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| What are your thoughts when you see a family enjoying social nudity or nude recreation? I belong to another NCH group, Family Nudists, not because I currently have a family with little ones in tow, but because I am very supportive of families enjoying social nudity. As I peruse the topics on that group, if I can ever lend a thought or experience, I do. For me, everytime I see a family enjoying nude recreation it brings a smile to my face. It puts life in a very natural perspective. We nudists get so use to being around only adults, or worse yet demanding that resorts not allow children because "we old folks" don't want to be bothered with children, that we tend to get removed from the normalality of nudity and view it as only an adult activity. I remember once I went to a resort in Southern California and really got a chuckle. In the pool, where most people were at, there were kids squealing and shooting squirt guns at each other, the parents huddled in groups chatting with each other, and some older couples doing water exercises... all in the same pool. It was great. Not sure what they thought of it but I enjoyed the experinecing the balance of it all. I really encourage all of you to involve your familys in social nudity and encourage friends and neighbors with familys to do the same. Don't discourage it at your clubs or resorts. It brings a more naturalness to nudity. Please share your thoughts or experiences. | |
| A few weeks ago at a resort I saw a woman gently coaxing her 4-ish granddaughter that it's OK to go in the pool nude or indeed be nude around others. Soon enough the girl was happily splashing in the pool and soon afterward was carefully sitting on her towel at a picnic table enjoying a snack. Fun to watch the Grandma patiently and carefully helping the little girl. | |
| In January of '09, we took our granddaughter and grandson, then six and nine respectively, to a CO resort that was near us at the time. They had on bathingsuits under rodes and we had on just robes as we left the house. On the way, we told them that it was perfectly ok for them to keep their suits on if they wanted. We were going to be naked. We didn't say anything else about it. When we got to the resort, we did, indeed, get into the pool nude and they were suited. Within a half hour, they were both nude and got upset when had to put on robes to go into the building (the rules there) for lunch. After lunch, we again went out to the pools and they stripped of along with us. After that, they wanted to be nude at their house and their mom was uncomfortable with that. She was ok with the kids being nude at our house and with us but not with her. John | |
| I'm the owner of that group here on NCH. I took it over from a friend that has a similar group on the net and just didn't have time to start up, monitor and keep another family nudist group going. Our two grown children were being raised as nudists...home and backyard but...nudists nonetheless. They enjoyed runnin' around outside, playing in the pool and even being naked inside the house. They experienced the same type of things young children do when they are nude. The explored their genitalia, they laughed at each other, they stared at us and asked lots of questions. At the ripe ol' age of 12 and 8...they were spending some time with friends and I'm certain the subject came up that they are naked at home and so are their parents...and probably got the "ewwww, that's gross" reply. So one day, outta nowhere...they stopped. Fast foward 20+ yrs. My wife and I have been vacationing on St. Martin, at Club Orient 7 outta the last nine years. Our children have known this and known of our nudist lifestyle for many, many years and about our social nudists lifestyle for about 12 yrs., even though we've been nudists for over 38 yrs. We've shown them pictures of us nude, the places we go and clothed pictures of our friends. One year, our youngest said..."I want to go with you next year and I want to take my daughter!" Longer story short... both kids, one in law spouse and ALL 4 grandkids went with us to St. Martin and stayed at Club Orient with us. They loved it but probably not as much as the people and friends on the beach that week. We got so many compliments and were asked repeatedly if this was going to be an annual family vacation. The grandkids playing in the ocean, the sand, socializing with our friends...it was a priceless part of our lives and a memory that will live forever. It touched many of the adults on the beach and we were the envy of many people that wished they could convince their families to do the same thing. A repeat trip is planned for summer '12 or '13...depending on "their" financial situation. I paid once...can't do it again! LOL We've taken them to our nude beach, locally, a few times and they always ask when we can go back to the "naked beach" all the time. They enjoy it and I'm sure many of the others on the beach enjoy seeing kids partake in naturism like our grandkids do. Just can't get them to the club yet! But I'm working on that! :) | |
