What's a Nice Way to Put This?

[MacLowlife]

Anybody see an elephant in this room?

P ot P, this forum includes all sorts and conditions of men (and women), but somewhere in the fine print, there is a description of the kilt as men's clothing. I could be wrong, but in seeing your kilt as "a costume" your parents may subtly be fretting that it is something else. There are other places on the internet to discuss whether or not men who wear unbifurcated garments are "odd" or "quaint" or "different" and other places on the internet to discuss just how different it is to be different these days and just how good or bad that might be.

I am not suggesting that you discuss any of those things here, but I do imagine at least one of your parents might wonder if your wearing the kilt is "different". I agree with Steve's suggestion that you show them this forum, because no matter how often you say "there is nothing odd about wearing a kilt" you are not going to convince someone who thinks it IS odd. On the other hand, showing them pictures of average men doing average things might just help, as going to those games in D-FW as suggested by Chewse surely might.

My final suggestion is to follow the advice of Jock and others- wait until you are grown sufficiently to make your own decisions without upsetting them. Too soon that time will come.