Quote Originally Posted by mudd
... when she got off the phone, she suggested that maybe I shouldn’t bring the Kilt on the trip. I asked her what was said and she says, “Well, she said she didn’t want us to dress up or anything, but I’m pretty sure that she was trying hard to keep from laughing out loud.” ...
The bottom line issue here is ignorance.

Mudd... Are you prepared to take the bull by the horns and educate these people despite themselves or would you prefer to capitulate and live with the status quo.?

The questions you need to ask yourself are...

1. Why are you doing this in the first place?
2. How important is this to you?
3. Is this a novelty or are you serious about it?
4. What are your goals? (where do you want this to go?)

You should know that there are a number of individuals on the board (including myself) that have been through the process of dispelling ignorance amongst family members. They may snicker once or twice... so what! The joke gets old pretty quickly. If you want respect from these people you're going to have to earn it.

Thems the facts, man.

blu