My wife has the Scots blood with a nearly equal portion of Ulster tossed in for good measure- kilts have always appealed to her. To be honest, I didn't really give them much mind until we were invited to a medieval themed wedding last summer that had me researching kilts. [I also remembered Liam Neeson and Eric Stoltz both looking pretty cool in the movie Rob Roy!] At the time I decided it was too expensive to buy one, and besides which we also didn't leave much time to have one arrive in time for the occasion. Yes, a rental could have worked, and one was considered, but renting is against our nature. So, I researched and saved, and thought about things for many months while steeling myself to the price I would have to pay for a well made kilt.

Last year, my son began wearing a kilt that his grandmother had brought back from Scotland for his older sister. Inexplicably, Grandma didn't think to bring one back for the boy (?!), and my daughter did not like the scratchy wool; thus, 4 year old Simon adopted it when he figured it went well with his interest in castles and knights. Folks looked at him a little funny, but he didn't notice except when people would think that he was a girl and address him as such. I got to thinking that if my son got to wear a kilt, then I could as well. The spirit was willing, the research had been completed, and (of particular importance) the funds were in hand. Some months after that (this past Spring) I became kilted.

Incidentally, after seeming a bit peevish with it, Grandma has finally come around to Simon's wearing of her gift-kilt, and she even complimented me the other day [albeit to my wife and not to me directly]. Whereas she now seems fine with my wearing of the kilt [To the in-law's bemusement I always dress traditionally for Sunday dinner at her house], she occasionally makes comments about how much money I have spent on my wardrobe. It really galls me since the kilts and such are not coming from her pocket: we are well fed with a good roof over our heads, the wife and children are properly clothed, and my little business has been managing quite well. But, I digress from the intent of this thread! Sorry, just feeling the need to vent since I am still stewing over one of these comments made this past Sunday. Thanks all for your indulgence.

Mychael