Tough (if not impossible) Buying knives these days......

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As most of us, been collecting and enjoying knives for many years (decades) bought a knife for my oldest Son's Birthday coming up this weekend. He wanted it, I checked it out - nice knife.
Not inexpensive, bought it from one of my favorite national mail order houses - just came in the mail.

I've been carrying and using my Hinderer's so long now that this thing feels like a toy in my hand, I'm struggling now. I want to be excited about giving it to him as I would any gift.... just can't quite get the juices going. Maybe I just need to look at it some more.
I blame Rick and Rob :)

I had come to grips with how owning Hinderers effected me and my future collecting habits, I guess this is actually my first attempt at buying a non-Hinderer in quite a while (the sons ALL got Hinderer pens last Christmas).

Funny how perceptions change.
 
Hinderers spoil lesser knives, but there are plenty of fine blades on the market. Limit your children's exposure to your XMs or they may only give you halfhearted "thanks" for the gift.

You said it is a knife he chose, so don't worry about it. Perhaps you're internalizing the gift, you are learned in Hinderers, so the bliss of ignorance is lost.
 
Cough....as your ....er...son Rubi, I want a Hinderer!


You are getting your boy the knife he wants, he can go on his own journey through the world of knives to ultimately end up at folder bliss.
 
You guys are intelligent,articulate and a pleasure to read. Thanks much for the input. It is reassuring.
 
De Nada, me Amigo. Oops wrong language. My bad. Hehe keeping it light and fun.
Want you to feel as good as possible about your gift decision.
I suggest you tuck a few dollars away each week/month between now and his next b-day. Once the side by side of his new knife and your trusty XM occurs, he will bug you till it he has his own. Just a thought. Oh, and probably need a fund for the other kid(s) too.
 
That has been a struggle most of my "Parenting Life" the desire to give the best to your kids BUT not too much too soon.
I want them to know balance and the value of setting their sights on something, working hard to attain a goal and then enjoying the fruit of the labor.
I've seen too many of my generation make the mistake of showering upon their kids that which they themselves worked hard to obtain.
Much like some of my "peers" seemingly pleased that they are best friends with their kids.
But, I have looked at the knife both in the magazine and in person, showed it to my Wife and reminded myself of why I too liked the knife - I'm good.
You guys helped and for that, I thank you.
 
Alright, with that parenting model in mind, forget saving to purchase an XM for them. But, do encourage them to work for and save towards the things they truly want. Appreciation for all one has will soar when they earn it themselves.
Then once they score an XM (if that's even a want) you can gift scales, standoffs, lanyard beads, etc.
 
Send it back and get a ZT0550, throw a Hinderer scale on there and you'll be pleased with how it feels. Then set a task and make him earn it by the time his b-day hits.
Making kids earn stuff these days seems to be a lost tradition. I used to chop a cord of wood a day for $5 which 30yrs ago would buy me a decent knife after a week or two. I would get fixated on a knife and have to have it so I would be at it past dark until I couldn't lift the axe anymore. Through this I learned the value of a dollar and a hard days work which resulted in greater respect for the things I purchased. On the other hand one of my brothers was given everything and to this day he respects nothing. My son is only 3 and I already have him preforming tasks to get the things he desires which in a way makes me feel like I'm rewarding myself. Wait until the physical & self defense training starts! lol
 
0550 w/ Hinderer scale is a great knife. It rides with me when my XMs cannot for risk of loss or theft. So it sees little use.:D
This and the 551, 560/561 would all make fine EDCs.

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BARBARIAN-X said:
Send it back and get a ZT0550, throw a Hinderer scale on there and you'll be pleased with how it feels. Then set a task and make him earn it by the time his b-day hits.
Making kids earn stuff these days seems to be a lost tradition. I used to chop a cord of wood a day for $5 which 30yrs ago would buy me a decent knife after a week or two. I would get fixated on a knife and have to have it so I would be at it past dark until I couldn't lift the axe anymore. Through this I learned the value of a dollar and a hard days work which resulted in greater respect for the things I purchased. On the other hand one of my brothers was given everything and to this day he respects nothing. My son is only 3 and I already have him preforming tasks to get the things he desires which in a way makes me feel like I'm rewarding myself. Wait until the physical & self defense training starts! lol
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Just like ye good olde days

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New Zealand factory 2012.
 
rubiconss said:
Much like some of my "peers" seemingly pleased that they are best friends with their kids.
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But are they the "best parents" for their kids? The value of teaching them that things must/should be earned goes way beyond any material possession. Our kids are better for that, and frankly my son routinely thanks me for the fact that we actually expected that they take some responsibility for themselves, and that the amount of responsibility was increased in a reasonable manner.







Now the free stuff and the spoiling....that's for the grandkids ;):D
 
Lotta parents are just fools these days, Parenting (Good Parenting is hard work) kids have buddies, they don't need (or want) Parents trying to be hip and cool "buds"
Kids need Good Parents doing what Parents do.
Friendship is different from "Buds". I have a friendship with my oldest son because now it is appropriate and it grew out of mutual respect.
He has nothing to do (at all) with his biological father because there was no respect. He demanded his time, respected nothing of what was important in his kids lives and now as young Men they told Him "Leave Us alone".
 
rubiconss said:
Lotta parents are just fools these days, Parenting (Good Parenting is hard work) kids have buddies, they don't need (or want) Parents trying to be hip and cool "buds"
Kids need Good Parents doing what Parents do.
Friendship is different from "Buds". I have a friendship with my oldest son because now it is appropriate and it grew out of mutual respect.
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I was raised in a very similar way to how you (as it seems) are raising your kids...and its the right way IMO. When I was younger, I wasn't so fond of having to work for things and being told "no" etc....but it definitely pays off. It preps you for the real world and makes you understand that not everything will come easy for you all the time.
My parents always told me their job wasn't to be my "friend" but I too also have a good friendship with my father now. I'm actually slowly getting him into knives! :D......If only I could have gotten him to drink the kool-aid a few years ago. :rolleyes:
 
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