Reinventing ourselves

[RockyR]

It is called "growing up". Youth was spent trying to please parents and teachers, young adulthood in trying to please employers and "fit in" with the crowd. By maturity (35+) we are fairly firmly set in our ways: accustomed to going along to get along. Generally speaking we (men) are not rockers of the boat. But living according to the expectations of others, while in part unavoidable, is an exercise in futility and leaves most men with a haunting feeling of unhappiness.

There is a reason why men above 45 or 50 often do things that make them seem somewhat unbalanced. The reason is that they have smothered themselves by years of always doing what was expected and have finally realized that they have a duty not just to others, but to themselves. Expression of that realization takes many forms. From hot sports cars to simple kilts the impetus is frequently (though of course not always) the same: the demonstration of independence.

That we remain unsure of ourselves is evidenced by our more or less constant need for reinforcement and support. So we are not really as independent as we would like to think, are we?

As usual Freedom this is an excellent post- Thank you. your right on target.

[irmavep]

Here's another sneaky idea for you Andrew.

A long time friend of mine decided mid-life that he wanted to buy a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Knowing his wife would freak out he went to hang gliding stores and picked up their literature, bought hang gliding magazines, and went to the library and checked out hang gliding magazines and immersed himself in them for a while. When the time was right he asked sort of questioningly if maybe he shouldn't buy a Harley instead...of course the wife jumped on the chance to support something other than hang gliding. She came to love the Harley and they often travel together on it.

So, along the same lines, maybe if you wrote off to the Australian Naturist Federation http://aus-nude.org.au/ and started bringing home information, magazines, and books on naturism/nudism she'd come to think of your kilt as the better option to support.

Ron

Devious I love it!!!!! I am very lucky to have my girl. She loved me when I was very overweight, She loved me when I wore jeans, Now that I wear a kilt 7 days and 65 pounds lighter she loves me even more
I am constantly reinventing myself, but I think kilts are a permanent change for me. Way too comfortable to give up. Plus I like the extra attention.