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30th March 07, 10:27 AM
#21
Offer a proposal for negotiation, such as, " I'd like to wear my Kilt(s) whenever possible. I would very much appreciate your affirmation." When he hesitatates, you will probably have that acknowledgement. When he says, "Sure, wear it." Then you should do as you want. If he refuses your offer to show him his due respect, ask, "Is there something that bothers you about me wearing a kilt fulltime?
Go for it bro you've everything to gain.
ah ten HUT
KILT,,,, ON
Go, have fun, don't work at, make it fun! Kilt them, for they know not, what they wear. Where am I now?
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30th March 07, 01:59 PM
#22
At 18 it should be your choice but if you still live in his house might pose a problem.Id just talk to him about it tell him how you feel tell him ultimately its your choice but you did want his thoughts.Send him here shoot we will have him kilted full time in no time at all lol.
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30th March 07, 02:25 PM
#23
Good on ya for having some respect for your fathers wishes. I would suggest that you talk to him and say that you want to start wearing it on Fridays or some such day. It does not have to be an immediate change. Give him some time to get use to the idea and to seeing you in the kilt regularly. If you can suspend some family strife than go that route. It will be better then wearing your kilt every day and having some huge argument with your father.
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1st April 07, 08:15 AM
#24
Ah yes, the old family argument.
As a 17 1/2 year old youth in the grand city of Plymouth, UK I have never worn the kilt outside on a regular days outing into town for many fears of being insulted etc. I have worn it to a number of my friends gigs and, there it has to be said, I met with either positive comments, questions, or silence.
Once I was waiting for my friend in town, was about 9:30 PM, one guy walked past and said to his children "that guys wearing a skirt" and another larger group of men decided to shout "gay" before walking off.
Luckily my family, my dad being of Scottish stock and my mother of Welsh, never really minded me wearing it. My mother had more of a problem with it however she's never been all that vocal in her complaints.
The one thing that gets me is that the US seems to be a more understanding nation for kilties, though I've no experiance of this myself, but here people will pick on anyone and everything different.
I would agree that you must explain to your father why you want to wear it, the advantages over trousers, and the fact that you'd like to take your heritage more seriously by honouring it in such a way.
Best of luck to you,
J
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1st April 07, 11:16 AM
#25
If you haven't already, you might consider educating your father to to the current kilt fashion boom. You're on the cutting edge of a common sense tidal wave of fashion.
Perhaps you could negotiate a deal with your father. See if he'll agree to follow you through your local mall, about 30 feet back. Let him observe other peoples reactions, and non-reactions, to your kilt.
Ron
Ol' Macdonald himself, a proud son of Skye and Cape Breton Island
Lifetime Member STA. Two time winner of Utilikiltarian of the Month.
"I'll have a kilt please, a nice hand sewn tartan, 16 ounce Strome. Oh, and a sporran on the side, with a strap please."
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1st April 07, 08:35 PM
#26
Here's a fun way to perhaps get yer dad to go kilted with you: go play golf or mini golf kilted because after all, they invented the game and it's only respectful to wear a kilt while playing golf.
Come to think of it....why hasn't Tiger Woods picked up on this yet? Perhaps there should be a "Woods" tartan developed...
That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Aldous Huxley
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7th April 07, 09:25 AM
#27
Talk to him man to man with a little educational information background. He maybe uninformed about the history and reasons behind you wanting to wear a kilt. Remember he does have the homefield advantage.
Be civil to all; sociable to many; familiar with few; friend to one; enemy to none. Benjamin Franklin
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear. Mark Twain
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7th April 07, 10:56 AM
#28
Personally, I was very lucky that my parents were always supportive of whatever I did. That said, it still took quite some time for them to get used to the idea.
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