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knifenerdmom wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:48 pm

After tons of research and saving his money for many months, JS_KnifeNerd just bought his first Spyderco knife (the Chaparral) at SFO from Candi. He is thrilled! Feel free to reach out to him and congratulate him!

The Meat man wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 11, 2019 8:39 am

Great choice JS! One of these days I should get one.

knifenerdmom wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:48 pm

After tons of research and saving his money for many months, JS_KnifeNerd just bought his first Spyderco knife (the Chaparral) at SFO from Candi. He is thrilled! Feel free to reach out to him and congratulate him!

DSH007 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:56 am

knifenerdmom wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:48 pm

After tons of research and saving his money for many months, JS_KnifeNerd just bought his first Spyderco knife (the Chaparral) at SFO from Candi. He is thrilled! Feel free to reach out to him and congratulate him!

Hi knifenerdmom!

I check in on the forum pretty regularly.. I've seen some of your/your son's posts and I'd just like to say how refreshing it is to see a parent parenting. Not every mother would go out of her way, as you have, to facilitate her son's interests in knives and I think that is awesome. And I especially appreciate that once your son settled on a knife, it was purchased with his own money! Too few parents these days are willing to delay a child's gratification.. a valuable lesson indeed. Also, as safe a corner of the internet as this forum is, I really like that you are putting in the effort to monitor your son's interactions as you have.. too many kids seem to do as they please on the internet without supervision these days and that is a scary thing..

DSH007 wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2019 9:56 am

knifenerdmom wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 09, 2019 2:48 pm

After tons of research and saving his money for many months, JS_KnifeNerd just bought his first Spyderco knife (the Chaparral) at SFO from Candi. He is thrilled! Feel free to reach out to him and congratulate him!

Hi knifenerdmom!

I check in on the forum pretty regularly.. I've seen some of your/your son's posts and I'd just like to say how refreshing it is to see a parent parenting. Not every mother would go out of her way, as you have, to facilitate her son's interests in knives and I think that is awesome. And I especially appreciate that once your son settled on a knife, it was purchased with his own money! Too few parents these days are willing to delay a child's gratification.. a valuable lesson indeed. Also, as safe a corner of the internet as this forum is, I really like that you are putting in the effort to monitor your son's interactions as you have.. too many kids seem to do as they please on the internet without supervision these days and that is a scary thing..

Also.. I'm wondering if JS_KnifeNerd is involved with, or has any interest in Scouting? It's one of the few places I can think of where it's still socially acceptable (I hope!) for young boys to get together and play with knives.. you know, in a safe manner.. And along with knives, learn a variety of other interesting skills. I'm an Eagle Scout and consider the skills I learned from Scouting very valuable in my life. I'd recommend it to anybody, especially a boy who is interested in knives..

Anyways, for what it's worth coming from some random guy on the internet, great job knifenerdmom! Keep up the good work!

BTW, the Chap is a solid choice!

Rick

knifenerdmom wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 12, 2019 4:15 pm

Thank you for the kind words, everyone! I'm just happy he is passionate about something :)
He loves teaching his classmates who say knives are just murder weapons that knives are very useful tools.
JS_KnifeNerd goes to a school where they are allowed to study whatever they want in-depth and the teachers develop a curriculum around that topic. He just spent 5 months studying Filipino Martial Arts & Weapons (attached is a karambit-inspired knife he made out of a wrench). He will be studying blade steels for the rest of the school year.

I am very grateful for this wonderful community. JS_KnifeNerd wears his Spyderco t-shirt when he wants to feel the most confident, and he has Spyderco stickers on the thermos he takes to school everyday! Sal has very generously offered to meet with Jeremy and me and take us on a factory tour Friday. We are very excited and will be sure to report back.

-Fran