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Blizz06ma
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Posted - 12/15/2009 : 7:35:34 PM
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Hi, first timer poster here
Never been to a nudist place but i've stripped in public parks when no one was around and walked.
Exciting, i know = )
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bonzaiemthree
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 Posted - 12/15/2009 : 11:19:48 PM
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My family does not other than my beautiful and understanding wife. She is not quite yet ready to join me skyclad but does join me at the local c/o beach. When the opportunity has arisen by visiting a family member out in the middle of no-where who may or may not also be a naturist, I was the one who held back despite her encouragement. Maybe next time...
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soonbnude
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Posted - 12/16/2009 : 03:12:04 AM
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There are some very similar stories to mine here, ie. no-one knows, maybe an understanding partner, the question is why? I know my reasons which are the conservative attitudes of family, especially extended family that are religious and very old fashioned.
I made a new friend at my local unofficial beach the other day and we found we knew some similar people. I did not say don't tell them but later felt like I should have. I have a partner and so does she and there is nothing intended in that way, we got on well but I did feel later that I should have asked her to maintain our meeting to ourselves and not others outside our partners. I have a small business in a rural area and know that some people have weird attitudes to this topic. Just today in one of the major newspapers in Melbourne there was an article about having a free beach closer to the city and close to public transport. Some people on one of the beaches proposed were interviewed and the conservative and paranoid attitudes by people, more young than old, was surprising, ie. about attracting the wrong types as well as others who would go along to perv.
I think the attitudes to nudism in this Country have gone backwards in recent years after being much more liberal in the 1980's. Considering the above and my feeling what do others think about keeping your nudism to yourselves, family attitudes, community attitudes and why we are like this. there's probably a thesis in this.
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Michel
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Posted - 12/16/2009 : 08:39:41 AM
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U feel like it gas gone a bit backwards out there down under huh? That is surprising to me I thought the Aussies were cool about that stuff... It's not too prevelent here in the northern Midwest- but I wouldn't think it is frowned upon,...
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Ricki00
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Posted - 12/21/2009 : 7:35:32 PM
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My family being my wife and 2 kids know that I;m a nudist and live that way as well as my wife.As for my family my older brother knows it but prefers me being clothed when ever around him, and my other family members don't know it, even though since my preteen years not until my early-mid teens I went around the house nude when everyone left still I've kept it to myself.
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free2be
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Posted - 12/29/2009 : 11:23:00 AM
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My wife and 2 adult children (is that an oxymoron - adult children??) know I like to be nude. However, my kids have not seen me nude. My wife has told other family members and friends at work that I sleep nude and have skinny dipped but neither she nor I have actually used the term nudist or naturist to describe me. So I do not think they are fully aware of my lifestyle.
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OakBayMarauder
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Posted - 12/04/2010 : 5:35:28 PM
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The only family member I have told of my naturist tendencies is my father. He seemed to laugh it off as something young people do. The rest of my family remains in the dark!
Will I tell them eventually? It's more likely i'd say that i like skinny dipping or had a preference for gender neutrality in society. I'm still working on my political justifications for wanting to be nude. It's going to be a process before I'm open about it all.
-Marauder
www.naturistmarauder.blogspot.com
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david nichols
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Posted - 12/04/2010 : 9:34:50 PM
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just my wife and i
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barefootguyinco
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Posted - 12/10/2010 : 09:39:13 AM
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My whole family knows all about our nudism. I kept it from them for years but one day they caught me nude in my backyard and I decided to just tell them all after that.
Turns out it was much less of a big deal than I thought all those years. No one freaked out or disowned me, lol. And even all our friends know and again, no big deal.
Folks, it's generally not nearly as big a deal as you envision it to be. If you present it with a positive attitude and don't sound like you're telling them about some perverted thing you do, they'll accept it just fine. Tell them you simply like going without clothes because it's more comfortable, feels better with the sun on your whole body and there's nothing more to it than that.
