I've been meaning to post this for a while. On Christmas day I dropped my sons (4 & 6) off at my first wife's home. I was wearing my grey stewart USK, tux shirt, tux jacket, and looking pretty darn good. Her neighbors were there. She is/was mortified that I wear a kilt. She was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. This is the letter my attorney received from her attorney:

January 3, 2005

Dear <my attorney>

Mr. <erudite> has been wearing a kilt around <eldest son> and his friends. He certinly has the right to wear whatever he chooses, however he should be sensitive to the effect on <eldest son>, that is ridicule and derision from his friends, because his dad is wearing a skirt. Please speak to Mr. <erudite> about wearing a kilt in front of the children's friends.

Sincerely,
<her attorney>

My attorney called me, spoke with me and we both laughed our asses off. She didn't charge me for the call on the condition that she could keep it as the funniest letter she has ever received.

I later spoke to Mrs. neighbor. She liked the kilt, and asked why. I swear I don't wear it to piss off the first wife, that's just a pleated fringe benefit. I think of it as truth in advertising. As a wise Irishmen said to me, you will always be held to the example you set at he beginning of a relationship. As a wise young Scot said to me, it's about the plummage, better plummage attracts better birds. So when I meet Mrs. <erudite> II, she will know what she is getting into, (to pun a phrase).

I wanted to share this because I now understand the difficulty a Kilt can cause in a relationship. I still have to deal with my sons' mother, and if not wearing the kilt around her will keep our conversation civil, well, as I said before, we all have to lie in the bed we make for ourselves.

Kilt on, with pride
Les

P.S. My sons have their own SK's and enjoy wearing them. They want to be like dad, so I guess they're not too embarassed by their friend's / mother's remarks.