Answering the question when it's asked by children

[bjcustard]

I've seen it on someone's sig here...

I tell the kids that my ancestors came from Scotland and Ireland, and I wear it to honor them. When they point out that no one else is doing this, I remind them that a wise man once said, "You should be the change that you want to see in the world."

While they don't understand it today, maybe they will someday.

[Jewddha]

Blazn, I think that lack of the concept of modesty is one reason it's a rarely asked question by kids, it just doesn't occur to most of them.

And bjcustard, I beleive the wise man most often affiliated with that quote was Mahatma Gandhi.

[michael steinrok]

Gentlemen...too much, too much.

If you really want to answer a child, who will promptly forget, you say,

"Go ask your mother."

That's probably the best answer any way or father. Or if you want to be silly: "Shoes and socks" is still a pretty innocent answer for the other question. Either way talking to little kids can get you in trouble these days as it is.

[bjcustard]

And bjcustard, I beleive the wise man most often affiliated with that quote was Mahatma Gandhi.

Of course. And he was a fan of unbifurcated garments, as well as wise.

[Rob Wright]

I think I am paraphrasing Dave Barry here but the difference between girls and boys is: Girls are smaller human beings and Boys are pod people from Planet Destructo.

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This is soo otrue.

Rob

[Hamish]

"gae biel yur heid ya wee *****!"

Not being particularly child friendly (I've had no experience of being in their presence since I was one myself!!), I think that is brilliant!! Perfect!

[switchblade5984]

"gae biel yur heid ya wee *****!"

translation please

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

translation please

Go boil your head, you little s$%t!

[ozmeath]

I've had the question a few times, "why're you wearing a skirt?" and I love it! Kids are so honest. Mostly it's in supermarkets and the like and the parents are like "move along...nothing to see here". My response is generally " It's a Kilt! Men have been wearing them for hundreds of years". Usually they stop for a think and seem to go " cool, I can dig it", or the eight year old equivalent.
It's always the parents that are busting to get to lane three and check out the dog food.
Kids seem pretty hip to the whole deal if you explain what it all about.
E.

[Pleater]

I was asked by a curly haired tot 'whats inside?' and it took a minute to sort out that she wanted to know.

'Does it keep going round?' she enquired in exasperation at my slowness.

I eventually twigged that, having noticed that my kilt wrapped over, she wanted to know how much fabric was underneath, so I showed her the inner corner of the under apron and the apron pleats, which she solomnly inspected, and nodded at.

I did wonder why she was so interested, until her mum came over wearing a sari.

Now we might draw in breath at the cost of a hand made in Scotland kilt, but a good sari costs about the same, and a really good one is about the same price as a second hand car. The very best full outfit with sari, under skirt, blouse and jewelry would require a second mortgage.

The length of fabric is about the same, but the full width of the material is used for a sari so there is twice the amount of material, and if it is good silk with a patterned border and lots of work on the end which shows, it costs a lot.

The tot had no interest in 'the question' - she had simply wanted to know about what I was wearing and how it was put on.