My story is almost exactly what pdcolis said. I always knew that my father's family was from Scotland. My Great Grandfather to be exact. My dad was in France during WWII and wanted to get to Scotland to visit the home town (Leith) while his father was still alive, but never made it. In his later years he talked frequently about going, but health and vision went bad before he could make the trip. I was always fascinated by all things Scottish, and, like so many others never really considered expressing my heritage due to the prohibitive cost involved.
My 15-year-old son has wanted to play the pipes since he was about 5. He's on the practice chanter now and doing very well. At Christmas, after ordering his chanter, I thought it might be fun to try to find a kilt for him. eBay searches led to various web sites, the realization that modestly-priced kilts are available, and, finally, to this group. After reading the posts on X-Marks for about 3 minutes I realized that I had to join in the fun, too. My son loves his SWK, and I now have two kilts and am looking forward to the delivery of number three.