Interesting day

[Will]

Al,

If the occasion arises, I hope that I handle it as well.

Hopefully, that will be the end of the issue with your family.

Will

[herminator]

Hi!

My family - that is the rest of my family, my wife and children have seen me in kilt already - got its first impression of my kilt last weekend when I visited my sister. She did not mention it at all until sunday and then she sorts it into the category "my strange brother does strange things".
The real test will come next weekend when my pßarents will be visiting. They will already know it, since my sister is sure to tll them of her strange brother!
But then I have to live with the reactions of my wife and children not those of my parents. Since they do not like my whole lifestyle (too christian, not enough ambition, wrong wife,etc.) I have learnt to live with their disapproval.

[Tim Walker]

One needs to distinguish between being strange and being eccentric. You are eccentric if you are promoting a good idea.

[Blu (Ontario)]

... Later this evening at dinner he handed me a written apology. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.

Save the written apology. I suggest that you keep it tucked in yer sporran in the event that there is a next time. He made the offending remark in front of family... he should have apologized in front of family. If there has been celebrating going on, people can have short or selective memories.

Other than that little bump, sounds like it was a good time. 8)

[Mr. Kilt]

Thanks for the comments, guys!

One of the best things was my wife's reaction. She asked if I planned to wear the kilt at the dinner, and I originally wasn't sure if I would or not. I have one brother who can be a real PITA. She told me I had to wear it. When I first started wearing a kilt she wasn't sure if she liked the idea. Now she's proud to "show me off" in public. She says I look alot better in a kilt than I do in a suit.

Blue...that's a good idea about hanging on to that note. With a little luck my BIL has finally figured out I won't put up with his crap any more, but having the note might come in handy down the road.

Hermann...my wife's parents are German immigrants. They know that I wear a kilt, but they haven't seen me in it yet. We don't see each other very often so the opportunity hasn't come up. They're not quite sure what to think of the whole idea. It will be interesting to see what their reaction will be. Like you, I don't live with them, so I'm not terribly worried if they don't approve.

[Pittsburgh Kilts]

... my sister. She did not mention it at all until sunday and then she sorts it into the category "my strange brother does strange things".

Don't be suprised if you eventually learn that what she's really thinking is "My interesting brother does interesting things", or "my creative brother does creative things."

[Highlander775]

We had some German Nationals come down to the museum and they expected to see somebody wearing the kilt.I also found out that they love the American West as well.

[Highlander775]

We had some German Nationals come down to the museum and they expected to see somebody wearing the kilt.I also found out that they love the American West as well.

[Mr. Kilt]

Our whole family (including my "new" daughter) got together this weekend to celebrate our parent's 25th anniversary as well as our step-dad's 75th birthday. It was the first time my older brothers had seen me kilted. Aside from the initial kidding around it went over rather well. The first comment was about cross-dressing. I used one of the lines I read here on them..."if I wanted to look like a woman I'd wear pants". That shut them up in a hurry! My oldest brother's wife was initially sceptical of the whole idea, until she saw how I looked. She loved it!
All in all it was a pretty good day.

The only downside was my brother-in-law. He lives in the same city as me and has seen me kilted numerous times. Each time he always made some smart-assed comment about it. I usually ignore him, but today I finally put him in his place. This afternoon he referred to my kilt as a "man dress" in front of everyone. I waited till he and my sister were alone, then I explained once again that it was called a kilt, and was a male garment. If he couldn't accept that, then I would no longer accept him as a member of the family. I left it at that. Later this evening at dinner he handed me a written apology. Hopefully it doesn't happen again.

[Graham]

Well done Al, it's not easy facing family members. They are often the most unwilling to accept change.

The freedom and independance you express in wearing a kilt may well be threatening to them.

I'm glad to hear of the positive feedback to got.