| I think it's awesome that familys can enjoy nude recreation. Makes me wish I had been raised in a nudist environment. When I first became a social nudist I was a bit afraid of being around nude children. It's a taboo, more so than nudity in general. Over time I got over that, and now have no issues with family nudism. | |
| So far I've not spent time nude with children and before becoming a nudist was not in favor of the idea. But, after visiting here and other sites I believe family naturism (invoving children of all ages) is definitely the right way to approach nudism. If started young they will probably develop a natural perspective about nudism and will eventually break down the barriers in society. I fully support the idea of exposing children to nudism at a very early age and throughout their lives into adulthood and hope they, in turn, will raise their own children as nudists. Jim Livin' naked and free | |
| We've met lots and lots of people that say they are "nudists" but when you mention children...they get weirded out and say things like..."no, never around children. If we see children we don't take our clothes off or we go someplace else." For those people, in my opinion,...nudity and sex has not been disassociated. Their experiences at nudist venues is usually sexual based and when you introduce children into that environment...it ruins their sexual tendancies and for some, that's why they go to these places. I care deeply about this lifestyle and I'm not going to be here forever. So...I'm truly lucky to have re-introduced nudism to our grown children, our grandchildren and one in law (so far) so that they can make up their own minds about it and decide if it's right for them. If two out of the 9 decide to take up nudism as a lifestyle...it replaces us when we're gone. I know of those two right now (9 yo grandson and 4 yo grandaughter). It's whether or not they continue with it when they are older. Although...ALL 9 want to return to a nude beach club with us and experience that memory again. | |
| I hear the same things many times from "nudists" when children are around. I think FireProf is absolutely correct with the thought that they still associate social or recreational nudity with sex and therefore it is illegal or wrong when children are around in their mindset. Consequently, they probably relate this to others they meet, how sad. This is where I draw a line between nudists and people who like to be naked, and I am not judging, but I do think there is a BIG difference. | |
| When I was at Sun Meadows Resort last month I got to see families enjoying being nude together. It was great to see, and I hope the kids will retain that sense of freedom of nudity the rest of their lives, and understand that the human body nude is okay. | |
| We enjoyed Sun Meadows so much that we had planned on 4 days,and stayed 8. And instead of waiting until next summer to return, we are going for 10 more days starting the 16th of this month. | |
| FireProf, I have experienced the same thing. A young woman I work with was interested in visiting a resort. I told her there are people of all ages there. She said "I hope there are no children. I dont think I could do that." I explained that they are nudist-children, and she dosnt have anything they havnt seen before. Still, she lost interest. It's a big taboo. | |
| ...and then there are those couples you meet at a club or resort. You are getting along quite well. You think..."hey, lets have dinner and invite them into our group of friends." During dinner, we continue to talk about our experiences and one of our couple friends tells the story about "our" family trip to the nude beach resort. This new couple looks at each other, looks at us and says..."you were naked with your grandchildren!?" We reply..."lots of times, in our backyard or at our nude beach, they love it!" End of conversation with us for those two!!! Some great couples out there, ya think you've got a "friend" connection with til they hear the "kids and nudity" stories and then they...SHUT DOWN! I totally agree with SB: There are nudists/naturists/Absolute Naturists and people who like to get naked. Those that like to get naked...haven't matured enough to be nudists/naturists/ Absolute Naturists! :) ;) | |
| The only real problem I have with family nudism is when the parents let their kids run wild and expect the rest of us to participate in babysitting them. | |
| I understand what you are saying...BUT...everyone can not and will not raise their children the way YOU think they should be raised or how you raised your children. There has to be give and take on both sides and when there isn't...nothing gets solved or resolved. If you visit a place that allows children...you can't expect it to be "adults" only. You can't expect children to act like adults or behave like adults...they're kids! I think sometimes we have forgotten that we were kids once as well. :) | |
| I've never seen kids running wild at a nudist place. They seem better behaved than kids at textile places. | |
