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Posted: 5/4/2006 1:21:03 PM | | I've had some interesting conversations with friends regarding this topic and I'm curious as to other opinions. I grew up in a very open family, and it was not uncommon for me to see my parents nude. It wasn't an issue with us as a family at all, yet some of my friends shudder at the thought of seeing their parents naked. The conversation becomes more strained when the topic of sex and ones parents comes about. I'm just curious if growing up in such an open household is considered by most to be normal or abnormal. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 1:31:38 PM | | I would feel very uncomfortable seeing my parents nude. Now don't get me wrong, my dad and/or mom might walk about in a robe or night clothes, that is ok, but we really feel that it is appropriate for only our mates or SOP to see our bodies with no clothes on. Of course there are exceptions for medical reasons, emergencies, etc. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 1:38:41 PM | | Now, i'm not a parent, but obviously as one, you see your child nude quite often, so why does that either a) change for some as we get older, or b) not work the other, again parents being nude around their children? | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 1:48:12 PM | I have to agree with petal on this one - Like OP I grew up in a very open-minded household as well but *shudder* I don't think I would have wanted to view my Dad or brothers naked bodies - as far as Ma it was a different story because we were both females.
We had boundaries where each respected the others privacy which also included NOT going into others rooms unannounced. I don't have any problems with nudity - our family just never crossed the naked line - it was mainly based out of respect and a certain level of modesty  | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 1:49:38 PM | | Well, as kids learn to bathe themselves and wipe their own butts, you see them naked less often. Also, some kids do love to run around naked, but usually break the habit by a certain age. I really would prefer not to see someone naked unless it's my SO, and I definitely would feel uncomfortable if my parents were nude around me. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 2:03:28 PM | | my folks were not the nudie type; (raised by my gramma after losing both parents) I'm pretty open not afraid to walk around nekkid, I mean after all I did lose that 50 pounds for a reason! But it makes my kids CRAZY; they hate it; and for whatever reason, they are all uptight too; guess it's just girls being girls; hmmmmm...now that I think about it, nekkid gramma wouldn't have been a pretty sight! | |
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Hezron
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| Parental Nudity
Posted: 5/4/2006 2:06:55 PM | | We are funny creatures...we still have so much shame to overcome. Damn bible!!!!!! | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 2:11:52 PM | I was raised by just my mom. From the age of 9 it was just her, my sister and I. She always left the bathroom door open if she was in the tub, she still does. My sister and I are a bit more modest about the naked issue, but I'm not gonna freak if they happen to walk in the room or if I need to change infront of them.
I have a three year old son, and when he was little he'd take a bath with me, ect. but now he rarley sees me naked unless he happens to walk in on me when I am. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 2:23:53 PM | I see no problem in our children seeing us nude.
my kids are unphased if they come into the washroom when I am in there.
or if I come out and walk to my bedroom nekkid.
Its really all in how we are raised, how our kids are raised to what is the norm.
Its also important to make sure they understand that this is not something all familys are comfortable with.
knowing the difference between what is comfortable in our house, vs someone elses is important.
Im sure there will be a time when they go.. MOOOOOOM... blah blah blah..
and when I realize it makes them uncomfortable, I will cover up for their sake in their presence. :) | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 2:32:28 PM | | I have a daughter and if I have cloths on I have them on if I dont I dont, gees I had her buck naked! | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 2:44:30 PM | | This subject freaks me out, I didn't even hug my parents growing up much less see them nude. I think I would have nightmares to this day. Ewwww!!! | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 3:04:59 PM | | Well I had to grow up helping my mother dress due to disabilites brought on by a stroke - so I definitely saw her nude. I did see my Dad in underwear but at the end of his life I also had to help him dress - so we had to get over any embarassment or uncomfortable feelings. My kids have seen me and my ex in underwear but never nude. I think that parents can't feel uncomfortable with nudity or children will grow up feeling as though thier bodies are to be ashamed of. I definitely don't condone being nude on purpose in front of your family members but if they happen to see you by mistake it shouldn't be a reason to 'freak out'. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 3:18:06 PM | ...for me, growing up, my folks were conservative with nudity, they didnt freak if we caught glimpses of them, but, they most certainly werent nudists! lol....
...as a parent (4 kids, 24/22/19/14) i am much more open, always have been...the kids? are sorta in between....now? my 22 yr old? (she is here, inbetween homes)...she is same as i, and will walk around nude with out a thought....(NOT AS A LIFE STYLE, simply NOT any SHAME in walking from the bathroom to the bedroom to dress..ect...)......my 14 yr old? GOD NO...u cant even go into the bathroom if she is showering w/the curtain closed...BUT! her 22 yr old sis was same at that age.....
