Kilted Grandad

[Mel1721L]

My Grandaughter Ellie on my recent trip to the UK. I did wear my cilt in Dorset.

[kiltedtom]

Mel,

I seem to recall that you were "worried" about whether or not to wear your kilt on your trip. I am glad that the trip apparently turned out good for you, kilt and all. Definitely looks like your granddaughter is enjoying time with her grandpa. Congratulations on a good trip and thanks for the pics (including the Mini Kilt Gathering).

Continue to have a good year.

Tom

[Mel1721L]

Mel,

Iseem to recall that you were "worried" about whether or not to wear your kilt on your trip. I am glad that the trip apparently turned out good for you, kilt and all. Definitely looks like your granddaughter is enjoying time with her grandpa. Congratulations on a good trip and thanks for the pics (including the Mini Kilt Gathering).

Continue to have a good year.

Tom

Hi Tom, I had been anxious about it. My son although not too happy about it, just put up with it but when we went out together and nothing more than a couple of nice compliments happened, he didn't really have much more to say about it. My daughter on the other hand really liked it but seemed concerned that I may be regimental but as nothing bad happened that was the end of it.

The only annoyance was having to iron it every time I'd sat down for a couple of hours.

Ellie is my grandaughter, she's just over 2. I haven't seen her since she was about 3 months old, so I had to get to know her in just 5 days. There is something to be said about not emigrating.

Thanks for your comments.

[Tarheel]

I, like kiltedtom, remember a small angst of kilting while in Dorset. It seems the magic of grandchildren melts all other worries away. Glad you had a good trip.

[Mel1721L]

I, like kiltedtom, remember a small angst of kilting while in Dorset. It seems the magic of grandchildren melts all other worries away. Glad you had a good trip.

Yes, making mountains out of mole hills. Thanks.

[Nile]

Good go Mel!

There is often a mystique that surrounds those of us grand parents who don't live near or see our grand children on a regular basis so we are as special to them as they are to us. You wear the kilt so, it's an honest representation of yourself to them and perhaps a positive example.

I'm in a similar, long distance, situation with my children and grandchildren but, they are used to seeing me kilted when we are together. Luckily, my children have never objected to my kilt wearing so, my hope is that my grandchildren will remain accepting and open minded as they grow older and perhaps they may choose to wear the kilt themselves some day.

Nile

[Mel1721L]

Good go Mel!

There is often a mystique that surrounds those of us grand parents who don't live near or see our grand children on a regular basis so we are as special to them as they are to us. You wear the kilt so, it's an honest representation of yourself to them and perhaps a positive example.

I'm in a similar, long distance, situation with my children and grandchildren but, they are used to seeing me kilted when we are together. Luckily, my children have never objected to my kilt wearing so, my hope is that my grandchildren will remain accepting and open minded as they grow older and perhaps they may choose to wear the kilt themselves some day.

Nile

Thanks for your message. She's only 2 at the moment so it didn't really make any difference. Its only my son who thinks its weird, but he's now been in public with me and the world is still turning.

I hope your grandchildren will take to wearing the kilt, you never know.

[DyerStraits]

This is utterly beautiful stuff. Aye, both Grand-Children AND Grand-Parents are Extra Special, everywhere and without exception. My love for and veneration of my maternal grandfather, great grand-father and great-great grand-father--the last being the Scots-Irish scion who inspires me to wear the kilt and embrace all aspects of my Celtic lineage--is a major component of my animus. There is nothing--nothing--more special than the relationship between grand-parent and grand-child, and as a grand-child I will go to my grave regretting that I did not cultivate it more than I did. So I tell you to be with them as often and for as long as you can, and wear the cilt each and every time--and one day, as a result, they will all fight over who gets to keep and/or wear it. It is one of the symbolically significant ways they will remember you ("He was kind, he was generous, he was sweet, he was wise--oh, and he WORE A CILT!")

[Mel1721L]

This is utterly beautiful stuff. Aye, both Grand-Children AND Grand-Parents are Extra Special, everywhere and without exception. My love for and veneration of my maternal grandfather, great grand-father and great-great grand-father--the last being the Scots-Irish scion who inspires me to wear the kilt and embrace all aspects of my Celtic lineage--is a major component of my animus. There is nothing--nothing--more special than the relationship between grand-parent and grand-child, and as a grand-child I will go to my grave regretting that I did not cultivate it more than I did. So I tell you to be with them as often and for as long as you can, and wear the cilt each and every time--and one day, as a result, they will all fight over who gets to keep and/or wear it. It is one of the symbolically significant ways they will remember you ("He was kind, he was generous, he was sweet, he was wise--oh, and he WORE A CILT!")

That was a very nice message and I thank you for it. I was very fond of my maternal grandparents. I never knew my paternal grandparents or any of my fathers family. My grandmother was killed by my father in a car accident when I was 12. My grandfather finally passed away aged 89. He missed her the rest of his life. I will try to be around as much as I can and wearing a cilt as often as I can too.