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"to go out in the world and make my way.". The Godfather smiles at the youth and hands them a 1911.
It's graduation time and while I don't have children, I do have nieces and nephews and the associated like. When it comes to giving graduation gifts, I am traditional with things like silver, kitchen basics, and Swiss Army knives.
BUT.....
.....am I starting my niece on the world of knives that might eventually end up with drawers of them, where so many things that leave the house have some kind of blade included?
Stepping back a little and asking a grand question, as parents, what do you prefer....and not prefer....to see given as graduation gifts from relatives?
OK I don't understand 95% of what you just said, but I always think cash is the best gift to give/get during graduation. More so these days than ever before.
OK I don't understand 95% of what you just said, but I always think cash is the best gift to give/get during graduation. More so these days than ever before.
We-ll, not all people see knives the same. Here in Texas, carrying a pocket knife, if not a buck knife, every day is just life......but in other areas of the US, it falls into "Why do you need to carry a knife every day/to the supermarket?".
Two or so generations back, giving a manicure set was standard and even though the youth might wonder "what the heck", its many uses would soon prove its worth.
As it is, I am also giving silver coinage, something of the past. First of all, they aren't likely to get it from anyone else, if at all, and secondly, those are things that provides links to those of before.
Money, it's easy, there is the thought of get something nice for yourself, but it is also to me, a rather impersonal feeling. Perhaps I am slightly selfish, but I too want to be remembered in some way.
We-ll, not all people see knives the same. Here in Texas, carrying a pocket knife, if not a buck knife, every day is just life......but in other areas of the US, it falls into "Why do you need to carry a knife every day/to the supermarket?".
Two or so generations back, giving a manicure set was standard and even though the youth might wonder "what the heck", its many uses would soon prove its worth.
As it is, I am also giving silver coinage, something of the past. First of all, they aren't likely to get it from anyone else, if at all, and secondly, those are things that provides links to those of before.
Money, it's easy, there is the thought of get something nice for yourself, but it is also to me, a rather impersonal feeling. Perhaps I am slightly selfish, but I too want to be remembered in some way.
Get them something they’ll actually use.
If someone gave me a buck knife when I graduated from a high school of 2000 kids in the middle of the suburbs it would have sat in a drawer unused.
I needed cash, tuition money, money for books for college, clothes for school.
Get them something they’ll actually use.
If someone gave me a buck knife when I graduated from a high school of 2000 kids in the middle of the suburbs it would have sat in a drawer unused.
I needed cash, tuition money, money for books for college, clothes for school.
Get something useful.
Silver coinage? Buck knives?
What is this 1802?
I've always dreamed of causing this situation.
New Husband: What did your aunt send us for a wedding present?
My Niece: Oh, some copper coin. It's over there on the table.
New Husband looks and ........ "That's a KRUGGERAND!"
Unfortunately, I can't afford to send that, can't even afford them for myself. I have inherited gold coins but I can't afford to buy them and certainly can't afford to give them Because.....
..........it's not just a one time event but it vastly unbalances all gift giving, now and for all people.....for another thing I do is if there is a sibling, I also give a gift, if lesser, to them, so they don't feel left out.
As far as 1802, oh, I would love to do that.....but I really can only go back as far as 1878. Going back to 1802 is rather like buying a full auto rifle, 10 Grand Plus! But one of the things of a silver dollar of the 19th century is to look at it and imagine whose hand it must have graced in all the years, what history it saw.
As far as practicality and usefulness, well, to me, knives are not only very useful but also rather essential. I mean, how often do I pull my buck knife out? At least about every 3rd day to open a bag of kitty litter.
Last edited by TamaraSavannah; 06-07-2021 at 12:04 PM..
New Husband: What did your aunt send us for a wedding present?
My Niece: Oh, some copper coin. It's over there on the table.
New Husband looks and ........ "That's a KRUGGERAND!"
Unfortunately, I can't afford to send that, can't even afford them for myself. I have inherited gold coins but I can't afford to buy them and certainly can't afford to give them Because.....
..........it's not just a one time event but it vastly unbalances all gift giving, now and for all people.....for another thing I do is if there is a sibling, I also give a gift, if lesser, to them, so they don't feel left out.
As far as 1802, oh, I would love to do that.....but I really can only go back as far as 1878. Going back to 1802 is rather like buying a full auto rifle, 10 Grand Plus! But one of the things of a silver dollar of the 19th century is to look at it and imagine whose hand it must have graced in all the years, what history it saw.
As far as practicality and usefulness, well, to me, knives are not only very useful but also rather essential. I mean, how often do I pull my buck knife out? At least about every 3rd day to open a bag of kitty litter.
That’s cute, my cat litter bags tear open easily and so does their bag of food.
The only knife I have that important is my hook knife and that stays in its pouch in the leg strap of my skydiving rig and has never even been used while jumping because I haven’t had the need for it thankfully. If you’re skydiving and you have to pull your hook knife out I hope you have good health insurance because chances are you’re gonna be in the ICU.
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