A little ticked....

[Phogfan86]

I love that picture. I called my 16-year-old over to see your little guy in his kilted glory, and he looked and instantly said, "What a great family!" I asked him what he meant. "They just look like nice people. They love each other -- you can tell -- and they all look really comfortable with who they are."

Even though he sometimes makes me want to drink, my son is often an intelligent and amazing perceptive young man. I'm glad you made a stand. You guys look terrific.

[sirdaniel1975]

I love that picture. I called my 16-year-old over to see your little guy in his kilted glory, and he looked and instantly said, "What a great family!" I asked him what he meant. "They just look like nice people. They love each other -- you can tell -- and they all look really comfortable with who they are."

Even though he sometimes makes me want to drink, my son is often an intelligent and amazing perceptive young man. I'm glad you made a stand. You guys look terrific.

They really are great folks... that's why I feel honored to call them my best friends!

[Dixiecat]

Wow, this is quite the thread!

It's funny how it's all come to your mother having problems with kilts. First it was that she promised your brother's family that you wouldn't wear one, but after that talk in the car and her comments when you showed up at the restaurant, it's clear that she is the one who has the issue.

Someone said as part of honouring your father and your mother that:

she is entitled to make any reasonable request she wants

I firmly believe that honouring doesn't mean giving into each and every request that your parents make. Even though the decision that you made was to go against her request, you gave the matter serious thought and looked into her request further to find that it wasn't reasonable at all. You gave your mother great respect in that regard.

I sincerely wish that my only child will be able to honour me in the same regard and be able to stand on her own two feet as well as you have done with the same respect you have shown.


-of course I'd be mad if she defied me and I would call upon the wrath of God to be visited upon her!

-ok, no I won't, I'd get over it.