| The only thing I've seen close to unruly kids was the loud voice of the pubescent boy playing with his parents and 3 siblings in a pool for a couple of hours. Far be it from me to besmirch the fun of a family playing together in the altogether...for a couple of hours out of the 7 days we stayed at that resort. Otherwise I'm impressed by how well behaved kids are at nudist resorts compared to, say, kids at the mall or at the ski resort where I'm a ski patroller. | |
| Kids should be allowed to be kids, no matter the setting. However, it is NOT everyone else's role to raise them while their parents allow them to run wild. Since I've not been in a nudist evvironment with children I can't speak to their behavior. However, it seems from what i've read here and elsewhere, nudist/naturist children seem to be quite well behaved. Te sound of children having fun at play is a pleasant sound we should all enjoy. Jim Livin' naked and free | |
| I think we are straying of topic here. This is turning into a discussion on raising children and the behavior of childen, in general, and needs to get back to Family Nudists. No body's fault...I got off topic as well! :) | |
| Guess you're right FireProf. Let me say I fully support the idea of nudist families now I've become a nudist myself. Initially, I thought I'd be uncomfortable being nude around/among children but since it is so natural I think I'd be perfectly fine with nude children at play or otherwise. I simply wish I'd become a nudist in my youth and raised my own two children as nudists, as well as our grandchildren. Unfortunately, none of those events ever happened. jim Livin' naked and free | |
| What happens to families, parents, kids... You nurse, feed, change diapers, bath them, care for them, teach them...then one day, what you've done for them is no longer acceptable. If not for the uncontrolled bladders and bowels as infants and toddlers...our children and grandchildren would have been and should have been allowed to be naked as much as they wanted and as the weather allowed. Our kids and our grandkids always ran around home and backyard with just diapers on. We took baths and showers with them to save time and to further build a closeness to them...a bonding. We did these things with our kids. We never covered up at home. We were naked all the time and so were they...then they started listening to their friends instead of their parents. Soon...EVERYTHING that we said was wrong and the kid they became friends with at school...was right! It takes a while...sometimes a long while but...they mature, get married, have a family of their own and then...it comes back to bit them, as it did us, and they begin to realize that what we had was precious and could have led to many happy memories in our lifetime. We've only had a few Family Nudist outtings. Our biggest one was in summer '09 in the caribbean. One week together...naked all the time at the resort and we only left the resort twice to show them around the island. It is by far the best vacation I've ever had in my life...and I've had many nice vacations. It gave us a chance to show our grown children and one in law how we live, how we vacation and the truly great friends we've made because of this lifestyle. They would agree, but they still listen to friends that don't have a clue as to what this is about and they, at times, can be swayed that maybe ... this isn't right. Then...we talk about returning to that nude beach resort and the ears perk up and the conversation starts about another family trip there...with us or without us...doesn't really matter to us, just as long as they continue to experience this lifestyle as a hobby, pasttime, an occasional vacation...enjoy it as they have...and not worry so much about what their friends have to say about it. :) | |
| [Quote from Lux] Guess you're right FireProf. Let me say I fully support the idea of nudist families now I've become a nudist myself. Initially, I thought I'd be uncomfortable being nude around/among children but since it is so natural I think I'd be perfectly fine with nude children at play or otherwise. I simply wish I'd become a nudist in my youth and raised my own two children as nudists, as well as our grandchildren. Unfortunately, none of those events ever happened. jim Livin' naked and free [End Quote] This maybe the reason some people have a problem with children in nudism...they started out later in life in this lifestyle then some of us that started much earlier and with kids. My wife and I became home nudists at the ripe ol' age of 20! We had our first child and never stopped doing what we were doing. It was just an everyday part of our lives...when it was possible. It felt normal, to us, to just raise the kids that way. In fact...I now remember a short funny story that our oldest said to me after getting home from work. I was preoccupied with something after coming home from work (before nude driving). I walked in, looking over mail and such and our oldest comes into the kitchen...looks at me and says..."Dad, are we going somewhere?" I said..."no." My kid then says..."then why do you have clothes on!?" It was not normal for them to see us at home with clothes on unless we were getting ready to leave. This kid now has 3 kids and the two younger ones seem to be comfortable naked at home but are sometimes given conflicting statements...maybe because our kid got back into this...a bit later in age. :) | |
| FireProf, I can't wait, if necessary, to get home to get out of my clothes and wait until the last possible moment to get dressed when going out. And, I drive nude or as near nude as possible every opportunity I get. Jim Livin' naked and free | |
| A couple of notes and experiences on some of the topics brought up… As FireProf noted with his kids, and as any parent knows, whether your kids have been raised as nudists, or not, eventually they start breaking away from what they’ve been taught, or how they’ve been raised. Whatever you want to call it, peer pressure, adolescence, testing the waters, all children eventually start listening and believing in their friends opinions more than yours. It’s a natural, healthy part of growing up, and essential in children developing their own personality by questioning authority. And for parents, it can be hell… maddening, frustrating, worrying, humorous, exhilarating, and wonderful to watch, all at the same time. If they survive, (because they also think they’re indestructible at this age) all you can hope for is that eventually they’ll come back around to the principles and love you’ve laid down for them early in life. FireProf’s experience is proof of that, and for this he and his wife are truly blessed and lucky. Case in point: My wife and I were visiting one of our local nudist clubs and there was a young female resident maybe 14-16 yrs. old wearing a bikini top all day long. In a conversation with one of the other residents later, we learned it was because she wanted to get tan lines, so she would fit in better with her non-nudist friends. Another note about perceptions, and how they change, in relation to the misguided notion by most “textiles”, and many “nudists”, that nudity around children is unhealthy or wrong. One of the fun activities at most of TNS’ Western Gatherings is when they screen early nudist films, most of which are truly awful examples of the exploitation of nudism at the time, but looking back at them now, can induce everything from guffaws to groans from a nudist audience. The film they showed this year was Doris Wishman’s first “nudie-cutie” filmed at a Florida nudist club in 1960 called “Hideout in the Sun”. One of the interesting things about this film was that while all adults throughout were filmed with their genitals hidden by camera angles, poses, shrubs, flowers, even beach balls, when nudist families with children were filmed, the children were fully exposed. Quite a bit different from today with the “child porn hysteria” that’s bolstered by the aforementioned notion that nudity around children is wrong. While it’s occasionally nice to take a break and get away to an adults only resort, my wife and I generally prefer a healthy, family-oriented club for our visits. | |
| We try to be *that* family when possible, and when I see others doing the same it's a happy feeling for sure. We're a family that does things together almost all the time, so it would be dishonest to exclude the kids from it, especially when it's healthy and natural. What I love is that when we were camping this summer at Avalon, quite a few people told me how great it was that we were there as a family. Some also said they had wished they'd been nudists when their kids were younger and been able to raise them with some "exposure" to it (forgive the pun). We did have one older male be a little grumpy about having my son around, but there's always one in the crowd it seems like. | |
| We take our kids with us to our local nude resorts (daughter 16, son 12) and the people there are always glad they came, as they know the future of naturism depends on the next generation to keep it going. We are a bit late-comers to naturism, as we didn't start until about the time our daughter was about 12 (and son 8 ). She still to this day will not go fully nude and stays dressed at the resort and therefore can't go swimming or play water volleyball with the rest of us, but our son fully enjoys nude time at the resort. Perhaps if we had started when she was younger, she might have never developed a problem with body acceptance. She doesn't mind being around all the other nude people, but doesn't want to participate herself. | |
