first time out kilted / almost get evicted for it

[sathor]

I think I would have some choice words for someone as ignorant as that regardless of relation. But that is me. I tend to look at situations like that as a challenge, and I am not one to back down. To each their own though, and I wish you luck.

It's hard when you are fighting the urge to laugh at the person. I do live in one of her rental properties, she backed down a while back with her offer to help us with a down payment on a house. She likes to offer money then claim she never did leaving me screwed in some way.

[wlogwihlas]

You are not your mother, nuff said.

[bawright]

thats too bad about your mom, sounds like she would not approve of anything you did. the rest of the story is good...keep on doing what is right and good and not worry about what others may think...
God bless, BAW

[beloitpiper]

My mom isn't exactly enthusiastic, but wow, that is harsh. I hope you can work it out with her, what ever the solution may be.

[hospitaller]

understanding she is your mother and we don't know the dynamic, but just based on what you relayed....sounds like it is time to offer a swift kick in the nether parts of your female progenitor.

I mean...accuse you of making your son gay?
call you names IN FRONT of your son?
her claim of ANY sort of posession over YOUR son ('MY grandson')?
threaten your livelihood?
threaten to evict you? (that includes your wife and son, her grandson nonetheless)

im sorry, but no hat in an elderly man would take that pain and offense away, specially coming from someone who's supposed to love and understand US.

good luck to you, but from friends' experience...as long as you stay close to her...you'll never be really free and enjoy freedom of mind.

again, no offense, just an honest opinion of something you decided to make public.

[Aldisimo]

I'm sorry to hear of your situation and wish you the best in working it out, for your own sake but especially for your child[ren].

[Highlander31]

...On the pluses, I had 2 red heads that stopped me to talk to me, and another girl that was happy that I went with a solid black kilt (she hates plaid) and told me she is 75% Scottish. I even walked past a guy that was dressed as you would expect to see a senior citizen from Scotland dressed, pants no kilt, but the plaid shirt with the a hat I can only say made me think Brittan. He gave an approving look, which while I liked the redheads, I am married, to I have to say the Scotsman was the real point that made it really feel great...

Three women stop you to chat and an elderly Scotsman nods his approval,...while I can't speak for anyone else,...I would say that's pretty cool. Something to remember is you will experience that more than negative comments. That being said, I wish you the best in working out the situation with your mother.

[Tetley]

My parents don't like the kilt either. My father assumes that when I wear it, everyone is laughing at me, and by extension, him. They've asked me not to wear it when they visit me.

I am sometimes amazed how offended people get by a piece of clothing.

My parents both know from prior experience on my choice of partner, that saying don't wear a kilt when visiting or something similar would mean that I wouldn't visit. Fortunately, they like the kilt.

[Mipi]

good luck to you, but from friends' experience...as long as you stay close to her...you'll never be really free and enjoy freedom of mind.

again, no offense, just an honest opinion of something you decided to make public.

For sure the kilt is not the real reason for doing that. It's true I always say you have to make compromises, but this is to much. You can make a compromise if the other party is willing to do so, but here....?

I realy wish you (Sathor) and your family all the best.

[Frank McGrath]

I just wish my mom was around to see me in my kilt. I'm sure she would have liked it.