I'm SO proud!

[Detroitpete]

Hey lads--here's one for ya'.

My niece and nephew have been bugging me for awhile about wanting to wear a kilt like I do. I talked it over with my brother (thier father) and he said that they were actually serious about it. (My brother is a kilty as well) I let them keep at it a few months just to see if it was a passing fad or not. They didn't let up, so I bought them both SWK youth MacLaren Moderns (our clan association tartan) and outfitted my nephew with a youth sporran. Good youth kilts and Jerry is the best--but you already know that.

Well the man-child (now in that terribly distressful period known as 7th. grade in a Catholic school) decides he's gonna wear his kilt on his "non uniform' day. Talk about courage--to wear your first kilt--for the first time--to school in the 7th grade!!!!

Well, the lad strapped on boots, socks, kilt, sporran and black "Superman" T-shirt and went off to see the Nuns.

He had cleared this ahead of time but got a tepid response. He caught some flack--but stood his ground! Wore his kilt proudly--then called to tell me about it.

When asked "the" question...his response was "I'm not representing an example of the full Scottish experience today" ;-)

When I asked him if he was nervous at first--he said that he was. I asked what if anything helped him to see it through--the lad said that he had told all the girls the previous day that tomoorow he'd be kilted--and he didn't want to let them down!

What can I say? Could an uncle BE any more proud?

[ali8780]

That is impressive! He sounds like a great kid, and with confidence like that, nothing will take him down

[BEEDEE]

When asked "the" question...his response was "I'm not representing an example of the full Scottish experience today" ;-)

Great response, must remember that one!

Brian

[McClef]

Now that response is definitely a good one!

[Alan H]

Takes after his uncle...

[Laird O'the Cowcaddens]

Good for him. Courage laddie,courage.

[Bugbear]

Congratulations to all of you.

[wyldathart]

Your story got a chuckle out of me. I'll have to remember those lines. I haven't been able to convince my own son to get interested in wearing a kilt. I think that'll change once he see's how much fun I have ;)

[werewolves]

Wow, great story. No way I would have had the guts to do that when I was in 7th grade. Sounds like he has some good role models to steer him along!

[rodandy]

Not in 7th grade, or 8th grade or even high school. Never mind how many years after 7th grade before I put on my first kilt...