[blessedwithboys]

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[blessedwithboys]

These days it's trendy to not oppress the individual, but when that individual freedom ends up making others have to deal with weirdness, it's time to reign it in...

Thank you for this desperately needed truth bomb!

 

[blessedwithboys]

in our home, we won't cater to absurdity or the weird post-modern acceptance of bizarre hedonism. It's not healthy.

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[blessedwithboys]

It could also be used to tell someone not to breastfeed in public, for example, or to wear only certain clothing styles ("modest") to respect those with more conservative beliefs. How far does one take it?

Not the same. Babies have a need to eat. No one has a need to be naked in public.

 

[blessedwithboys]

in some states, such as Florida, family nudity is illegal, but it's more well-tolerated on the West Coast.

Private nudity is not illegal in Florida. I live near Playalinda Beach, I'm familiar with the issue. In fact, we can be nude outside, on our own private property, as long as neighbors cannot see us. And no lewd intent, toward children or adults, of course.

Family nudity is not expressly illegal.

That said, my sons and I no longer spend time together unclothed. It would just be weird for us. One is a grown man and the other will be soon. Long gone are the days of showering with a toddler just to keep him from doing something horrible while unsupervised for a whole 10 minutes.

 

[blessedwithboys]

I have heard differently. I have heard that parents are not allowed to be nude in front of their own children. I haven't heard about what the rules are in reverse, though. Maybe it's not written specifically that way, but a friend in Florida said she could get in trouble if her children saw her nude and anyone outside the family found out.

Probably what your friend meant is that she was afraid of being reported to DCF. DCF can pull kids for something is not explicitly illegal if they think it endangers the children. DCF is pretty good at ruining people's lives. That doesn't change the fact that there is no law in Florida that says family members of different generations can't be nude together in the home.

As far as nudity is concerned, it depends on what you are used to, and the attitude towards nudity you grew up with. I cant imagine imposing a rule that my 3yo's bottom be covered. To me that is just ludicrous. However, our 3yo mostly chooses to dress herself, and is very particular that it be pink, purple and sparkly. A year ago, she was almost always naked. Either way, no big deal.

When it gets too hot here, (ie excessive indoor heating), we are mostly scantily clad, older boys, myself and 3yo included. We are comfortable with that, because that is what we are used to.

There are enough problems in this world, without making the naked human body yet another one. Naked, or clothed, its not a problem in our home.

Yes, exactly! The other day my teen barged into my room and almost but not quite caught me walking out of the en suite completely naked. No big deal. We laughed about it and I reminded him that the lock was broken and when he meets resistance opening the door it means I have propped it closed, and OH YEAH, don't just walk in to anyone's room without knocking, I don't do it to you, don't do it to me. But we don't just, like, sit on the couch and eat ice cream and watch Top Gear together butt nekkid.

OTOH, I grew up with sisters and a single mother and we all walked around naked at times. It was no big deal to walk across the hall to the linen closet after a shower if you forgot to bring a towel in with you. I still recall that horrible day when I was about 14 and was chatting with my mom as she got out of the shower and I realized that pubes grayed with age, too! LOL

Seriously, though, no one wants to see me naked, it's not pretty. So on the rare occasions that I'm home alone, I clean the house naked. Otherwise, I keep it covered.