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14 March 2019, 04:54 PM | #1 |
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This a bit lengthy but I thought some here my get a kick out of the story.
Yesterday as I was getting dressed after my swim at the health club there was a young lad about 10 years of age with his father at the locker a couple down from mine. He was putting on his gold colored watch and locked over at me asking if I liked his watch. Telling me his mother gave it to him and that it was solid gold. I could tell by looking at it that it was likely anodized aluminum. He asked, "why did she give it to me?" To this I replied that she likely loves him and wants him to be on time. The fathers was laying back and watching the interaction. I was straight forward the the boy telling him that it looked more like anodized aluminum. He asked how I could tell? I said, well weight is one way. I was wearing the Platona which I wear while swimming and took it off and asked him to feel the difference in weight. He was stunned saying that feels like it weighs a pound (not too far off). He said that his watch needs new batteries. To this I replied that it's still right twice a day. He said, "true, I've set it for 9:30. I need to go to the mall for a new batteries." I'd like to think that I helped along a budding WIS with open discussion and frank observation. It really was a pleasure to see a young lad as interested in watches as he was. His father also seemed to appreciate my having taken the time to talk with his son. I'm a bit reminded of a school trip we made to Wall Street when I went to school in Manhattan. We went into a bank; I must have been in third grade. They let us all take turns holding a million dollars. I doubt that opportunity would occur today. It did give me an appreciation of wealth however. |
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That is awesome. It’s amazing, the impression that you can leave on a young person.
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So... you told the boy his mother lied to him. Did you tell him there's no Santa Claus too?
Sometimes it's better to let kids believe something not perfectly true. I don't see the value in telling him his watch isn't what his mother wanted him to believe it is. |
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It was clear he was pretending to me and based upon his father's reactions that was the case; there was no issue. He also got a bit of education on density of materials in a hands on way. |
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I liked the story
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Great story. I got into watches at that young age too.
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I like the story and my experience leads me to believe that many times interactions with others carries more weight than your parents.
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Nice story; I think you handled the young man with dignity.
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I had to go back and read it again.
As I too had the same thoughts about it.
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Thanks for sharing this story.
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Nice story.
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Calm down guys it was just locker room talk
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15 March 2019, 03:40 AM | #20 |
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Sorry, I tried as hard as I could to see this in a positive light, but I can't. He didn't ask to try on (or even mention) your watch. You handed your watch to a child... to prove to him that his own watch wasn't actually solid gold. Then you compare holding your watch to holding a million dollars cash. A million dollars a few decades ago could be worth 100 Platonas today.
Further, someone who is able to buy a Platona should not be returning a years-old kayak to Costco. |
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oh boy did this take a turn
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I'm enjoying this thread
Can't say what the OP did is either right or wrong - very much situational and dependent on a lot of factors. Pretty sure it didn't change the boy's life, one way or another
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At least a dropped watch wasn’t in the equation! Now that would have been awkward.
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Nice story and I'm sure that the boy enjoyed the attention.
I don't see any reason for anyone to be so judgemental over such an innocent story.
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Damn what a dream killer.
I am surprised the dad didn't tell you to pound sand. |
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