A Cute Story, and a new kilt purchase

[artificer]

I've only been wearing the Kilt for five months, but my little boy, who is 4 1/2 was immediately fascinated.

I still don't wear it on a constant basis, we're in a pretty conservative suburb, and my wife is still a touch worried about 'what the neighbors will think' (although not in those words, it's more like, 'what my son's classmates parents will think)

Last week my wife was away for a few days, so I decided that my son and I were going to have a few special father & son days. On one of them we went to the zoo, which has a 12" gauge railroad running through it. I always ask what he wants to wear, because it's usually train related, but can vary.

He said "I'll wear my engineer's shorts, and YOU can wear a kilt."
So I said "You want me to wear a kilt to the zoo?!?" (it was almost 90*f)
He said "Yes... the red one" (Wallace)

Then he changed his mind about what he was going to wear, and dressed in colours to match me in my kilt.

As some of you probably know, I've been making a few sporrans lately. Well, he's also been making sporrans out of EVERYTHING, legos, paper, etc.

The other funny thing is every time the mail comes he asks "Did my kilt come today?" because my wife (who is a good portion Scots-Irish) finally caved after our local Highland games and agreed that he'd look darling in a kilt.

I just pulled the trigger on a Stillwater 'Irish National' kilt for the little monkey. He's going to go mental when it arrives- and from what I've heard of Jerry's service, it probably got here yesterday

Oddly enough, HE'S already put his order in for a fur sporran as well (based on one he saw at the highland games) I guess he takes after his mother, who already has 3 bags 'on order' when I have a chance to make them.ith:

[seanachie]

Conservative neighborhood, huh? Well conformity by the lemmings is a lot less fun than traveling the road less traveled. Short of something like weddings, major occassions and funerals, where it is respectful to ask permission I don't really care. I went with my wife to an engagement party recently which was a mix of really 3 different crowds, old family with deep roots (wife's side), old friends who lived many years in Texas and the friends of the engaged who my wife and inlaws didn't really know. I got a few long looks from some of the younger ones we did not know. A few months ago I would have felt a bit odd, but these days I let it roll like rain.

Nice choice for your son's first kilt, may he wear it in good health and happiness.

[xman]

I'm glad my little man has a kilt too. It adds a new dimension to wearing one out in public as I'm not the centre of attention and I particularly like the idea that he may never know a time when the kilt is not a natural part of a man's wardrobe, his specifically. Since I plan to sew a kilt for myself soon I think it prudent to attempt a small size one with fewer yards and (relatively) inexpensive material first. The irony then is that my two year old will likely wear our clan tartan before I will!

[Ryan Ross]

That's an awesome story, and I can tell that you're an exceptionally good (and proud) father. The short-man admires you quite a bit, and I think it's awesome that he wants to emulate daddy's kilt wearing habits. If I'm ever blessed with a child(or more than one), and said child happens to be a boy, I would be thrilled to death if he wanted to wear a kilt while so young.

Thanks so much for passing that story along. It made my evening.

[BoldHighlander]

What a great story & precious memory for the future Scott!

I know where your coming from, concerning the neighbors. Mine have never known what to make of me (I like to keep them guessing)

Depending on weather (& mood) they might look out their window and see what looks like a tattooed outlaw biker, another time an old buckaroo, or a kilted 'Scotsman'. Last year when my friends from Oz were here (an old reenactor buddy of mine), I was running around on the deck in my old Confederate uniform, and the next morning snuck outside to scare the kids, wearing a skull mask & skeleton gloves :mrgreen:
Of course I'm sure they hate the pirate flag (Henry Avery's) that flies on the back deck all summer long

I think the biggest shock to them though was when I'd go to work, wearing a uniform & badge on my chest!

Life's to short you know

[dutchy kilted]

You are obviously rasing your son correctly.

My 9 year old son keeps asking when he is going to get a kilt (he already has his eyes on an olive green Amerikilt) and I keep telling him he will get one when he stops growing an inch a week!