawyer. Good luck.
 
I'm a teen (16), and although my mom wouldn't care that much if I bought stuff without her knowing, I ALWAYS make sure to let her know of a purchase. As long as the money is mine, she doesn't care. I can let her know after the fact, but I make sure not to abuse that privilege. That's one thing I would suggest to you to do with your parents. It may seem stupid to you because It's your money, but you have to realize you're living under their roof and that they're the bosses. :)
 
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I'm a teen (16), and although my mom wouldn't care that much if I bought stuff without her knowing, I ALWAYS make sure to let her know of a purchase. As long as the money is mine, she doesn't care. I can let her know after the fact, but I make sure not to abuse that privilege. That's one thing I would suggest to you to do with your parents. It may seem stupid to you because It's your money, but you have to realize you're living under their roof and that they're the bosses. :)
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Well said Knotty.

A lot of youngins don't realize it until too late - I'll be the first to admit that I was late to the party in that regard as well.

I started working part time at 16, and then full time at 17. The last two years of high school I worked 40 hours a week (weekends played a big role). Only then, when I was working that much did I realize how much goes into making a household work - and how little the young ones in it know about it. Their house, their rules - because they're paying for the... house / heat / cable / phones / air / water / cars / insurance / gas / food / clothes....the list goes on.

Kinda makes you feel foolish making that paycheck and spending it on "whatever I want" because "I made the money" when you're living on someone else's.

I moved out at 18 and have paid my way since.


OP / Everyone else - Sorry to get off topic. Knotty had a good point.
 
Thanks for all the advice guys. I have thought about what you said and have decided I will wait till summer when I have more need then will try to work with them and maybe compromise a bit. Will I still buy some more probably but since it is winter probably not for a while. It is easy to get new knives for me because I can just hide them or with older cases just put them in my box and they blend in.
 
I'm sure there's a lot more to this story than we are getting but the biggest problem I see is that you can't be trusted.

Fact 1: you hid a SAK from them when they asked you to turn your knives in.
Fact 2: you stole knives back.
Fact 3: you are willing to buy more knives knowing they do not approve and hide this fact from them.

I'd be willing to bet your parents are doing what they think is best for you. But your actions do not justify any leniency.

Be glad I am not your father.
 
CJZ said:
Also, just curious, what's your EDC?
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A wenger alpine backpacker serrated in the camp with grey finish. I like it because it is a sak has pretty good quality locks and I have ground it down so it is half serrated. Also takes a wicked edge.
 
Balrog99 said:
A wenger alpine backpacker serrated in the camp with grey finish. I like it because it is a sak has pretty good quality locks and I have ground it down so it is half serrated. Also takes a wicked edge.
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Camo not camp.
 
Balrog99 said:
Thanks for all the advice guys. I have thought about what you said and have decided I will wait till summer when I have more need then will try to work with them and maybe compromise a bit. Will I still buy some more probably but since it is winter probably not for a while. It is easy to get new knives for me because I can just hide them or with older cases just put them in my box and they blend in.
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Dude,

That's not compromising or working with them. I promise i'm not trying to get all powertrip daddy syndrome on you here, but really? It sounds to me that you are going to do what you want to do regardless of what anyone says.

If you're still willing to hide things instead of just owning up - LIKE A MAN WOULD - then it's just being childish.

Show them you understand the responsibility of knives. Get a small safe and store all of them in there - you get a key and they get a key. BE HONEST - Let them trust you.

Trust ME - This little bit now will make your knife collecting life a lot easier when you have a wife to deal with... they don't get it either. :rolleyes:
 
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