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calmnude
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Posted - 10/28/2006 : 10:05:19 AM
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It is a personal choice how to and whether to reveal to riends and family whether or not one is a nudist.
There are different circumstances for each of us. My family has known for over 30 years. They accept it but we do not discuss.
Any woman I see knows early in our dating. That way there are no surprises.
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Borntobenude
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Posted - 10/29/2006 : 7:42:17 PM
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I've never seen any point in telling my family, knowing their opinion on nudity and how we were taught about it growing up. Seeing how I'm an adult, on my own in my own apartment, what I do is quite frankly none of their business...
“Truth and Falsehood were bathing; Falsehood came out of the water first and dressed herself in Truth’s clothes. Truth, unwilling to put on the garments of Falsehood, went naked.”
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allnaturalwife
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Posted - 10/29/2006 : 8:13:36 PM
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True,it isnt anyone business that you dont want it to be. Coming from an entire nudist family both immediate AND extended, its difficult for me to understand any family not knowing. Of course not telling a boss or co-worker is understandable..as why take the chance of loosing a job. BUT family? Many times keeping the fact that you prefer to be nude rather than clothed, seems like you have something to hide. I know that isnt the case for nudists per say, But especially in grown adults what are you so afraid of in telling a sibling or parent you prefer not to wear clothes at home, or go to a nude beach?
Jenn
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nudistme
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Posted - 10/30/2006 : 02:03:19 AM
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hello everybody
In my family they have all tried and loved nudism but my parents are not nudists at home only at the beach. My siblings are on and off and i am whenever possible.
You could say i am the most fanatic nudist in the family...
lol
P.S i am glad cause finaly i met real nudists in usa too. Actualy on Saturday i was in a nudist gathering at a home and it was great!
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gladdyman
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Posted - 10/30/2006 : 02:58:38 AM
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Most of our family and friends have been told as we feel that they are ready.The response has been great and it won't be long before some of them are joining us at our club.
We told an older aunt just yesterday who really surprised us by telling us how she used to swim nude in their pool on their farm and how she would have enjoyed the social side of the nudist lifestyle, we will be taking her with us in the future.
I have one sister inlaw who has a bad habit of talking before she thinks,she is one person we won't tell as she could jeopardise our jobs.
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Tuffers
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Posted - 10/30/2006 : 05:09:55 AM
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It does concern me that both Jenn & gladdyman have both mentioned the possibility of one's jobs been endangered. As long as you don't want to practice it at work, wouldn't employment law prevent you losing a job. In the UK this would be a breach of human rights and I believe illegal under employment law. I have mentioned before on another posting that my colleagues inadvertantly found out about my lifestyle when my club membership card fell out of my wallet. (That will teach me for having the wallet out in the first place) I am still in employ and quite rightly so.
Mike
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nurserobin
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 Posted - 10/30/2006 : 07:40:17 AM
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I would have to say it's a matter of personal choice and knowing your family. Do you think people don't lose family or contact with family members over things this simple? Of course it's possible. Your average parent only has the nude/sexual connection and can reject or accept based on such an announcement. I think it would be much worse to lose a relationship with your parents altogether than to just not tell them if it doesn't involve them, especially if you're not planning on moving to a nudist resort or living it 24/7/365 and it's really just a vacation, day off, comfort when you can type of nudism. Not everyone comes from a completely nude world... and I don't think that it is more important to tell than to have a mom and/or dad in your life...
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Originally posted by allnaturalwife
True,it isnt anyone business that you dont want it to be. Coming from an entire nudist family both immediate AND extended, its difficult for me to understand any family not knowing. Of course not telling a boss or co-worker is understandable..as why take the chance of loosing a job. BUT family? Many times keeping the fact that you prefer to be nude rather than clothed, seems like you have something to hide. I know that isnt the case for nudists per say, But especially in grown adults what are you so afraid of in telling a sibling or parent you prefer not to wear clothes at home, or go to a nude beach?
Jenn
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nudewithfriends
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Posted - 02/16/2010 : 11:20:50 PM
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I discussed the idea of nudism with my parents (years ago) when they found out that there was a nude beach near where I surfed. They didn't know I surfed naked at the nude beach.
They thought it was gross, and perverted, and they said that anyone who went was either gay or a pervert.
After more discussion, my parents figured out that I was surfing naked, and being naked, and having naked friends, and well, they officially don't approve of my lifestyle choices, and are not really a part of my life.
