regarding doubts

[Ren]

I've shown that I'm a wuss when it comes to being nude in spite of my home situation and there are times when I've had my doubts about practicing nudism. And since the doubts topic has evolved to something else, I figured I'd put this here.

I had had some tough weeks at work and was becoming static. Even when alone, I wasn't going nude because it was seeming silly, as it gets cooler up north here. Even indoors with controlled temperatures, I just didn't see the point.

The other night changed that. We had probably our last day in the 60s for the year and there was a strong wind blowing outdoors. But there was some warmth. Since it gets dark early right now, I decided to strip down and step outside on the back porch. The wind enveloped me and ran all over my body and as I breathed deeply, I felt at peace with the world and with nature. I outstretched my hands and looked to the sky before closing my eyes as the winds massaged my worries away. It was sublime.

Now I'm naked the moment I get home till others arrive in the door. And I've recommitted myself to sleeping naked. I'm not getting tangled in my shirt and shorts and have slept until my alarm sounds to wake me up. I hadn't been doing that for weeks while I tried to sleep clothed so as not to be caught by the housemates.

Perhaps it's just a state of mind and I entered a more positive place in the natural scheme of things. Or maybe, just maybe, getting back to nudism for a bit incited the change. I'm not certain, but I no longer have doubts. And maybe soon, I will share nudism with the others who live here, so I can live freely and not just when I'm alone.

[Ren]

I've shown that I'm a wuss when it comes to being nude in spite of my home situation and there are times when I've had my doubts about practicing nudism. And since the doubts topic has evolved to something else, I figured I'd put this here.

I had had some tough weeks at work and was becoming static. Even when alone, I wasn't going nude because it was seeming silly, as it gets cooler up north here. Even indoors with controlled temperatures, I just didn't see the point.

The other night changed that. We had probably our last day in the 60s for the year and there was a strong wind blowing outdoors. But there was some warmth. Since it gets dark early right now, I decided to strip down and step outside on the back porch. The wind enveloped me and ran all over my body and as I breathed deeply, I felt at peace with the world and with nature. I outstretched my hands and looked to the sky before closing my eyes as the winds massaged my worries away. It was sublime.

Now I'm naked the moment I get home till others arrive in the door. And I've recommitted myself to sleeping naked. I'm not getting tangled in my shirt and shorts and have slept until my alarm sounds to wake me up. I hadn't been doing that for weeks while I tried to sleep clothed so as not to be caught by the housemates.

Perhaps it's just a state of mind and I entered a more positive place in the natural scheme of things. Or maybe, just maybe, getting back to nudism for a bit incited the change. I'm not certain, but I no longer have doubts. And maybe soon, I will share nudism with the others who live here, so I can live freely and not just when I'm alone.

[Buzzer]

Yeah, ain't it grand ? My wife even prefers to sleep nude, now. The cool breeze caressing your skin for just a few minutes before you retire to a soon to be warm be is refreshing yet relaxing. And as I say in my signature; shed your woes with your clothes.
Welcome to the "club".

[S.M.A.]

I know I've said this before, but I can relate. At one point this summer, I began to question my decision to go nude. With a long workweek and little personal time, I slowly lost interest. But something just kept luring me back in. While I still consider myself a closetcase, I still sleep in the buff (except when the temperature goes below 45) and I walk around in my birthday suit around the upper level of my house whenever I can.

BTW: I have an attic bedroom, which is awesome not to mention quite quaint.

[Ren]

I agree with the assessment. I was working today and it was another tough day. I work with students, many of whom are difficult. And I'd recently written to a friend about my philosophy about nudism. So, I'm thinking that I probably came off as foolish or something and rethinking the whole thing yet again.

And then I had some time to myself during a break and all I could think about was getting home and relaxing naked. So there's something to it that goes beyond just a passing fancy. I guess since I'm a coward about it, I just get the doubts still.

If it gets cold, do what I do -- flannel sheets!

[BareInBare]

Poolside,

I can relate to the way that you "used" to have to run for shorts. I have two teenage daughters, 17 and 16 who think its wierd. To each his own, right? So I suffer until they move out. I do get time here and there to relax nude, for example: When they are both working there are a few hours of textile free relaxation, and in the summer, they are aware that I swim only nude in the pool so they just choose to not come into the backyard and then there are also some weekends during the summer when they go camping with their friends so there are some whole clothes free weekends too.

