Well, I’m sitting here in a motel room in Hemet, CA (the cultural capital of the western hemisphere) feeling grumpy about passing up a great opportunity to wear a Kilt.
You see, we’re visiting my Mother-in-law for Christmas. My wife and I thought it would be a nice show of respect if I dressed semi-formally in one of my Kilts for Christmas day.
We were going to make it a surprise, but my wife was talking to her a few days before we left and let slip what I was planning. I’m not sure exactly what was said, but I hear my wife saying things like; “a KILT!...Yes, I’m serious…What do you mean by that?” and so on.
Anyway, when she got off the phone, she suggested that maybe I shouldn’t bring the Kilt on the trip. I asked her what was said and she says, “Well, she said she didn’t want us to dress up or anything, but I’m pretty sure that she was trying hard to keep from laughing out loud.”
The picture of my mother-in-law laughing under her breath all day was enough to change my wardrobe plans.
So here’s the point of this post. How do you guys deal with being laughed at in your Kilt? I must say, I don’t like to be laughed at. Being laughed WITH, or in good humor is one thing, but someone snickering under their breath really irritates me.
So, what do you think?