| Fireprof said: "We've met lots and lots of people that say they are "nudists" but when you mention children...they get weirded out and say things like..."no, never around children. If we see children we don't take our clothes off or we go someplace else." It's even stranger to me when it's their own kids they're talking about. One nudist couple I met actually preferred getting a babysitter and leaving their kids at home whenever they went on nudist outings. It wasn't that their kids didn't want to participate...they weren't even given the option. These parents quite simply didn't want to be nude around their kids and didn't their kids around nude people. Apparently this is not an isolated case as I've heard several people reporting the same thing. That just frankly puzzles me... Perhaps these parents, who may discover nudism later in life, are scared of the ramifications of "coming out" to their older kids. Or perhaps they really feel nudism should be an "adult-only" activity. | |
| Nudony, I also wish "the talk" wasn't necessary. However, unfortunately nudists must live in secrecy for fear of the ramifications from the uninformed. Jim | |
| Nudism is a family activity. I do agree, that it's not my job to be a substitute parent, and as long as parents BE parents. so much the better. For those who feel "weird" being nude around kids, I give them a wide berth. | |
| Jim is referring to a portion of my post I moved and accidentally deleted. So here goes an abridged version. And it's about my feelings as to why bringing your child(ren) into nudism ASAP is still the best way to go; in spite of some of its challenges. When my daughter was born I was already a home nudist. My wife eventually joined in a little while later. When we moved to our townhouse, which had a slightly enclosed patio, our home nudism became much more structured. We set up a kiddie pool and some lawn chairs in the enclosed area, and just went in and out of the house nude through the kitchen or bedroom. At that point my daughter was 3; and had been nude around her parents since day 1. So I figured it was time for resort nudism. The first time was a bit anxious for her, since she'd never been nude outside of home. But with both her parents there, it didn't take long before she was running around the pool. I'm not going to say this all happened entirely without incident. The scariest incident was at her daycare center; when she decided to quite overtly "come out." The other kids thought it was quite funny; daycare management, not so much. I got a "concerned" phone call; and apparently other parents had been notified. For a moment, I considered getting everyone's clothes back on; but my wife and I talked about it and we decided not to. Instead, we had "the talk"; which most will surmise is about secrecy. Some nudists talk about how having "the talk" is contrary to nudist principles of non-shame. No offense...but whatever... Over the years my daughter became a regular Ms Nudist Congeniality. She volunteered for activities, went out of her way to introduce herself to new kids at the resort, invited other kids over to eat (my) ice-cream. Everyone at the resort liked her being there because she was such a happily nude little firecracker. ...and then at age 9 she totally quit. A mixture of puberty, physical changes and fashion compulsive friends. Sorry to end it on that note but that's life! ;) | |
| [Rabbit Quote... Nudism is a family activity. I do agree, that it's not my job to be a substitute parent, and as long as parents BE parents. so much the better. End Quote] I will agree that "some" parents can be less concerned about what their kids are doing and that they "may" be bothering others ... BUT ... Equally as bothersome are the old fuddy duddies that forgot when they were kids and expect kids nowadays to be as quiet as the fuddy duddies. You're right ... it's NOT your job to be substitute parents and if you don't have the balls to go up to the parents and say something other than to mutter snide remarks about the kids and parents ... then you don't have anyone to blame but yourself. I was in the pool with a bunch of ol' farts. I was on the outskirts of their conversation. A young woman with her two kids were on the pool deck. The kids couldn't wait to get in the pool. She gave the word, the kids jumped in away from the ol' fart circle but ... a couple of the ol' farts ended up with a drop or two of water on their faces, hats, hair ... whatever but they both about had a fricken fit! My only comment in their conversation ... "if you didn't want to get wet ... you sure picked a hell of a place to stay dry!" Funny ... those two don't talk to me anymore! LOL No loss ... I wasn't part of their ol' farts club anyway! ;) Kids are kids; they laugh loudly, they talk loudly, they like to run, it takes several times telling them the same damn thing over and over again til they get it and sometimes ... they forget it! The problem I've seen is there are ol' farts that like to make everything, on the pool deck, at the club, in the pool and everywhere else they are, their business. If a kid whines, cries, acts up ... they are so upset and offended that the parents aren't doing anything. Maybe they have or will ... parents are different nowadays, just like our parents were and we were. WE ARE NOT going to turn back the clock to the "good ol' days." Get over it! It really isn't the end of the world when kids act like kids! :) | |