But, congrats to your daughters accepting without measure your lifestyle. I think it is great of them to not judge you otherwise or stop you from living your life around them.

Joel

[nudeM]

JerseyNudist: Yeh, I can relate to that as well. Our Daughter (23) stays over our house constantly, even though she has her own apartment. I'll be nude most of the time when she is not around, but once she comes over, I'll "suffer" for a couple of hours (mostly all evening). The weekends are great, but she still comes over. I tell her I'll be in the back yard for a while. She knows not to look outside because I won't be wearing anything. While outside, I'll keep the curtains closed so she won't have to see dad naked.

My daughters, aged 30 and nearly 33, would have a serious problem with seeing me nude. Of course, I wouldn't subject them to it at their ages. While young children have no problem with nudity until shame-minded adults teach them shame, some adult kids who aren't used to seeing their parents nude would freak out over it.

[Dunsunnin]

Getting back to that 'now getting too cold' bit for going outside... after our incredible summer finally gave way to frostiness recently I had to rethink my early morning nudity in the back garden (secluded) before going off to work. As I'm rapidly approaching 60, the old bones feel the cold a lot more now, so I wear a flannel bathrobe, but undone. Just enough warmth, but you still get those cool light breezes blowing away your cares (!).
But I'm still able to go out late evening for a few moments without anything.
I have no doubts about naturism, but wish I'd discovered it many years ago. That's the only downer for me...I've missed out for a long time.

[nekidprof]

My kids are considerably younger then all of yours ranging from age 2 to 9. I find that when they hit the age of knowing the difference between the bodies it gets a little awkward. My wife is not a nudist and this adds to their feeling strange about it at times. The 9 year old is a boy and really does not care at this point because he has the same stuff as dad. The girls have their moments of not being comfortable so I do not do much nakedness unless sleeping or alone at home.

[aunaturelone]

I'm in the same boat as nakedprof. I think the last time I was nude around my daughter was whe she was ten. We were skinnydipping with my 5 yo son on a hot day in October in a creek near a empty campground in Sequoia Nat. Park. She's fifteen now and wouldn't dream of it.

Society as a whole isn't nude tolerant and many look on naturism with suspicion. Unless you get other nudist friends for your children to socialize with, your children are going to want to be "just like everyone else". If your wife isn't willing to cooperate, then your job is about impossible.

Imagine that you were a member of the Hindu faith. Now imagine you lived in an intolerant Christian community and were married to an uncooperative protestant wife. Your kids will NOT want to be raised as Hindus and trying to do so would get you nowhere.

OTOH if there were a local Hindu temple with other families with similar aged children your wife didn't mind the family going (even though she wasn't Hindu herself) that would make everything different. They might end up Hindu themselves. Even if your kids ended up Christian, they'd always have acceptance and positive feelings about those of the Hindu faith.

[NudeAl]

In my job I have to abstain from nudity for some extended periods of time. I recently returned from deployment to Iraq.

When I returned as with everything else it took a while to get used to being naked again. Well let me refraise that it took me a while to be comfortable being nude in front of my family. I mean no problem with the wife but when walking around the house like I used to it seemed a bit awkward. This is also due to the fact that I have two grown children living at home. One morning as I was going about my normal routine nude getting ready I encountered my 21 year old daughter. I continued what I was doing then I asked her if my nudity bothered her, she said no. So I stayed that way until I had to dress for work. I don't do it all the time but if I am already relaxing nude and they happen to come in I certainly don't run and hide. This has caused my future daughter-in-law a moment or two of embaressment, but hey she's almost family.

[Chief78CJ7]

that "run and get shorts" feeling..

That too is what I'm seeking to eliminate in my life. As the proper moment comes, I ask my friends and family if they mind if I'm nude while they're here.

That way if they show up and I'm nude, I don't have to "run and get shorts". I will put something on if they've tell me they'd rather, but I'm not going to be weirded out about it anymore 'if they know'. /infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif