I always enjoyed the rite of passage! It's a tradition that the two married boys intend to carry on with their kids.
Yes, I also enjoy the rites of passage of the first pocket knife. It was a thrill for me when my dad gave me my first pocket knife. It has always been a joy to give a pocket knife to my grandkids.
Another rite of passage was a couple years after my son was born the wines with a vintage of his birth year were released for sale. I bought a few bottles with good aging properties and put them in storage for when he turned 21. That was such a big hit for him and his friends when he turned 21 that I did the same for some of my grandchildren. One of them turned 21 last month. He and his sister were visiting the week before his birthday. With his parents permission he, his sister and I shared a bottle of 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, grandma stopped drinking years ago.
jtk
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