| Here, here FireProf. The joyful laughter of children at play is one of the nicest sounds in the world. I don't enjoy hearing the whiny ones whose parents fail to provide appropriate guidelines and discipline but have no problem with children enjoying themselves. Too many ol' farts are only interested in what they want when thewy want it. I hate to heare them whine as well. Jim | |
| I think nudist families are great. As a youth pastor I look forward to meeting parents and their kids. I enjoy having kids running around and playing in the pool. Sometimes they have played keep away with my hat while we are in the pool. A few years ago I met a couple and their 8 year old daughter at a local resort. The dad and I threw a pool rocket to the deep end as we talked and the daughter would swim to get it off the bottom. We meet up a couple of times a year, the daughter just turned 12 and if she doesn’t have another teen to hang with, she hangs with us. I have become friends with several families and enjoy hearing about the things their kids do or say. | |
| Oh ya, gotta love the parents who allow their kids to break posted rules, and then if you bring it to their attention, you get bitched out for daring to insinuate their parenting skills are lacking. Been there done that. Takes the parents to raise kids, not the village. | |
| You're lumping ALL kids into the same category as a few unruly kids. It's typical of grumpy ol' people to do that! I'm probably not too much younger or older than you are but obviously happen to remember my childhood and what we used to do. I'm sure you just didn't sit inside and sit at the computer all day! LOL | |
| I for one enjoy watching and hearing the kids play and havr fun. They're kids, they're not supposed to sit around like a bunch of grumpy old farts. I agree, if you don't like the kids being there then find somewhere for yourself that doesn't allow children in. (just sayin) | |
| OK, I look like an old fart; old, fat, and white. I would also like to think that I can enjoy the presence of children. My few experiences of having children around a nude club have all been positive. The brought a aire of family, friendship, responsibility, wholesomeness, and the feeling of being at peace. | |
| Come on guys, there's a difference between children having fun and laughing/giggling joyfully versus brats whose parents have the attitude their little angels never do anything wrong. I enjoy kids being kids where they're joyfully at play, giggling, etc. However, I don't like brats who're so spoiled they're out of control. You know their parents have never set parameters on proper social behavior. Jim | |
| I agree Jim, but so far my experience with children in a nude environment has been totally positive. As far as old farts I too am in that group, but I don't feel like it, and I'm far from grumpy, I guess it all comes down to how you feel at the time, but I try to stay on the young side, and I feel life is too short to worry about the small things. | |
| You know, while bartending and waiting tables in college I would wait on families and see some families where their kids were perfect angels and others who were completely out of control, and some who the kids were pretty good but probably board and restless. And I always thought if I ever have kids they are going to be just like those perfect angels. And you know what, my kids are those that get restless, that occasionally you have to tell them multiple times to do things. Even with guidance and discipline kids will be kids. I guarantee those kids that are perfect angels is either do to genetics and that is just how they are, or their parents beat the hell out of them. And the first is up to the roll of the dice and the second is just something I would not do. Face it, kids will be kids and if you don't want them at your resort join one that is for adults only. | |
| As I see it family nudism is by far the best most inspiring concept in nudism bar none. I'm not sure if this is because my parents were, and continue to be, crusaders against nudity in any form under any circumstance, but full family acceptance and practice is the nirvana of nudism. I don't come across a full family of nudists often, but when it happens I see it as the pinnacle of nudism. | |
| I have found the so-called "expert" take on family nudity to be so full of half-truths, misconceptions and flat out BS that it's sometimes disheartening. A common one is children should not see their parents nude beyond 2/5/7 years (it changes) because of adverse effects on their sexual development. Another one is the more time a child spends nude, the higher the chances of sexual abuse. A friend of mine came to me about these questions; a co-worker actually verbally attacked me. "How did I know I was not hurting my child by being nude around her and undressing her around grown people?" The truth about family nudity is not quite so dramatic and/or damaging. One of the big draws to social nudity for my exwifey was the sense of family connection she felt when we were all nude together. A friend of mine (the same I mentionned above) liked