Weird Yet Interesting

[Croydon]

I had the weirdest yet interesting experience.

My dad and step mom are in town for a wedding. A good friend of my step mom is getting married in VA and she is currently staying with her friend and helping her prepare for the wedding on Sunday.

Meanwhile, my dad is staying with me. Trust me, I much rather he stay at a hotel but since I live in a loft apt and have a guest room, I agreed to let him stay with me. He has been here since Wednesday and been spending his time sight seeing in DC while I am at work.

Yesterday, Thursday, I came home from work pretty early. As usual, I stripped off my clothes and was going about my apt in the nude, like I do every day. I knew it would be fine since my dad would be in VA for the day. Within a couple of hours, guess who walks in the door unexpectedly? My dad. I was bit surprised and embarrassed and I excused myself to put on a pair of shorts.

This led to discussion with my dad about my nudity and I told him I was a nudist and we talked about my activities. Although, my dad is not adverse to nudity but since he married my step mom and had my sister he has gotten very conservative. When I was younger, he would be nude in the evening and was a nude sleeper but that all changed when he remarried.

He was quite intrigued by my being a nudist. He gave me full permission to be nude in my apt while he stays with me for a week. All of this is fine but what REALLY SURPRISED me is later that evening, he took a shower. After his shower, he was nude in my apt. I was bit surprised by it and even found it weird. It was just weird seeing my dad nude.

Today, I worked from home and was nude all day. This morning, I invited him to go to the gym with me and we worked out. Afterwards, I took a shower and remained nude for the rest of the morning. He showered after me and he too remained nude. He later went out to enjoy DC while I worked....I am still weirded out by all of this and hope to be comfortable with his nudity when he returns home.

[luvnaturism]

Let me see if I understand this. You like to be nude. You know that your Dad used to also enjoy being nude, but felt he had to give it up when he remarried. Now he is not only supportive of your desire to practice home naturism, but is taking advantage of the opportunity to join in doing that which you previously knew he liked to do.

So where is it weird?

Granted that it's a new experience for you to be nude with your father, and vice versa, but that will pass. Enjoy it. Treasure it. Give thanks for it.

[FSUsmartboi]

lol that must be weird, yet awesome at the same time. As the person who posted before me said enjoy, your very lucky.

[inudist]

It seems that he may be thanking you for the opportunity to be nude in company that is supportive of nudism. Do you think his desire to be nude is being supressed by his new marriage?

[Naturist Zoar]

Not weird but sensible.

[alfredr]

Wondering if you have other issues with your father that make you feel weird about sharing nude time with him? Maybe this can help you bond with him better? I don't suppose you can build a campfire anywhere in your apartment? That's always good for some father-son quality time.

[Croydon]

Wondering if you have other issues with your father that make you feel weird about sharing nude time with him? Maybe this can help you bond with him better? I don't suppose you can build a campfire anywhere in your apartment? That's always good for some father-son quality time.

You are correct Alfred. The weirdness and feeling uncomfortable has more to do with my relationship with my dad than with the nudity. I am fine with him seeing me nude and I am ok with his nudity.

What makes it weird and uncomfortable?

For starters, my dad and I aren't all that close. I don't talk or see him all that often. Now that I have moved farther away from my home state, I rarely go home (once a year). When I lived in NYC, closer to my home state of MA, I would go home once a month. In addition, I am not the type that calls home often. I call home once a month and speak mostly to my step mom. I speak to my dad once in a blue moon.

Growing up, my dad was a workaholic. He's a doctor and his job required he work a lot. I would normally see him on weekends or late in the evening but when he was home, he would be relaxing and catching up on sleep. Once my parents divorced, I would only see him on weekends and the few days in week he and my mom shared custody.

The other factor that makes this all weird is the fact that I have always remembered my dad as the conservative type. Before he married my step mom, I saw him nude when he was home and he was quite open with his nudity. Once he married her and ESPECIALLY once they had my sister, he became very conservative in his views on nudity. To see him walking around nude in my apt is like "WOW, I didn't know he would do that"....it is something out of character for him.

Nonetheless, after few days, I am not feeling so uncomfortable anymore. In fact, he has been asking more questions about nudism and I have given him a few copies of my N magazine to read. He seems intrigued by it all.

[nudeM]

I can understand your 'weird feeling' when your Dad joined you in being nude. I'm comfortable being nude around my family members, except those who haven't seen the 'complete' me. All they have seen is me in my skimpy wrap around, but never 'the goods'. I can just imagine should they walk in on me when I'm getting a cup of coffee, and they catch me with nothing on. So far that hasn't happened, but it's bound to, especially on weekends. I would be comfortable, but the feeling would seem strange, I would think.

Both of our Sons have seen me, but only one is tolerant. The other one doesn't care to see "Dad naked", so I'll cover. I don't jump right away, but I'll find something to ease the tension. I was just thinking of this the other day, on how I would feel should someone who hasn't seen me nude before suddenly catches me, especially family members.

