To ask when was the last time you saw your family naked?

[bashfulbee]

So we've just got back from visiting new DPs family in a country known for cold weather, saunas and happiness.

As a proudly feminist lefty with ideas that I'm comfortable with everything and anything, I have to admit I've been left a bit by DP family's attitude to clothliness, or more specifically non-clothliness. I've even NC'd and I don't know why given I'm probably not hard to recognise

Now I can't say I wasn't warned, and I chose to throw myself into it; but I suddenly feel a little like I'm stuck in the dark ages rather than the progressive free-wheeler I thought I was. Suffice to say it involved saunas with the mother with little but a tiny towel, and it was totally normal for adults and teens alike to walk towel-less to a room after a shower nevermind who was around etc. I honestly felt like my cheeks were constantly burning!

So are we weird or are they!? I have no living memory of ever seeing my parents naked, I don't think I ever saw my (now adult) kids naked after about 10, never my siblings once we'd grown up.

Don't get me wrong I didn't hate it, just a lot to take in in, in more ways than one. Anyway I guess I'll go and reflect, it should be totally normal I know, but I'm off to put my button up pyjamas on and watch midsummer murders -guilty pleasure-

[thegreylady]

I have seen adult dd naked and vice versa but otherwise no ie not son or stepsons. I am talking about people 40+ though. I have seen all of them in just boxers though.

[defineme]

My Dm-within the last few weeks-she's always buying clothes and coming round to show me them-she'll srip off in my kitchen and show me several outfits. She's very relaxed re nudity and that's fine with me, but I did cringe rather as a teen if my friends saw her! She's probably seen me in the bath within the last few weeks-I have one early evening and if she's popped over then I'll call her in to chat.
My Df would have been horrified-he was very old school, but let my mum get on with it.
My inlaws never, but I suspect I may have to as they are getting older and I imagine I'll have to care for them with dh. They're not into nudity, but they're straightforward and I've seen them in skimpy swimwear often enough.

[londonrach]

Growing up all the time as i can have chats with mum whilst in the bath. Dad yes if he walking from bedroom to bathroom. Whats wrong with it. Even seen mil naked as we went to a spa last year split between female and male areas as well as joint areas (where swimming costumes were worn).

[londonrach]

Whenever i visit parents i seen them at some point naked so what! As my dad says everyones got one or other of something.

[cory]

I grew up in one of those countries, though my own parents were actually fairly prudish and I was always one of those people who feel awkward about their bodies and would prefer to hide them under some large and sack-shaped.

However, any sauna or swimming related occasion was just felt to be different. After school swimming lessons we would go in the sauna to dry our hair. As this was a public swimming baths it would be full of strange naked ladies (you can't wear clothes in a sauna for fear of burns from straps, nylon etc). Wouldn't have worried us if the PE teacher had joined in; would have preferred that to her tapping her feet outside with a watch and a registar- as she did. Yet we would have been horrified if the same teacher had stripped in a maths lesson back at school.

[BridgetJonesPants25]

I can remember seeing my Dad naked once and my Mum maybe a couple of times. Was very young at the time probably about 5.

This would make me uncomfortable with my own family never mind anyone else's.

[cory]

Also, at swimming baths over there, the rule still is that you have to shower naked.

I remember an English au pair we had who looked round frantically for the changing huts when we took her to the beach. My parents had to explain gently that this is a small almost uninhabited island out of thousands of small uninhabited or almost uninhabet islands: beaches don't come with facilities.

[SomethingkindaOod]

Occasionally my parents when I still lived at home, they're fairly relaxed, my PIL's are the opposite though, very old school. When my MIL was injured in an accident she needed help getting washed and dressed and was constantly embarrassed by the fact that her DIL's saw her undressed every day (FIL was poorly and unable to help). It didn't bother me so much.
As a family we're quite relaxed about nudity, DH and DS sleep naked and no big issue is made of people walking around in a state of undress.

[IneedAwittierNickname]

Ds1 (9) I'm not entirely sure, probably Thursday when he was in the bath.
Ds2 (7) yesterday.
My mum, I can't remember seeing her naked much past the age of 6 or 7.
My dad, last night.

[rabbitlady]

bare people! no! my parents, mercifully, are usually covered when I see them. my daughter has kept herself modest since the age of seven. there are no bare people in my family! not even the baby. no!

