r/FamilyNudism1

In all fairness we weren’t raised nudist, parents were hippies but it was rare for us to see them naked unless we were up too late.
We did have a few acres so for us clothing was alway optional, never thought much of it till I was in college and things are very different in the continental us.
Short story longs, we are heading home for the holiday and not sure how to prepare my partner for seeing my sister and her family naked

We generally have lots of family photos clothed and those can go in the house and for friends to see. Personally I am not fussed about taking family photos while nude, the occasional time I am happy too. Though my kids simply don’t see the difference, and I am glad they don’t as nudity is not something shameful. Do you ask them to put clothes on or simply happy to take a nude family photo and keep it private?

It’s been so hot here lately
Good luck to the families out there and the kids to stay cool and hydrated as well . I know school started for some and I’m sure they want to comeback to their house and relax maybe a jump in the pool in they have one or maybe crack up the AC in the house .
Good luck to you guys again be cool be safe and stay hydrated always

Lately, I've tried joining various naturist communities to meet new people and make friends, but it seems like no one is really interested. Conversations often die after a few exchanges or if you don't immediately send a nude photo.

I think it's a bit sad because in the real world naturist communities are very welcoming and open to dialogue, online it seems very different.

Those of you born into naturist families are very lucky because you will never be alone in this (and with the distances you have to travel for naturists places it can be frustrating 😅)

Have any parents had a talk to their kids about how to handle questions or teasing from peers outside that world?

Hi everyone!

I grew up in a conservative home, but nudity wasn't an issue. There was very little of it, but if there was it wasn't a big deal. I am the youngest and when my siblings were in school and I was home with my mom she would let me run around naked.

Fast forward to having a family of my own, my wife and I decided early on that a clothing optional home was what we wanted. When the kids were little we'd spend a lot of time clothes free at home. Then we had to take care of my dad and the casual nudity ended for a while. Unfortunately the kids grew up without it, and are now teen agers. Therefore being casually naked around the house is something they rarely participate in. Our son walks to and from the shower, and swims nude. Our daughter prefers undies and just a lightweight tshirt these days. While I'm often nude and my wife less so, but will walk around nude or in bra and panties. If my wife and I are in the pool or spa its always without a suit. The kids are completely comfortable with it, and will spend time talking with us no matter if we're dressed or no. Which is the way it should be. No big deal. Everyone dresses or not to their comfort level. Non sexual casual nudity in the home is natural, and probably more common than we think.

I’m a new nudist who began last year and I’m loving it but I’m living in a house of textiles. So getting nude all the time can’t happen. I’m basically stuck to my room most of the time but I try when I can. I’d love to hear from other nudists so hi nudie friends!!!!

Do. your kids ever answer the door undressed? I had a delivery job where I neede to collect checks for payment. At least once a day a kid answered nude (okay seemed that way, was all the time, and summer, well into evenings. Job 4 til 9pm) and had to run get parent to come so they could pay me. Often parent would invite me inside and others in family would be bare as well. Good way to chase away religious door-to-door types.

Hey, I'm new to the nudist lifestyle. I wish I grew up in a nudist lifestyle but I lived in a fairly conservative area and family, so it never occurred to me that it could be a thing. Glad to see all the families that enjoy the lifestyle.

I think I first discovered it when I was eight or nine with a family friend, but at the time, she didn't want it to be made known she lived the nudist lifestyle privately. Right now I'm starting to practice it privately in my own apartment, but not sure if I'll be able to go any further considering I live in Oklahoma.

My wife and I are expecting our first baby, and I’m curious how other nudist families approached raising their children around nudity.

I’m a nudist, while my wife grew up in a family that was very tolerant of nudity but isn’t necessarily comfortable being nude herself. She’s completely comfortable with the idea of us being naked around our baby and doesn’t see it as an issue. The bigger difference is that I’m pretty much always naked at home, while she is hardly ever nude.

For those of you who grew up nudist or have raised children in a nudist household, do you think parents need to get on the same page about how much nudity is going to be part of everyday family life? Is it important to establish some kind of shared expectation, or is it perfectly fine for one parent to be nude regularly while the other usually stays clothed?

And more generally, what did you do to establish a healthy, normal, body-positive relationship with nudity from an early age? Were there things you intentionally did, or avoided doing, to help your child understand that nudity is simply a normal part of life and not inherently sexual?

I’d especially appreciate hearing from parents about how this evolved as their children got older. Thanks so much for your insight!

Im a female Going to be around a younger male family member new to nudism. Any ideas to break the ice for our first time nude together? How to approach it? It may seem dumb for me to have so much anxiety over this but he’s 10 and I want it to be positive for him. I don’t want to be so nervous and awkward myself. Just any ideas and advice for me to have for this weekend would be wonderful.😊

Let me start by saying that my parents are traditional and Catholic... So basically I've been trying to ease my family into my nudity. For two weeks I'd strip off every time I was in my room, and to make a long story short it worked a lot better than I expected!

