Quote Originally Posted by Graham
I hold my own opinion of myself higher than anyone else's. That's not ego; that's individuality.
Sometimes that can be selfishness. There are times we need to think of others before ourselves.
Agreed. I let up on my individuality where I see the need.
But I don't think her telling him what to wear because it doesn't suit her tastes is one of those times.
Where is her respect for his wishes?
Who is being selfish in this case? Him as an adult man for wanting to dress as he sees fit, or her for asking him to dress as she sees fit?
I insist that respect be reciprocal, no matter the person's age. While I will cut some slack to my elders, I will not be treated like a child and allow anyone to tell me what to wear, no matter their age.
Life is too short to worry about what others think of me!
Many of us have gone through the jitters of being new to wearing a kilt and come out of it more confident in our everyday lives. Why? Because we learned that wearing a kilt wasn't really very hard to do.
Some of us had to, and continue to, wear kilts in spite of family member's reactions and opinions. I don't see anything different in this case, excepting age and a birthday.
It is still Mychael's choice as to what to wear. We all chose to wear a kilt for various reasons. But we chose to do so, not someone else.
The choice not to wear a kilt must also be our own.