[Alisvolatpropiis]

My dp? This morning.

My family? Not since I was a child. Not from a naked family.

[WitchWay]

I'm pretty relaxed about nudity but tend to cover up in front of my DS now he's a teenager - I'd hate to embarrass him. We still see each other nude from time to time in the bathroom, but I don't walk around nude if he's up & about. Happy to be nude on beaches, but I always cover up before doing anything - nude volleyball - not for me

Only once saw my DF nude - I walked in on him aged about 10 a he was standing up to get out of the bath. DM is more relaxed about nudity but I don't like her to see me nude as she invariably makes some sort of comment or tries to touch me - she can't resist having a feel of any moles, spots, that sort of thing - I hate it!

[17leftfeet]

Can't remember ever seeing my parents or my older sister naked

I shared a bath with my brother up until about 6

I haven't seen my own children naked since they started washing their own hair aged 7ish and they haven't seen me naked since they were the same age and didn't need to share a swimming pool cubicle with me

We aren't a very naked family

[Kippersbigfeet]

We are very relaxed here. It has only been about the last year my Ds has started to wear a towel when he leaves the shower as he is now 14. DD is 9 and still wanders around in the buff. I am still bf youngest so most nights sit around topless as it is easier that way. DH gets ready for work in the bathroom with the door open in case anyone needs to go.

[MrsKoala]

This morning.

I stayed at my parents this weekend and we think nothing of changing in front of each other or using the shower while someone wees and someone cleans their teeth.

[pointythings]

My parents - last November when I was there, we are in different countries. Around our house we walk around nakd as and when one would normally be naked - DDs and I sleep naked, DH prefers not to but we don't faff about trying to cover up in transit from bathroom to bedroom and so on.

Never seen my ILs naked, but they were American and had different attitudes towards nudity - I always covered up to go to the bathroom at night when staying with them, that was just good manners.

I'm Dutch btw so no time for prudery.

[yourlittlesecret]

Parents or PILs never.
I have two teenage boys and one I haven't seen naked for years, the other wanders around with no clothes on all the time. I thought it was unusual, but I like it that he is comfortable in his own skin. I think he must have some Scandinavian blood in him.

[MrsKoala]

Oh and PILS never. I didn't even BF in front of them as they would have found it uncomfortable.

[GlitzAndGiggles]

I'd feel uncomfortable if dp's mum did this. I saw my mum naked as a child when I'd barge in her room and after she had a stroke she'd ask me to help her get dressed. Never seen my dad naked and wouldn't want to same with my dbro. I walk around in undies after a bath or shower and my dd tells me I'm crazy . She's 2 and quite often strips off herself

[Caboodle]

DM chats to me whilst I'm in the bath (I'm 40); and I have sat and chatted to MiL when she has been in the bath. But if you'd rather not then don't; neither one way or the other is weird.

[Alibabaandthe40nappies]

DH and the DSs, this morning.

My Mum - last time we stayed with them I expect and her me - we would happily shower with the other in the room.

My Dad, not for a while completely starkers but recently in just his boxers.

My brothers would still go for a pee if I was brushing my teeth if we are all at our parents, and vice versa. We were never a prudish family.

MIL I haven't seen starkers for a while but only because we haven't been swimming together.

I can't see why people get so uptight about it tbh.

[starfishmummy]

I have a teen son so do usually cover up in front of him these days

[Littleen]

Hahah, oh dear. I would be so freaked out too! Have seen my family semi-undressed but never nude since before I can remember. Have seen my MIL in very little clothes as we used to live together and sometimes I'd see her change etc, but never nude! Bikini kind of state is ok, though I still feel uncomfy if it's underwear rather than bikini (just mental thing I think, as both cover same areas).

Perhaps we're prudish, but I don't want to see any of them naked at all, ever! Don't mind lack of clothing with me and OH, and when I had a female flatmate, she'd never wear trousers - just tshirt and knickers, and I'd never wear a top (just bra), and I never cared if my OH saw her like that either. Was just something we did due to being very comfortable with own body and in each others company and enjoying not wearing lots? Sorry that's not really answering your question.

I cannot ever remember seeing my family or OH's family naked. And I don't want to!