Most of my posts have been opinions on other posts or questions, (sincere and sometimes stupid I'm afraid,) but this one is different. This past weekend, we celebrated my mother's 75th birthday. My brothers and I flew her and my dad into Atlanta for the weekend and then surprised her by having her brothers and sister here as well. Friday night was just casual, pizza, and wine, (maybe a little too much wine.) Now the family knows I have a kilt, but this was news to my uncle's new SO. She was facinated by this it seemed, (turns out she goes to the games at Estes in Colorado every year, whoopee! a place to stay out west and the chance to go to another games.) So last night I wore the kilt when we went to meet everyone at my brother's place. Nice compliments from almost everyone, except my brothers, mom and dad. They didn't say anything. I started to feel like they didn't think it was appropriate. It was like they thought I was trying to "show off." I don't know if this is my own insecurity or if for some reason they really think it's odd that I wear a kilt. I know, "wear it proudly and don't worry about what others think," but that's a little more difficult when it's your immediate family. Just can't seem to gauge a "no-response," response. Also not sure what I expected anyway.

David