Conversations with my gay daughter
⚠ WARNING! ⚠ Generally it takes me way to long to get to my point. I rarely think or write in a straight line. And I might make no sense.
Over the last several months I've been back and forth about weather or not I should part with some watches that I don't generally wear. Some of what has stopped me has been their lack of any really monetary value. Quite a few of the pieces I was considering downsizing are builds that won't attract a lot of attention or open many wallets.
After some thought (way too much thought if I'm being honest) I realized I built them for joy, amusement, and satisfaction (irritation, frustration and disappointment also came along for the ride) and I had gotten my money's worth in entertainment value, and finally decided to let them go.
One of the watches on the sell list is this one.
I sometimes call it "The Sunset" and I sometimes call it "The Pride".
As I have been attempting to sell some of my watches I've been talking to my daughter, who is oddly supportive of my watch obsession, about it. When I decided to move the watch above I text her asking for her opinion. The following is our conversation edited to remove anything not related to the watch.
I used the term interact loosely. In my view, reacting to your WRUW or dropping a comment on your post is "interacting".
I hope you managed to push through the grammar and spelling errors.
Last time I checked watches don't care about your gender, they don't care about your age, they don't care about your race, they don't care about your income level, thank God they don't give a sh#t about your politics, and I'm pretty sure they don't care about your your sexual preferences.
I will admit that this hobby has a, let's call it "significant", level of straight men. But that's not the watches fault.
No real point to this post. Just amused by a conversation with my kiddo and seeing if anyone wanted to chime in.
As always, I reserve the right to be totally off base. I am afterall just a dumihed.
Just a watch dumi hoping to learn stuff
I think people should be way more concerned about who controls government and much less concerned about who touches who’s private parts.
But if you want to talk about watches, here we are.
I love your relationship with your daughter. I have two of them, and I hope my relationship with them is as strong as yours with your daughter when they’re grown. In terms of the watch decisions, I’d say go with your gut and what feels right. Cheers! 🍻
This has been truly wholesome to read… so so cool.
It’s cool that you have that good relationship with her, and that she supports your watch obsession.
I love your relationship with your daughter. I have two of them, and I hope my relationship with them is as strong as yours with your daughter when they’re grown. In terms of the watch decisions, I’d say go with your gut and what feels right. Cheers! 🍻
Thanks! She's pretty awesome
This has been truly wholesome to read… so so cool.
It’s cool that you have that good relationship with her, and that she supports your watch obsession.
Thanks! We've had our "bumps" along the way. She mostly supports my watch habit because she'll support anything she thinks will make me happy.
Mike let me know if you wanna adopt another gay daughter! 😁🌈👯♀️
I think that as time goes on and attitudes change that I realise that people just don't care about a person's identity, and our WC community is diverse and welcoming place to all, as it should be. I have chatted to people all over the world on here and can honestly say 99.9% of the time its positive. I know we have many LGBT members. Watches are diverse and so are our fellow members. I liked your thought that watches don't care about a person's religion, politics or sexuality.
Honestly, in my experience I feel like gay men and women wear traditional watches more than hetro people. I find they’re generally not watch nerds and just like them as an accessory (and smart watches are ugly).
Forget the watches, the fact that you and your daughter can have this type of conversation means you did a great job raising her. I have 2 daughters of my own and hope to have a similar relationship with them as they grow up. Thanks for sharing this light with the rest of us.
Mike let me know if you wanna adopt another gay daughter! 😁🌈👯♀️
LMAO! I have my hands full with the one, but maybe I could squeeze in another.
LMAO! I have my hands full with the one, but maybe I could squeeze in another.
We can be a lot what can I say? 😆 she sounds awesome though she should join WC!
We can be a lot what can I say? 😆 she sounds awesome though she should join WC!
She is awesome! And while she will gladly listen while I ramble about watches, they aren't her thing.
Forget the watches, the fact that you and your daughter can have this type of conversation means you did a great job raising her. I have 2 daughters of my own and hope to have a similar relationship with them as they grow up. Thanks for sharing this light with the rest of us.
Things went always as easy as they are today. We had our moments. But we came through strong 😁
Honestly, in my experience I feel like gay men and women wear traditional watches more than hetro people. I find they’re generally not watch nerds and just like them as an accessory (and smart watches are ugly).
She asked me to buy her a watch for her birthday. I bought her the Longines in the photo. But you're right, to her it's a bracelet that just happens to tell time lol. (And I agree, smart watches are ugly)
I think that as time goes on and attitudes change that I realise that people just don't care about a person's identity, and our WC community is diverse and welcoming place to all, as it should be. I have chatted to people all over the world on here and can honestly say 99.9% of the time its positive. I know we have many LGBT members. Watches are diverse and so are our fellow members. I liked your thought that watches don't care about a person's religion, politics or sexuality.
I think your right, here at WC is mostly positive and about the watches.
I think your right, here at WC is mostly positive and about the watches.
It is for sure, but it is fantastic that our members can be open (if they choose) and no one bats an eyelid. I have been on the odd forum over the years and it is not like that everywhere ! Your girl sounds great !
It is for sure, but it is fantastic that our members can be open (if they choose) and no one bats an eyelid. I have been on the odd forum over the years and it is not like that everywhere ! Your girl sounds great !
She's the best!! 😁
Weirdly relate to this… 🤓
Weirdly relate to this… 🤓
The selling your builds part, or the pain in the ass kid part? 😜😂
My daughter claimed my new Rolex Explorer I 36mm after I wore it one week! 😅 it was so worth spending the money and giving the watch I wanted away! My daughter has a whole lineup of gay and lesbian designs at printthatshit.com Great as gifts
Ouch! One week?! I want to say my kid would never get it if it were mine. But that's a lie. I would have it off my wrist before she could finish the sentence. 😂
A lovely conversation there. Having daughters myself, I am quite touched by this :-)
As for the gender of orientation of watch enthusiasts, I don't have any data from which to base a conclusion. I have a perception that it's largely male-driven, quite possibly because watches for many men are their only jewelry, so there is a strong male focus. But that's hardly a data-driven conclusion, and is more an inference.
Personally, I'm glad that this hobby/obsession doesn't require the personal history of the wearer to be a factor, or even known. We can just enjoy these objects for what they are :-)
A lovely conversation there. Having daughters myself, I am quite touched by this :-)
As for the gender of orientation of watch enthusiasts, I don't have any data from which to base a conclusion. I have a perception that it's largely male-driven, quite possibly because watches for many men are their only jewelry, so there is a strong male focus. But that's hardly a data-driven conclusion, and is more an inference.
Personally, I'm glad that this hobby/obsession doesn't require the personal history of the wearer to be a factor, or even known. We can just enjoy these objects for what they are :-)
I'm glad my personal history doesn't need to be know as well! The skeletons are piled one on the next in my closet😜😂
I'm glad my personal history doesn't need to be know as well! The skeletons are piled one on the next in my closet😜😂
Right?!? This way all the money I've wasted in buying, selling (and rebuying, if I'm being honest), just fades in a distant memory 😂
The selling your builds part, or the pain in the ass kid part? 😜😂
Both… lol