Like many of you, my other half is not really a knife person. Many years ago I gave her a small yellow SAK. After a year on her keyring, missing the toothpick and tweezers, it went in a drawer. A couple years ago she appropriated my Leatherman Micra and actually carried it for a while. Haven't seen it in quite a while now. I just recently gave her a Lady Case Tiny Texas Toothpick with the pink Bubba Gum jigged scales. She actually mentioned that she thought the knife was cute in an ad she saw for the turquoise inlaid model. I figure we'll start with the Bubba Gum and if she can keep it a while.If she actually uses it and doesn't lose it, we'll spend for the upscale model.
We've come to an agreement in the kitchen as well. After hearing me bitch for years every time I saw her use one of the kitchen knives on the ceramic tile counter, she bought me my own set of Sabatier Pro kitchen knives. Now she has her block with the old Kershaws in it and she can do as she pleases with them, and I have my Sabatiers which are kept real sharp for when I want to cook. She's allowed to use "the good knives" only if she uses a cutting board. I notice more and more that she's reaching for a cutting board these days and using "the good knives".
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