Thank you all for the comments. The comments made by my Mom took me bu surprise due to her telling me not to long ago that she saw how happy being kilted made me and how proud I am when in public I get a positive comment. My wife is very upset at her comments and the fact that she is useing our niece and nephew as her reason for the pants. I love my niece and nephew very much, however they are very spoiled and get whatever they want when they want it. My brother went so far as to make many "Skirt" comments at my son's birthday party. He believes that he knows best, and that no one will ever take me seriously in life if I wear a "Skirt" (as he will not call it a a kilt). My Mom and Sister-in-law almost allways wear pants, and I would never request that they wear a dress or skirt. I was even given grief at my own birthday dinner for going kilted. I feel this is more than a pride thing, yes I am full of pride, but how would they feel if I told them I would only go out with them if they cut their hair. My kilts have become who I am, after many years of wanting to be kilted, now having a very positive wife who suppots this makes me very happy. I was brought up to never judge a person by what the wore or what they looked like, however some where along the way my family became over the top when it comes to judge someone. Well I guess I got on a soap box again. It just saddens me that some of you who are only know me by screen name and some pics, would not blink and eye about being seen in public with me in a kilt, yet my familey treats me like a black sheep.