Kilts, Relationships and Lawyers

**erudite** · 29th March 05, 04:57 PM

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.

**Alan H** · 29th March 05, 05:03 PM

Take comfort in the fact that at $200 an hour for the lawyer and $80 an hour for the paralegal, it probably cost her over $300 to have her lawyer send your lawyer that letter.

Just think, and a phone call would have cost a quarter.

**Big Dave** · 29th March 05, 05:34 PM

It's sad that your X can't just talk to you herself about how the kilt bothers her. Just keep on wearing your kilt with pride. By the way how does your X feel about your sons in kilts.

**Declan Rowan** · 29th March 05, 08:26 PM

Lol I raise a glass to that, Les

, that's gotta be the funniest thing I've read in awhile. Gotta love people who can't be adult enough to tackle an issue head on and need lawyers to have a conversation. Oh, wait, no you dont, you just get to laugh at them

**Jerry** · 29th March 05, 10:10 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

Take comfort in the fact that at $200 an hour for the lawyer and $80 an hour for the paralegal, it probably cost her over $300 to have her lawyer send your lawyer that letter.

Just think, and a phone call would have cost a quarter.

X wives aren't always the brightest bulb in the string!

**Jimmy Carbomb** · 30th March 05, 06:21 AM

HOLY SCHNIKEYS my friend!!!

I thought MINE was a hilarious pain, but THAT'S unreal! Bwaaahaaahaaahaaa!!!

I guess I'm just lucky that my kids love to wear their kilts, and even wear them to school. Heck, they even took Barleyjuice CD's to school on St. Pat's and had them played over the intercoms!

If it wouldn't KILL Hank's storage space on here, I'm sure a LOAD of us could have a thread in the "Off Topic" devoted to idiotic "ex" stories that would make an outstanding book!

**Casey** · 30th March 05, 08:21 AM

Les,

Your X should meet my X. They could start a club.

The benefit that I have is that enough time has passed.

Thanks for sharing.

**Doc Hudson** · 30th March 05, 08:37 AM

X's!!!

All I have to say is:

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**Thistle Stop** · 30th March 05, 08:44 AM

Les and Jimmy, it's so cool that your sons want to be like you and are proud of you. With or without kilts factoring into it, that's a great relationship to have with one's children, and something to be grateful for! Congratulations on being the kind of dads that a son wants to emulate!

**KiltedBishop** · 30th March 05, 10:54 AM

And I say Bravo for getting them into the joy of kilts at such a young age! Not only are they learning Pride, and Confidence but they are learning about the comfort it took others of us a while to find. I wish my dad was cool like that! LOL