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paof2
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Posted - 02/17/2010 : 07:43:26 AM
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I've said before that my parents were firmly textile, and whilst I don't remember them ever saying that I shouldn't go naked in private I do remember my father opening my first mail from the British Naturist Council (by accident) and throwing it at me with a phrase along the lines of "Here's a weird one for you."
I've told all my partners from very early on that I'm a nudist, in fact I met my wife on an online dating site where I was advertising myself as a nudist.
Her adult children, who live with us, have been okay with our nudity. Her son will go nude in the house and garden. Her daughter was okay going nude until puberty but hasn't gone totally naked with us since.
My children (11 yr old non-identical twin girls who live with their mum 200 miles away) have always known I'm a nudist, one of them is quite shy in front of me (until I remind her I've seen her naked since her birth), the other has been wanting to go to a nudist beach since she was about 8. (I should point out that their mother doesn't want them to see me naked.She is okay with nudity indoors, if we'd stayed together I have no doubts that she'd not have asked me to cover up in front of them. We did talk about going to a local swim when we got together, but it never happened.)
When I first started Facebook I described myself as a bisexual nudist, but bisexual vanished when my brother and nieces came on there, and nudist vanished when Carols brothers and nieces arrived.
My workmates know I'm a nudist, some treat it as a joke, one or two think its something sexual (however hard I try to convince them otherwise), a couple have expressed an interest but gone no further.
This must be a Thursday...
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Nudejon
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Posted - 03/07/2010 : 09:56:13 AM
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My family knows I am a nudist and just perfers not to mention it, thats ok with me. My kids were nudist with me and my ex wife while growing up, but when the reached puberty they mostly stopped. Then they would say things like" Come on Dad put your clothed on" or ask me not to wear my small shorts at the pool. I am not sure why this changed, must be that they saw me in a different way. They are grown now and just give remarks to us about going to the resort, or if they are coming over, asking if we will be dressed, and is Pop wearing his boxers? Although my daughter on occation has made mention of flashing at a bar, or dancing naked at a party. These seem to more of an exhibitionist thing then a nudist.
I have since remarried and my wifes 2 boys live with us, when they first started living with me the older of the 2 would ask his mother if I would put more on then boxers, but has since come to relax and it is what he ussally wears around the house now also. The younger son is very shy and even trys to cover up in the bath, if I had to wash his hair or get a towel.
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Diger
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Posted - 03/07/2010 : 10:23:31 AM
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I agree that there's no need to tell your family if you don't think they can handle it. Some of our family knows, some don't and I believe some suspect but don't talk about it. Not telling is ok but I believe if you have the chance to share your views to a friend or family member you should be honest about it. You don't have to use the word Nudist but rather talk about skinny dipping or just be comfortable. Using words like that can start someone thinking without the shock factor.
Diger
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Parrotile
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Posted - 03/08/2010 : 03:01:52 AM
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Well, the Wife's Parents are both "sort of" Naturists (the "can't be bothered to get dressed" type), whilst my Rellies (Aunts, etc.) would go bonkers if they had even a sniff of what we're up to! However, Mum's perfectly OK with son being the "clothes not an option" type of person.
Our great excuse is that in common with all other Aussies, we're doing our very best to conserve water . . . . . . (what we save on the washing goes into the Pool!) Quite a good excuse I'm sure you'll agree!
Phil & Timea S.
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NorthEastUSA
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Posted - 03/08/2010 : 6:38:43 PM
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I have told some co workers and most of our close friends know. But the hard part would be telling my parents and my in-laws. We haven't told them yet but we have told our siblings. SO far we have had no negative responses. Alot of if it works for you great I could never do it. We just cant get up the nerve to tell our parents...
http://naturistfamily.net/forum/
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prism2525
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Posted - 03/27/2010 : 9:06:12 PM
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I haven't told anyone in my family as I live in my parents' house still and do not like the idea of having them hammering my brain everyday about it. I've already received plenty of flak from parents and sister (i have two sisters, one is married now. the remaining one is the most troublesome, but she's next for the altar :D). They even complain about me going about in my underwear when mom and dad are around cos they think it's seriously inappropriate to go about in my briefs in front of my sister because now I'm "grown up".
They know I sleep nude only because the aforementioned sister once pulled the sheets off me (jokingly) and, well, kinda noticed.
By the way, last week my mother got really annoyed by my underwear-only look and demanded "What are you gonna do when you have kids of your own?" Bless her, she has no clue that me and my fiancee are planning a nudist family.
Now if only I can make the green card...
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naturalgar
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Posted - 05/29/2010 : 11:48:41 AM
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My family did not take to well to it because they did not understand.It was the classic confusion: nudity -vs- porn.
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