Family objections to wearing your kilt

[Rygar]

Anyone who shows up to the ohio fair needs to come say hi to me!!!! I manage the Black Dragon pewter booth towards the back side of the fair.....

I find out people came to fair and didnt say hi I will be most upset

Hello! I work for/at the Timeless Links chainmaille booth up towards the front of the fair! I'll have to stop over and say Hi one of the weekends I work.

[RedbeardNeil]

That's too bad. My wife was a little bothered by it at first, but now it doesn't bother her at all. My mother and father are both from Ireland, with family living in Scotland, and they don't mind the kilt at all.

[LANCER1562]

My late wife encouraged to buy my first kilt then stronly suggested that I only wear it for Celtic themed events like Highland games, Hogmanay, Burns Night,etc. but not as everyday wear or the occasional evening out. My 11 year old son has a SWK Black Stewart that he likes to wear whenever I wear my kilt while my 13 year old daughter asks "Do you guys have to wear those?" It's probably a teenager thing; her adult sister likes to see her dad and her brother in their kilts. She calls us "her gentlemen".

[sathor]

Hello! I work for/at the Timeless Links chainmaille booth up towards the front of the fair! I'll have to stop over and say Hi one of the weekends I work.

My wife keeps flipping on if she would actually wear one of the chainmaille bikini's but what kind of range do they have, is it a 1sfa or a 1sfm or is it really kinda rigid on the sizing?

Not that I think she actually would wear it if I bought it. She is a bit self conscious.

[Deirachel]

I would have to say I am one of the lucky ones. My family, in general, are extremely supportive in wearing the kilt. My wife would rather I wear one when we go out over me not. My 16 year old step-kid likes two of my plaids (the Pride of Scotland fashion sett and the Black Stewart). My mom has asked me to help get my father in a kilt (he's a history teacher a HS with a "Scottish Rebel" as the mascot....MacLeod of Lewis).

The only problems in the family are my paternal grandmother and my sister. My sister because she like a number of you gent's wives. Has to be the center of attention....even at my paternal grandparent's 50th. The paternal grandmother thinks the kilts should be reserved for Scottish events (Games, Burns Dinner, et al).

The fun part, though, is work. I live in the Deep South. Not to flexible of an environment. But, at work, everyone is so used to my kilts you can tell the new hires by the way they double-take. It's funny as all heck.

[timseh]

My wife likes my kilts. She's warmed to them considerably since I first began talking about wearing one for our wedding. I've only got 2 now, but now that we've been in public a few times she's begun encouraging me (strongly) to get a utilikilt or 2 as well for everyday wear.

She's even begun suggesting that we look into what it would take to open a local retail Kilt shop. Probably concentrating more on Utilikilts, modern kilts and other MUGs, but some of the inexpensive tartan kilts as well and possibly acting as middle man for some made to measure stuff. Wow, that was a leap from a year ago!

[sathor]

My wife likes my kilts. She's warmed to them considerably since I first began talking about wearing one for our wedding. I've only got 2 now, but now that we've been in public a few times she's begun encouraging me (strongly) to get a utilikilt or 2 as well for everyday wear.

She's even begun suggesting that we look into what it would take to open a local retail Kilt shop. Probably concentrating more on Utilikilts, modern kilts and other MUGs, but some of the inexpensive tartan kilts as well and possibly acting as middle man for some made to measure stuff. Wow, that was a leap from a year ago!

You would have to do better than some of the shops I have seen around in different places, as long as you are honest.

(Like the one shop that had kilts indistinguishable from the Pakistan ones across the field yet claim they are made in Scotland, though have no tags. Why would a person lie and say their Scottish kilt was made in Pakistan?)

[Andy]

My wife doesn't have a problem with it. Neither do my son (too young too care) or duaghter (yet anyway).

As for my parents - both mom and dad thinks it "neat". They have no problem with it. Neither do my aunt or uncle.

My brothers, on the other hand, have a bit of time getting used to it and make cracks from time to time when I'm kilted. No biggie. I was always the first in the family to do things so I'm sure it'll be a matter of time before they come around to.

Now as for my wife's family......good question. I suppose I might know if I ever talked to them ;)

[TheKiltedCoder]

But I betcha my first would be like many of the other first wives mentioned here.

My wife has been wowed about how I look in a kilt since first I tried one on, to the point that, unless I'm going to work, if I show up in anything OTHER than a kilt, I get asked why I'm unkilted that day. Unfortunately, I've not been able to go kilted as much as I'd like recently, as endless, ongoing physical therapy doesn't really go with a kilt, and wheelchairs do something horrible to pleats.

Hopefully, I'll be back on my feet early next year. I've promised myself a BarbKilt once this is all over with. Now, I just need to find Barb and ask how long her waiting list is.

Brian

[Brother Falldown]

My wife (of 42 years) is very supportive. In fact she just bought me a Confederate Memorial yesterday. Both my sons have taken to wearing the kilt, as has my younger brother. I wouldn't say they were openly supportive, rather that they just take it as a natural thing to do.