The Nicest Thing

[Riverkilt]

Wore my black workman's to our local small town 4th of July parade, then stopped in at the local museum. Hadn't seen it since it was upgraded.

Wandering the exhibits a young father said "excuse me." He had his son with him, a lad of about six. Dad politely explained that the boy was curious about my kilt. Dad said he had explained it wasn't a skirt but a kilt, something that men wore, particularly men from Scotland.

I told him how comfortable it was to wear and gave dad a UK card.

Sure beats a smart remark or an embarassed opening. Such a joy seeing a young father role model how to be a man to his son.

Ron ;)

[GMan]

I love hearing about things like this, well done Ron.

[Alan H]

Ya done good, mate.

[Rob Wright]

Great story Ron, keep up the good work.

Rob

[davedove]

It's always good to hear of a father educating his son in a positive way.

[Kirkwood]

It would've been easier for the Dad to tell the boy that it was a skirt and leave it at that. But to explain to the child what a kilt is, and to approach you on the matter, certainly speaks much about his character.