Kilt problem

[Bugbear]

You know, I mostly quoted Nighthawk, so I'm going to take what little I said out, and say just read Nighthawk's post and the others again. Good luck, and hang in there.

[James MacMillan]

It is really simple - if you live under your Father's roof, you follow his rules.

This holds true when you finally get into the work force - if you work for a company, you are loyal to the company and follow their rules.

Sure, you can talk to him and try to chnage his mind, but until that happens, he is the boss.

[David Dalglish]

I think you have a lot of good advice here, bide you time, you have the rest of your life to wear the kilt-- its not worth making an enemy of your Dad.

[Nighthawk]

It is really simple - if you live under your Father's roof, you follow his rules.

This holds true when you finally get into the work force - if you work for a company, you are loyal to the company and follow their rules.

Sure, you can talk to him and try to chnage his mind, but until that happens, he is the boss.

Very true, but a good boss/father can be reasonable and compromise.

You know, I mostly quoted Nighthawk, so I'm going to take what little I said out, and say just read Nighthawk's post and the others again. Good luck, and hang in there.

So maybe I'm not so insane after all?

[Bugbear]

Nighthawk, it takes a crazy man to be a father and... what you are. I would say that you are balanced, and that's what you have to learn in this world. You have to re-learn it sometimes to. You spoke the truth, and that is good.

BTW
I know it hurts to hear that you are balanced, but you said what you said.

[gilmore]

When I was a teen and my parents had reservations about my doing something, I would usually do something 10 times more extreme so that we would compromise in such a way that I would get what I wanted from the beginning, and they would be grateful that I was happy with that. It has never been easy training parents.


So, in your case you might annouce that you have decided that wearing a great kilt with targe and your face painted blue to school, or a toga, or full Viking regalia, or dressing like a geisha is what you really want to do, or put up lots of posters from Rocky Horror Picture Show in your room, and then compromise on wearing a simple kilt.

Just a thought

[Nighthawk]

Nighthawk, I know it hurts to hear that you are balanced, but you said what you said.

[Tommie]

Food for thought:
I wish I still had a Father to argue with.
Words can cut deeper than a sharp blade and some wounds never heal.

[CactusJack]

it takes a crazy man to be a father

So after all these years I finally find out whats wrong with me.. I'm a DAD

Sorry, Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

[Bugbear]

So after all these years I finally find out whats wrong with me.. I'm a DAD

Sorry, Now back to our regularly scheduled programming...

Just so I don't go out on a limb, I'll say this. I do not have children and intend to not have children. I don't know anything about raising children or being a father. Don't look at me, I didn't do it.