Interesting topic.:smoking:

[Boreas]

Having had a difficult relationship with my father over the years, I understand being wierded out by this. In our case, I believe my father has some regrets over some of his behaviours and choices. He was a cop and not always the easiest person to like. He also had the long hours and wierd shifts. I could see him doing this type of thing in order to reconnect, and as something he personally would enjoy.

I bet your father sees this as a way to get to know you better again, and to mend your relationship.

[Thurst]

I would consider you fortunate. As posted above, "Enjoy it. Treasure it. Give thanks for it." There was a time after my Mom passed away that I was staying at Dad's apartment and a surprise nudity occurred. Even though Dad was open when I was young there was no indication from him how he handled nudity after I was away from home for many years. One evening we had both showered and while I thought he was still in his bathroom I walked out of the guest bath and thinking he was still in his still in his I walked into the bedroom and decided it was too sticky to get dressed walked into the LR, the porch, and then headed into the kitchen area were to my surprise Dad was laying out some things for breakfast. We both were suprised, had a good laugh and a chance to talk about the way we felt and had for the past many years about our openess. Was a good father son bonding after 40 years.

[nudenwv]

wow! that certainly worked out for you!! sometimes the best results are those experiences that happen unexpectedly! hope you and your dad enjoy the lifestyle togeather now that the ice has broken. some enjoyable times lay ahead of you.

[Croydon]

wow! that certainly worked out for you!! sometimes the best results are those experiences that happen unexpectedly! hope you and your dad enjoy the lifestyle togeather now that the ice has broken. some enjoyable times lay ahead of you.

Well my dad has been staying with me for few days now and things aren't so bad. I have gotten over my discomfort and am completely comfortable with us sharing the nudity. It has been quite nice to see a different side of my dad.

In fact, yesterday we had a father and son moment. I had to go to the Container Store and purchase some shelves/storage and build some new shelves in the kitchen. My father went along with me and assisted me with putting it together and we did it in the nude. I think that is one of very few father and son moments we have had.

Overall, his stay hasn't been so bad. Although, I am ready for him to leave and have my place to myself, LOL. But he is here for another 2 days

[Naturist Zoar]

May the memories keep being made over the next 2 days.
LOL and thanks for sharing this experience.

[bill2me]

You're a lucky man. I would say that you and your dad have found something in common. Enjoy it and treasure it. Perhaps this brief visit will lead to a much stronger relationship.

[Centauri4]

This discussion thread makes me think about all the nudists young and old who no longer have a father to share moments with! I thank you immensely for sharing it!

I hope the last two days with Dad were as good as or better than what you wrote earlier. By the way, what was your original mother's attitude towards nudity? Who positively influenced you regarding nudity at an early age or did you "discover" it on your own?

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[Croydon]

This discussion thread makes me think about all the nudists young and old who no longer have a father to share moments with! I thank you immensely for sharing it!

I hope the last two days with Dad were as good as or better than what you wrote earlier. By the way, what was your original mother's attitude towards nudity? Who positively influenced you regarding nudity at an early age or did you "discover" it on your own?

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The last two days with my father were uneventful. This week has been very very busy at work due to the short week and a lot of other events at work. I have been working 12hrs each day so my dad was spending the time alone. He was nice enough to make dinner for me and we enjoyed eating and talking in the nude. For the most part, he spent the last few days on his own.

My parents, dad and mom were quite relaxed about nudity when I was growing up. That says a lot considering the are both conservative people, especially my mom. My parents divorced when I was very young and they both had equal custody. I spent half week with my mom and half the week with my dad. Before he married my step mom, my dad wasn't a home nudist but he would be nude in the evening after work and he slept in the nude. Growing up, I don't recall partaking in the nudity all that often. I would sleep nude in the summer time along with my brothers but I nor my brothers were not nudist.

My is was a lot more conservative than my dad. She had no issues with it as she would always be topless and I would use the bathroom as she bathed and vice versa. When I visit her in FL in spring, it is the same routine but only difference is that I request privacy and she respects that.

I contribute my parents' relaxed take on nudity to their culture (we are french/haitian). They both lived in Paris for quite some time before they married. In addition, my parents are workaholics who were always on the go. Growing up, they were always finding ways to cut down time on doing things. I am sure one of those things was eliminating amount of laundry or clothes one has to go through. Maybe that might explain my dad's nudity...I don't know.

To answer your Q, I guess I can say that perhaps my dad's nude practices may have led to my nudist lifestyle. I really didn't discover nudism til I was about 18 but had always been ok with it and it was always a non issue. My dad didn't stop his nude activities until he married my step mom and that was when I was 15 or 16.

[Ren]

Well, that's quite a story and you're quite fortunate.