the idea of home-nudity, but was terrified at what the effects on her son might be. She overcame that fear - with a bit of guidance from me - and reported that the outcome was so positive that she started encouraging nudity at home and setting the example. And as far as "damages", my daughter is quite the normal teenager, thank you very much. She has been to several nudist resorts, has always elected to be nude when given the option, been nude at home almost daily in her preteen years, stayed over at nudist friends', socialized with nudists of all ages; and even converted her cousin. When she no longer felt comfortable being a nudist, I let her just naturally retreat into textilism. It wasn't a crisis situation. She just stopped on her own. Ok, I am done ranting! My point is that a nudist upbringing is not the greatest gift you can give a child...but it's pretty great! You're giving them the opportunity to experience life on a deeper level than most others that age will experience. Not to mention the important life lessons about bonding, acceptance and naturalness. To me, family nudism also is a sort of pinnacle of social nudity - to directly quote (or plagiarize) RC94. Sure, you're contributing to nudism every time you show up, pay your dues/fees and help out with the activities. But when you bring your child, you're contributing something perhaps much more important. You're contributing hope, joy and laughter (hopefully;). On a side note, FP, it seems that you didn't go the "resort-social-family-nudist" route while your girls were growing up. Was that a deliberate decision or a lack of info about social opportunities? Sorry if I'm putting you on the spot...just being nosy. Just ignore me if the question is inopportune... | |
| To answer your question ... which I will, happily; When our girls were12 and 8 ... is when they began to question why we lived naked. Within 6-8 months of inquiring ... the oldest one decided she didn't want to do it anymore and the 8 y.o. followed suit soon after. Had the internet been invented and we had the type of interaction with naturists we have currently, maybe we may have visited clubs but this was way back in 1983-1985 ... some 27 yrs ago. I think they both had enough of a history that they remember, to this day, the times we spent in our home and backyard. My wife was nowhere near ready for social nudity so ... it was never suggested "strongly" until 15 years ago. When the girls were told, they were taken back a little but they remembered and understood. It wasn't until they grew up and started traveling on their own and I gave them the opportunity to join us but it had to be at "our" place ... regardless if they participated in nudity. The rest, thus far, is history. They are NOT nudists but they enjoy vacationing at nude resorts, the youngest has done more club, beach and resort visits with us and our friends and has even introduced her best friend and her husband to nudism and they have gone with us to the beach. So ... if we had the internet and a support system of other nudists friends to ask questions of, visit with and spend time with ... it might have been different. ;) | |
| Your reply confirmed what I was thinking. It was thanks to the internet that I was able to locate not only nudist venues, but nudist people as well. We were strictly home-nudists for three years after my daughter was born. When we relocated to GA, I contacted a couple of nudists - one of them being Cheri - I had befriended online (for those that think that never happens or turns out well...proof of the contrary!) We met; me first, and then me with my wife. I should add on a side note that my wife was initially quite reluctant to take nudism outside of the home and into other people's houses. She'd been to the resort a couple of times, but there is a difference between resort nudism and house nudism: you can't hide. But she ultimately had her "breakthrough moment" and found her socially nude comfort zone. Involving our daughter then started becoming a topic of conversation. Nudists friends were asking about it, my wife and I were wondering about it. Nude at home with Mom and Dad - sure; that had been going on since she was born. Socially nude with strangers at a resort - not so sure. One of our friends then invited us to join him at a local resort. Again I did some online research on the resort, and found out they had children activities scheduled on that particular day. We decided to take our daughter; she was about 3. Her reaction was as one would expect, after some initial puzzlement at suddenly being nude in an open area with nude strangers, she got involved in the day's activities, and was soon running around between the playground and the pool area with the other kids. That's how we became "social-nudist-resort-club-nudists"! Long story short - the internet made all that possible. If used wisely, it's a powerful information tool. | |
| All of the resorts that I have been to, are very family orientated. I think it's cool. |
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