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hello, people of the internet. can any of you give me some tip on how to get my mom to let me buy a sword? Help!
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Well, if you need to get permision, then maybe you are too young to buy a sword. Having said that: What sword?, What do you want a sword for?, and even more important, How old are you?
Get a job. Save up. Buy a wooden or synthetic practice sword. Learn the proper handling, safety and terms for that particular sword. Teach your mom the things you learned. Be patient and willing to comprimise. A steel non sharpened stage sword is a good second step. If you mess up with a sharpened sword, its permenent. Be carefull. I have kids. No sucks, but sometimes no is for the best.
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Start taking classes at a reputable sword school (not sure what style you are thinking of). This will give your desire for a sword some cred to adults. It also will improve your chances of staying out of the emergency room or the back of a police car. Best of luck, sounds like time is on your side!
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Haha I remember this same dilemma when I was 15. What I did was forge a letter from my parents and got the drama teacher at the school to buy me one, because I "needed it" for a play I wrote.
Don't do this.
What I learned from buying that cheap 50 dolla katana was that I didn't actually need a wall hanger. I remember sitting on my bed holding it getting lost in my imagination, slicing through trees in one slice and taking down legions of ninjas. Oh yah it was going to be legendary!!!
Turns out ( to my complete surprise) there were no ninjas in my town!! And the knife spend the rest of its life In my closet collecting dust until one day when I decided to chop a tree in half and the darn thing snapped like a twig... Should have saved that fifty and bought a paintball gun or some bootlegged beer for parties, would have had more fun without it.
So unless your town is running rampant with evil ninjas or say a horde of goblins maybe this is one time you should listen to mom. Save here from saying "I told you so"
Don't do this.
What I learned from buying that cheap 50 dolla katana was that I didn't actually need a wall hanger. I remember sitting on my bed holding it getting lost in my imagination, slicing through trees in one slice and taking down legions of ninjas. Oh yah it was going to be legendary!!!
Turns out ( to my complete surprise) there were no ninjas in my town!! And the knife spend the rest of its life In my closet collecting dust until one day when I decided to chop a tree in half and the darn thing snapped like a twig... Should have saved that fifty and bought a paintball gun or some bootlegged beer for parties, would have had more fun without it.
So unless your town is running rampant with evil ninjas or say a horde of goblins maybe this is one time you should listen to mom. Save here from saying "I told you so"
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Sure, tell her that there are numerous men on the internet that seem willing to help you make good choices.