I have no idea how to title this post.

[valarltd]

Obi-Wan Chrisobi is my 13 year old.
He's scary smart.
He's a whiz-bang French horn player.
He yearns to conquer the world.

And today he wore a tartan skirt to school and called it a kilt.
He found a white shirt, knee socks and borrowed Bun's black marching band shoes.
He looked very cute.

He said Principal C caught up with him by homeroom and informed him that he had to change for causing a distraction.
I did NOT get a phone-call. Then again, Principal C has BEEN on Activist Dyke Mom's bad side. He does not like it, so he took the path of least resistance.

Obi took off the kilt and wore the shorts he'd put on under it
His friends liked the kilt, and educated everyone that it was NOT a skirt.

Comments

[jlm121.livejournal.com]

you know obi has a special place in my heart as do all of your children. But there is something about him that speaks to me. Maybe I just want to make sure he knows how much I adore him so that when he does take over the world I don't end up on the wrong side of his skelton army.
I applaud his individualism and frankly his courage. Given the area you live in the fact that he wanted to and did speaks to his character (this didn't seem quite so cliche when it was in my head)
Give him my love. And maybe we can find him the kilt of his dreams.
As for the principal. . . .I think I would be asking him where exactly a skirt on a boy becomes a distraction and hoochie outfits on girls meets dress code?

[valarltd.livejournal.com]

The boys can wear earrings in both ears as big as my thumbnail and that's not a problem.
But wear one skirt...

Gender nonconformity is not a popular notion here.