..so, i think its a shame, that parents IMPOSE either/or way of life for their child...let them decide...MOST CERTAINLY DONT IMPOSE SHAME, please!!......we were born naked, the human form is Xtrememly beautiful!....not sexual! (unless u make it)...
...THAT is where we get confused as americans, with NUDITY......most, assume its SEXUAL....its simply bare skin....sigh....
...geez, we have repressed soo much again, since the 'live and let live' hippy era...eh?......
...x0x0x0x0 lisa | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 6:24:49 PM | My parents never paraded around nude, but did not try and hide it either if we walked in on them in either the bathroom or the bedroom while they were changing clothes. I have two sisters, so living in a house with four females its likely there's going to be a lot of nudity or partially dressed encounters.
When I had kids of my own I dealt with it the same way and when they got old enough, I would teach them about privacy and not walking into bedroom or bathroom uninvited. I made sure they understood there was nothing to be ashamed of about their bodies, but to respect other peoples privacy. | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 6:27:14 PM | Too each thier own, but I am not the least bit cool with even the thought of seeing my parents nude! **shudders** | |
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Posted: 5/4/2006 6:30:32 PM | I was raised afraid of nudity...my parents were very strict and our "private parts" were VERY private to us. My cousins used to tease me, they'd say :"Sarah what's that word you used yesterday instead of vagina" and I'd say "Labia. That's the part you see." Everything was very factual, yet I was extremely immature and naive.
On the other hand now: I don't feel that this was the best approach. I take my son with me wherever I go (eg: When I use the washroom, I take him with me rather then put him in his play pin.)
My boyfriend jokes that if you come to our house before 11 am you're probably going to see me wakling around our house naked. I don't see this as a bad thing, bodies are beautiful.
There wouldn't be so many paintings and sculptures of naked individuals if nudity were a thing to be ashamed of. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 11:28:02 AM | scary thought I do this neekid thing to
got kids b/g
I feel more weird about my daughter
parading nekkid than I
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Posted: 5/5/2006 11:55:47 AM | | It's all in what you are raised with. If you see your parents nude growing up then you don't feel uncomfortable because for you - that' just the way it is. Now if your folks just woke up one day and decided to start being nudists then that would be strange and I'd be calling the family doctor for a consultation and a few of those paper gown thingys. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 12:07:36 PM | | I think it all depends on how you were raised. I was raised by my mother and she saw no issue with nudity. It was very casual in our household and the majority of the time she was naked. When she cooked, cleaned, ate dinner and when I had friends over she would be dressed, but for the most part, she would wear either a tshirt or nothing. I never thought anything of it growing up, but my mom probably was a nudist. We went to the nudist beach and went on vacation to a nudist resort. To me it was completley natural. Now as an adult with my own child, I am not as open as she was, but we do not hide our bodies | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 12:25:32 PM | Ewwww
I would be mentally ill if I saw anyone of my family members naked!! Yuck!!!
I think parents should keep themselves covered. AT ALL TIMES when kids are around..
Ewwww gross.....
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Posted: 5/5/2006 12:36:56 PM | | I wouldn't want to see my parents nude at all. I agree with what was written above. For medical purposes or emergencies. But that's as far as I'd want to go with that. Plus it's different when you're with your mom and you're friends ~ but you're also not naked together. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 12:50:20 PM | Yeah my mother would leave the bathroom door open and as a child I would often happen by to ask her something. Or she would walk around the house in her undies from time to time. No biggie. My father, nope never seen him naked and would like to keep it that way. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 6:00:11 PM | | It wasnt an issue for my family as I recall growing up. Not as if my parents flaunted themselves when they were nude, but they didnt hide behind locked doors when they were bathing or changing. I remember visiting my sister years ago in BC. She lives in the rural area close to Nakusp. She was doing her gardening topless and it really didnt phase me at all. I guess we werent raised to be ashamed of our bodies. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 6:05:12 PM | I'm a single mother of a 4 1/2 year old girl. She sees me naked all the time. She herself IS naked all the time. If we're inside the apartment that kid is naked. I'm fine with it and so is she. WHen her dad and I were married she also saw him naked all the time as well. (untill she was three)
The only time I ever had any concern was when she was 2 1/2 and noticed her dad's testicles for the first time.
"HAHAHAHAH!1 DADDY! You have TWO penises!!"
lol
He started wearing underwear at that time. | |
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Posted: 5/5/2006 6:11:49 PM | Cinco De Mayo, POFers!
Hmmm...I guess I'm in between on this one...
I've NEVER seen my Dad nekkid...and would never want to...would be mortified! But I did not grow up in the same home, as he.
Saw Mom nekkid, plenty...trying on clothes, out of the shower, bringing a roll of TP...
With my kidlets...well, not blatant nudity where we run around the house nekkid...but same as above. Plus I sleep in the buff and they tend to pop in my room...covers kicked off...you get the picture. | |
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