What does 6-9 think? (a TMI post)

~Flossie~

DH has become quite used to walking around our house naked. To and from the bathroom from our bedroom for a shower, standing naked in the bathroom while shaving with the bathroom door open etc...

I mentioned to him today that he will eventually have to get out of that habit when Ian gets a bit older and he looked at me like 

Growing up in my house, I don't have one single memory of ever seeing my parents naked. Ever. Not even accidentally.

DH said it was common in his house growing up to see his dad walk out of the bathroom naked to walk to his bedroom or whatever. Same with his mom. I was shocked to hear this because that was so not the case in my household. 

Maybe I'm just not used to the idea, but DH says he doesn't plan on changing his ways as Ian gets older. 

Weird or not? 

CinemaGoddess

I saw my mom naked all the time.  I never saw my dad naked.  He didn't think it was appropriate.  

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Kara5109

I have memories of taking showers with my mom when I was like 5 maybe. I never saw my dad though. I don't mind Hadley seeing me naked right now, but it won't continue when she is older. We don't ever walk around naked though.

firsttimeaunt

Never saw my dad naked...I did see my mom naked some.  We'll probably be covering up as J gets a little older.

write2nicole

My college roommate told me her parents were more or less nudists at home. I don't think DH and I will roam naked once Mac is old enough to remember, but I don't think it's a big deal if others do that. Whatever the family is comfortable with.

I think it's far more important to talk about good touch/bad touch, private parts staying private around people outside the family, etc.

MeenaJo

Weird to me. But I grew up in a house like yours where I never saw any nakedness. DH grew up more like your DH. In fact, I one time accidentally saw MIL naked when DH and I were dating and it was the most embarrassing moment of my life.

lulu3061

IMO - weird.  

He might change his mind if you had a girl or ever do end up having a girl but yeah, that's going a little tooooo far. 

sodelish

We don't walk around our house nekkid but I won't mind if M sees either of us naked in our bedrooms, bathroom,etc. I'm not sure when that should stop with Matt.

I want her to feel comfortable being naked though (in the appropriate places) and don't want it to be an "issue" so we probably won't make a big deal about it as she gets older.

MissNikki007

cinema_goddess:

I saw my mom naked all the time.  I never saw my dad naked.  He didn't think it was appropriate.  

This.

I walked into the bathroom with K the other day while H was standing there brusing his teeth in the nude. He goes, "Well, this is awkard." I reminded him that she won't remember what his wang looks like, but yeah, he doesn't think it's appropriate either.

Chrissy1019

My mom was alway naked I feel like. I saw my dad once and it was a total accident. But H's family was never naked around the house. I don't plan on being naked around Jack when he's older, but I don't have a problem with it until he's a few years old. I *think* H feels the same way.

SnoopyLuv

write2nicole:

My college roommate told me her parents were more or less nudists at home. I don't think DH and I will roam naked once Mac is old enough to remember, but I don't think it's a big deal if others do that. Whatever the family is comfortable with.

I think it's far more important to talk about good touch/bad touch, private parts staying private around people outside the family, etc.

This is how I feel. H and I are pretty naked people. I won't have an issue getting dressed in front of her when she's older, but I know H will need at least boxers for his own comfort. I don't think nakedness is something to be ashamed of.

kmfrey

I saw my Mom naked but not my Dad. 

LO takes showers with us now but won't when he is older.  

On a side note:  the 1st time he took a shower with me, as we got out of the shower and he saw me in the mirror he laughed, full on belly laugh.  Not funny kid, not funny!  My self-esteem went down the tube.

faethe

We both limit our nudity to only in the bathroom/bedroom and for a specific reason (ie no wondering around naked for hours at a time). Not because we have a problem with it, but we are both just more comfortable that way.

ljtibbets

My mom was never uncomfortable being naked around my sisters and me. The only time I never saw my dad naked was on accident. I won't mind being naked around Hazel even as she gets older, but it isn't like I am going to purposely walk around nude.

mommyebert

I grew up with my grandparents who were very private with things like that. I never saw either one of them naked until my grandfather had cancer and me and my grandma had to help him use the bathroom and bathe. Even then I looked away as much as possible and never saw anything thing that wouldn't be shown on tv.

H is always walking around naked. I suppose if we only have boys it will be something that will continue, but if we have a girl I won't let him walk around naked except in the bedroom with the door shut etc. 

I always have clothes on, or at least a towel if I've just gotten out of the shower. 

Mama_SAS

 DS is nearly 5. If he walks in on me when I?m changing or showering I don?t make a big deal about it. If he?s watching TV in my room when I need to change then I don?t make him leave. If I?m in the shower and he needs something I want him to know he can come in and get me and it would draw far more attention to it and make it more taboo if I made a big deal about it. He knows about modesty and good/bad touch. 

 Sure, I?m becoming more modest as he ages, naturally. He showered with me until he was almost 4 - about the time when I was too big/pregnant and in too much pain to be able to shower him anyway. I?m just not going to freak out about nudity because I think that does more harm and makes a bigger deal about it than necessary.

SarahC99

Our families match yours. I never saw my parents naked.  I walked in on my dad in the bathroom just a couple a weeks ago and I'm trying to forget it!  My DH, on the other hand, preferred his parents' shower to his own, and since it was open, often had full on conversation with them while he was in the shower while they could be changing, on the toilet, putting on make up, whatever.  This is still true today.  I thought it was a bit odd, but mostly because of comparison to my family.

BFing has made me a lot more open, with at least the top half!  My nieces & nephews (ages 2, 4 & 5) all want to watch me nurse my LO, and they think it's natural.  I've also BF'd in front of most of our extended family and even a few of DH's friends (modestly, of course).  I can't be bothered to leave the room, and I also don't want to be left out of the conversation.  On the other hand, it's a perfect excuse to leave a boring room!

 

SarahWaggy

I saw my mom naked often enough. My dad no. I don't think it's a big deal. As long as you go about it the right way, I don't think there is anything wrong with it.

seamco12

I do not think it's weird. Families that have a strict puritanical stance on modesty freak me out more. It is very hot here we spend a good part of the summer in the 120's. So around the house we are often in our bathing suits or underwear. It's not a big deal for us. I do not do any full nudity, but DH does, and I think it's fine. I do have my step son with me most of the time. So Im more modest with him then I would be with just bio kids around. For example, Atter takes baths with me, but when my step son was younger and we would need to shower together I would leave my bathing suit on. Im not sure what the 'rules' are with step kids so I try to be on the conservative side.

BlindysWife

My mom was naked all.the.time growing up. In fact, she used to cook breakfast on Saturday mornings with nothing but a towel on her head. My dad didn't ever walk around completely nude, but did just wear boxers a lot. So yeah, nudity is not weird to me. I don't plan on cooking naked, but don't want to make a big deal about it either. H is much more modest than me, though, so we'll see how we do things with a growing boy in the house.

momofmanyinthemitten

I can remember seeing my dad naked only a few times when I was young. However, we always used to go in the bathroom when my mom was taking a bath (only 1 bathroom in our house). It didn't bother either us kids nor my mom.

Five Months to Plan

I never really saw my dad naked, but my mom and sister. Many times I would go in bathroom while my mom was showering etc. We would also share a dressing room at a store or change our clothes in the same room. In fact one day after I had DD I was taking a bath and my mom and sister came in to talk to me. This was normal for me. DH and BIL were a little confused when they found out we were all in bathroom. I do not think it is a big deal with same sex parent. If I have a son, I will be more modest, but I do not think it is something to embarrassed of.