Body shame, like prejuduce, is not natural. It is learned from others and benefits no one.
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wishwarm
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Posted - 05/17/2011 : 5:55:18 PM
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Must be a common dilemma. I am a socially conservative but politically liberal educator who is nude as often as life allows, but I can't leave the house except for hiking in our woods, and do not want to offend family or friends. Why is it that nudists have to make all the compromises??
D in Upstate
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Centauri4
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Posted - 05/26/2011 : 02:38:15 AM
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I have told several of my immediate family members that I am a nudist, but I do not get to practice the lifestyle full-time on a daily basis.
The last poster asked about nudists making compromises, and I do think this happens as a natural side-effect of being in the minority of social behaviors. Since nudism is not widely accepted or widely practiced, the perception of it as a less mainstream or non-traditional practice is dominant. We are at a state where the majority of people simply have more reasons for wearing clothing than we do for not wearing it.
The "Fors":
1. Warmth
2. Protection against injury (sun, hot grease, etc.)
3. Emotional protection (body defense)
4. As a status symbol/to attract a mate
5. As a status symbol/authoritarian
The "For nots":
1. Cooling/feels good to us
2. Psychological or psycho-social freedom
3. Enlightened acceptance of the self
4. As a self-imposed form of mental evolution
(challenging ourselves to accept ourselves)
5. For sexual pleasure (?)
(can/should this be included??)
What are your reasons for going nude? What, ultimately, is it meant to accomplish in your social setting? (between yourself and ??)
I "give in" to the idea that others may not want to see me naked even though I know I would be happier as an "Absolute Nudist" or "24/7 Nudist". This is partly due to my current living arrangements and partly due to the economy/unemployment issues.
If you live with family members who have a greater stake in the ownership of the property where you reside, is it "respectful" to allow them to determine the (even unspoken) "dress code"? For example, if your family built a second home on a large plot of land and you were renting from them, would it be "required" to allow them to say the entire property is not clothing-optional?
In America it seems we do many things out of respect for our elders, and even sometimes out of respect for what we "suspect" our elders want even without directly asking them. Is this exclusively an American behavior?
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"Why didn't I think of going nude sooner?!"
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Posted - 03/04/2012 : 09:07:49 AM
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My family does and most do not discuss it or even talk to me. My mother who of all should accept it over anyone and support it, refuses to ever see me nude. My mother in law is conservative but even she is ok with me nude when she visits. But to me telling family is no good nothing good comes from it.
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nudiststory
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Posted - 07/13/2012 : 04:40:46 AM
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My family don't mind and they know....they blame it on my German grand father (nudism is popular in Germany and he used to do it in the 40s and 50s)
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steady78
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Posted - 09/09/2012 : 8:12:38 PM
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Well, our adult children and my wife's familly know we're nudists, but only one of my siblings( my younger brother ) knows.
None of them is interested in joining us, although they all admit to enjoying skinnydipping .
My brother's wife has mentioned she would like to skinny dip in our pool but she and my brother live in another province . They enjoy holidays in hot sunny places and know we prefer nude friendly places. Until recently he has always said he couldn't be naked around others.
Well, I guess our no non sense attitude to nudity and our honesty when they've asked us questions about our enjoyment of naturism has had a positive effect!
A couple days ago my brother called to tell us they are booked on a trip to Cuba and will be staying at a hotel that is nude friendly with a nude beach!
I hope they enjoy it cause it would be nice to travel with them more often!
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Diger
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Posted - 09/09/2012 : 9:51:35 PM
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That's great steady, Angie's sister use to go to nude beaches when she was stationed in Hawaii many years ago. We have talked to her and her husband about joining at the nude beach and even the hot tub at our house. Her husband would be fine with it but she can't get past not being as thin as she use to be..... Who Cares!!!
Like you said it would be nice traveling to some nude beaches with some family. Well we still have several couples we are friends with that join us at the nude beach every year and we have not given up hope on her.
Diger
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