Family objections to wearing your kilt

[NewPiperinNY]

And here I thought it was the bagpipes that had my daughter self-conscious ...

It's strange how funny people think they are when they make the 'skirt' comment. Even my uncle, not trying to be funny, was more impressed with the fact that I could wear a 'skirt' in public then the fact that I learned to play the pipes well enough to march in less than 6 months.

[EagleJCS]

It's strange how funny people think they are when they make the 'skirt' comment.

I agree. My s-i-l and her mother ("M") have both made 'there he is in his skirt' comments every time I come around in my kilt. (My s-i-l isn't as vocal about it now as she once was, and she now corrects my niece when she makes the skirt comment - parroting her meemaw "M". I think someone else in my family gave my s-i-l a talking-to about it, but I'm not sure.)

Just last week, I was asked to play my pipes for the funeral of a friend of "M". When I arrived, I found "M", who then introduced me to one of the funeral home managers and "M" made the comment 'This is John, the piper. I wanted to make sure you knew that he wasn't just dressing weird.' or something to that effect. I just glanced at her and let it go. The lady (I use the term politely) simply has no tact.

The rest of my family really has no problem with me wearing a kilt from time to time - at least no one has said anything to me about it. I don't wear a kilt regularly, and usually only wear one to family occasions when I'm going to or returning from a piping gig and don't have time to change.