Quote Originally Posted by Graham
I tell my wife that I don't go out to the pub everynight (or any night), I don't smoke, I provide for my family by working hard and have done for over twenty years. I've hardly ever spent much money on clothes for myself, even buying a lot of second hard clothes....so, now I have an interest in kilts, I feel I deserve to have a little fun!
My mother-in-law made a few disparaging comments earlier this week about my new wardrobe, as in how much I have been spending vs. how much her daughter doesn't spend, more than hinting that I never go anywhere that requires dressing nicely anyway. I defended myself briefly before giving up. It really bugged me because the comments were entirely unwarranted, and not exactly any of her business.

My wife and I are financially responsible and do not often spend money on much of anything aside from improving the house, our children, and an annual holiday taken off-season to the East Coast. We drive one car until its wheels begin to fall off, and we live in a relatively modest house within the city. After the mother-in-law left, I vented to my wife about it, and my little diatribe was basically what Graham has written above about staying in and not spening money on much of anything.

Karen looked at me and agreed emphatically, adding that she benefits as well since she appreciates how I look (am I a boy toy?!), and that I deserved to have some fun. It made my day when she informed me that she told her mother that indulging a bit of Highland wear was certainly cheaper than it was buying a convertible (which the father-in-law did). I love my wife.

Mychael