I've been wearing my new kilt out in public a lot. Wearing it confidently, and not paying much mind to it. Usually fully regimental but after a wind incident at a parking lot with my lightweight PV kilt and a somewhat titillated lady I've taken to covering the undercarriage if I think I'm going to be outside much.

Tonight my parents saw it for the first time when I was helping my brother to pick up something big/bulky at the store. My father was immediately on the offensive, making a sour puss and pulling the crude "Nice skirt" comment. I said "Thank you, dad, but smarter people usually call it a kilt." That kept him quiet for a bit. Later on he said something like "So can we be expecting you to wear the national address of other people?" I'm not sure how this was meant to come out. I expect it was probably another mean spirited jab but I gave him the benefit of the doubt and said "Sure, if it is comfortable, practical, and attractive. There are some unbifurcated robes in other cultures that I want to look into, and I mean to try making myself a Roman style tunic for the spring."

My mother was much more accepting. She took one look and jokingly said "So what do you keep under there?" but didn't wait for an answer. Subject changed pretty quickly and it was no big deal to her at all.

My brother had to make some jabs at first when he saw it but that was just his way of coping with it. He got cool later on into the night.

We had to stop at Dick's Sporting Goods and while my brother was getting rung up, one of the cashiers left her station and cornered me and very rudely told me that she always wanted to know what "you people" wear under their kilts. "Show me" she demanded. Now I've had some curious people ask "the question" before but this woman was being quite rude. So I used one of the ruder common answers.

"That's where I keep my bagpipe, ma'am. Want to give it a blow?"

That sent her scurrying back to her register without further comment.

It seems that the only rude comments come from women (or my father). Most men only say anything if it is positive. I'm a little bit imposing at 6'1" and 280 lbs so I think most guys don't want to risk offending me (probably wisely...)

Tomorrow is my first time going to work in a kilt. Most of my coworkers have been prepared for this, and several of them have been out with me socially in the kilt since I got it. My boss is overwhelmingly supportive of it. So I don't expect much trouble.