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I'm a naturist - AMA

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naturistmum · 15/08/2018 13:15

I have been a naturist, with my husband and 2 kids (junior school age) for the last 6 years. My husband grew up with naturist parents and introduced me to it when our kids were little.

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RoseWhiteTips · 15/08/2018 13:18

Fab.🙄

BonnieF · 15/08/2018 13:19

Isn’t Britain generally a bit chilly for that sort of thing?

naturistmum · 15/08/2018 13:22

Bonnie - this year was great, 2 weeks camping and only got dressed when I had to go off site!

I am usually one of the first to put something on when it gets cooler though. Just have to take your clothes off to swim in the pool (which is covered and warm).

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BearCubX · 15/08/2018 13:25

By naturist do you mean you just go a resort /hotel a couple of times a year where everyone is naked? Hmm
I'm guessing the vast majority of the time when you're working/shopping etc you're actually in clothes.

MarthasGinYard · 15/08/2018 13:26

Do you carry wipes/towels around for sitting on furniture etc.

IndigoSpritz · 15/08/2018 13:33

Do you belong to a BN-affiliated club or group ? I do and I just go for the weekly swimming at a local pool we hire. Some of our members are far more into naturism than I.

Aprilshowersinaugust · 15/08/2018 13:39

Having a bbq must carry great risks...

serbska · 15/08/2018 13:42

What is it about naturism that you enjoy?

HirplesWithHaggis · 15/08/2018 13:43

Are your home heating bills high?

NoSquirrels · 15/08/2018 13:46

Ha! My DC are desperate to go “naked camping” for some reason. We had an interesting discussion about naturist sites. Where did you go?

More prosaically, I’d get cold. So I think it wouldn’t work for me.

How do you carry around phone/money etc?

serbska · 15/08/2018 13:54

How do you carry around phone/money etc?

In a bag?

NoSquirrels · 15/08/2018 13:57

Bag, yes. I suppose in my head it’s that naturist = freedom to be unencumbered and a bag just seems incongruous to that vision!

serbska · 15/08/2018 14:11

I know what you mean. It seems in my head that .g. swimming naked or sunbathing naked must be nice, but the idea of putting hiking socks and hiking boots on and carrying a backpack to go off on a hike seems really odd. Like the straps would dig in, things might scratch you.

Also what is with naked runs? What about sports bras?? They aren't for modesty but for comfort.

serbska · 15/08/2018 15:12

Do you play Miniten, Volleyball, Petanque and Badminton? Why are these so popular on naturist sites?

serbska · 15/08/2018 15:13

What do you do if you're on your period?

serbska · 15/08/2018 15:13

What do your children think?

ScreamingValenta · 15/08/2018 15:18

Hi Op. How do naturists cope with the discomforts of being naked - e.g. depending on your build it can be very uncomfortable to go without a bra? Are you allowed to wear shoes to protect your feet?

naturistmum · 15/08/2018 16:20

I belong to a local naturist club. Many members have a static and stay for long periods at a time (many are retired). We dont have a sight so we go for the day or a couple of hours depending on weather and our plans.

I don't practice naturism at home, just hols and days at our local club.

The normal practice is to have a towel for sitting on wherever you are.

I am a big busted lady and to be honest it is so nice to not wear a bra. I have unusual tan lines though! Shoes are fine - comfort comes first. Crocs are popular on sites.

I dont play the 'traditional' games no...lol. I dont know why it is so popular with naturists - I've never seen them played at textile campsites!

Naked hiking, etc seems odd to me too but each to there own I suppose. I like to enjoy the sun on my skin and sit and read a book or wallow in a pool rather than do anything energetic.

If I'm on my period I tend to just wear a sarong.

My kids love it. They are body confident and they are comfortable with the way they look. I have found that kids on naturist sites tend to get body conscious as they hit puberty and they tend to cover up in their early teens. This is generally accepted within clubs and I would never make my kids be naked if they were uncomfortable with it.

Naturist sites tend to be very friendly and security has never been an issue. When we go to our local site we take a bag with everything we need; towels, sunscreen, hats, books, etc. We plonk it down on the grass with our picnic blanket and leave it there if we go for a swim.

What do I like about it - the friendly environment, the facilities within clubs such as pools, club house, etc, the fact that my kids are growing up in an environment where they see bodies come in all shapes and sizes, the confidence they have about their own bodies, the unrestricted feel of sunbathing naked.

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Anonymumm · 15/08/2018 16:26

I don't know how to word this properly so I'll just ask outright - is it ever obvious that any of the men are very 'excited' - probably an ignorant question as I know the ethos behind it isn't sexual, but I also know that men parts can have a mind of their own that even their owners can't always control them

RoseWhiteTips · 15/08/2018 16:55

Are you not worried people will think you are weird?

ScrambledMeg · 15/08/2018 17:02

Do people look each other up and down? Are people slim and athletic? Are the people generally similar types?

Anonymumm · 15/08/2018 17:02

@RoesWhiteTips thanks for pulling the thread back inline, I'm feeling slightly seedy after asking my "thinking out loud" question ha, ha! Hope I haven't offended anybody or OP.

leccybill · 15/08/2018 17:05

Do you go to the BN Alton Towers waterpark day? If not, you should!

There was a nudist beach near our hotel in Croatia. It was mainly middle aged men with long hair and white bottoms. DD thought it was hilarious.

CoteDAzur · 15/08/2018 17:14

Good for you, OP. Now report your thread and ask it to be moved to the AMA section.

LilyMumsnet · 15/08/2018 17:35

We're moving this over to the AMA topic now.
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