It stated off with my mom being a bit awkward, or she would hide behind the door in the first week when she'd need me for something, then the next week she would come in and talk to me like normal! I took it a bit farther on week 2 and ventured out of my room into the kitchen for a water bottle, my parents were both outside at the time but I managed to bump into them in the living room. They were caught off guard but nothing was said about it! Things are progressing a lot faster and a lot better than I expected!! Now at week 3!

Hey everyone! I'm excited to have finally found a community to share some of my experiences with.

My family weren't nudist, but were fairly permissive when it came to nudity. As in, if you were naked it wasn't a big deal, but it also wasn't a thing that was encouraged. However, I was the only one who took advantage of this and was regularly naked in the house. The rest of my family, my parents and my younger brother were more modest. I never seemed to get the same sense of modesty that every other girl growing up got.

After showers or baths I usually stayed undressed to air-dry for a while. Watching TV in the living room, doing homework, chatting with family, all the things one normally does but naked. I didn't feel any pressure to put on clothes. Sometimes if circumstances allowed for it, I'd stay naked until it was time for bed and just go to sleep naked.

When I started middle school, I had to start waking up earlier which meant my dad and I would need to share the bathroom if I wanted to take morning showers. So I'd often be in the shower while my dad was at the sink getting ready for work, and we'd talk about school or whatever. We only had one bathroom, which made me wish my family was nudist. My dad and brother weren't ok with me seeing them naked, so I'd have to wait for the bathroom if they were using it. But if I were in the shower, everyone was fine going in and out of the bathroom since they knew I didn't care about being seen.

Sometimes my parents would tease me about being naked, but it was never serious, nor did they ever get mad at me over it. So I just shrugged it off and continued to do my thing.

The same comfort carried over to other places as well, like locker rooms. I'd honestly say that the feeling of taking off a wet one piece may be the best feeling in the world. As a result, I wouldn't be in any rush to put clothes back on. Sometimes my mom would get annoyed that I was taking too long to get dressed.

Growing up, I knew it was strange for my age to be so open with my nudity, but I didn't really care. Being naked felt better and more natural to me, so I kept doing it. If anything, I felt a little brave for doing something everyone else was too embarrassed to do.

Now, I'd say I'm a home nudist, still very much prefer to be naked but haven't been to a nude beach (yet!)

I am curious if anyone else had a similar experience of growing up "the naked one" in an otherwise non-nudist household? I feel like this is pretty rare.

Also, if you have any questions for me, feel free to ask away!

I grew up in a family where nudity wasn’t a big deal, like no one shied away if they weren’t completely dressed. Also parents have always been very affectionate and my sister has always been the same with me. Me and my big sister used to be really close growing up but drifted apart later on. I feel like around the same time we started getting more modest at home, taking care to be dressed and changing with privacy.

Nowadays I’ve been becoming closer with my big sister again. She loves to cuddle and be close to me so that reminded me about who things used to be. So I’ve been wondering if we should try to dress more relaxed around each other, relive how things used to be? I'm open to chat more

I had posted a while ago (maybe on the previous group) seeking advice on helping introduce a friend / coworker who was curious about the lifestyle. Happy to report we’ve done our third hangout. He came over and spent another afternoon with all of us.

The advice I got from y’all was helpful. Thanks all! He seems to be thoroughly enjoying his time with us and has mentioned doing it more on his own as well. It’s scary having those interactions with people who are curious but totally new to it so you are unsure which side they will land on - pro or anti. So just wanted to share a success story! (So far.) 😊

I had amazing responses yesterday and as I grow in this journey I am super appreciative of your feedback. One of the conversations I have led me to a new question that I hadn't thought about. Similar to dynamics I'm assuming it varies family to family but I'm curious if there is a majority consensus. Do nude families take nude pictures together of each other? In the textile world that would seem inherently "weird" or "sexual" but if you live nude that should be different right? What are your experiences?

For those of you lucky enough to have a family that is either full nudist or clothing optional... Do you all hang out/live nude 100% of the time at home? Or does it vary? (Like only in the summer, have nude vacations, only after showers before bed, weekends, etc.) What's your dynamics like? As someone that's only nude alone but wants a family in the future I'm curious about the different dynamics

My kids, specifically my daughter, don’t seem to be going through the same body confidence issues that I hear so many other parents having to deal with when their kids are growing up. My daughter will literally prance around in the nude, admire herself in the mirror, and when she has her friends over she’ll sometimes forget that she’s usually the only one in a nudist family and clothes will come off. It’s also rubbing off on my son and he’s gaining his confidence too.

Even out in public, I just feel like my kids have more confidence when they’re at the mall or at the beach in their swimwear. None of the “growing pains” that some of my other parent friends have been dealing with!