I wasn't as did say anything but would I have been if...

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I told the woman who let her 2 small-ish (but old enough to be told) hildren to stop staring at me whilst I was naked in a communal shower at the gym?

I didn't cover myself up as didn't think about it at the time but I did feel like perhaps I should have afterwards and felt a bit guilty.

I heard one of them say "mummy there is someone in the shower" and then they both came abck for a curious look.. now if it were me and dd I would have called her back and said to dd something like "please don't stare, concentrate on what you're doing" instead ofleaving her there to have a good old stare at naked woman..

They were there for a fair while.

Would I have been unreasonable to call out to the mother that I was naked and perhaps she might want to stop her children staring at me?

What is the etiquette with stare-y children and nakedness in these situations?

lol I am on the phone to Dell Technical Support and it is very hard not to BURST OUT LAUGHING

DD said to an (attractive male) friend over dinner recently, "Mummy's got an earring in her bits!"

I nearly chocked on my salad

OliveOil - I may be wrong think notjustmom said she didn't let ds see her naked not dh. Not letting your dh see you naked is another thing altogether surely...

What amazes me is the people who wander around campsite bathrooms naked! It is bloody freezing for god sake. The best ones are the naked people wearing crocs

twinsetandpearls - bet you're looking at the friend's mother in a whole new way now?

notjustmom- it's not a healthy attitude to pass down to your kids. Really, there is nothing dirty or wrong with our bodies.

In this house, the first Monday of every month is Nude Day...

'tis true notjustmom: it's an important feeling to GET OVER if you can - or at least recognise that it isn't a healthy attitude to have

Hairytoe That's just because you've let your laudry mount up isn't it.

NJM -You know for someone who doesn't have issues with nudity, finding naked bodies a bit gross must be a bit conflicting for you.

Your other example has a whole lot of other issue there though.

Your ds is with you in a communual changing room where people are expected to get changed in a comfortable manner.

A wandering nude in a private home is a bit different.

A friend's dad wouldn't wander around naked in front of another young girl because it is a taboo to do so

That is not the same as undressing while showering

A wondering nude sounds like me looking in the mirror first thing in the morning

I have issues with nudity

So there, see.

Of course I would be very concerned if one of my childrens parents were wandering around the house naked in front of my child. That's completely different to this thread though and having a problem with being naked in front of your own children.

I think if those of us who are slightly more bashful avoided communal changing rooms we would never go swimming again as they appear to have been the way most public pools have gone. God knows why, whilst nudity is natural a lot of the time its not particularly pretty

I dont really want to take my costume off in a communal shower so I walk through in my costume to get the chlorine off of my skin then go home for a proper shower in a clean shower which isnt full of other peoples pubes and corns

Aw shucks sorry NJM,
I don't want to be mean. Do you want me to call Gok?

lol slur - in my case wondering who the hell the saggy bag o'shite staring back at her is

sorry notjustmom. Hope you feel better soon.

blimey have just come back to this..

and read it...

Can I just say though, from all the differing views I think my question was valid.. some poeple just don't like seeing others naked.

btw, if I had been wearing a swimming costume I wouldn't have taken it off but there is no swimming pool at my gym so have to get nekkid to shower.. would be weirder to put a swimming costume on just to shower lol

Also my dd has had a close friend of ours stay over and then next day I had to say.. I did have to say to the mum (luckily one of my best friends) "Really sorry X but just in cases says anything weird.. she burst in on me getting dressed this morning".. had mental picture of said child going hom enad telling her mum all about seeing me naked.

you know what kids are like for putting things out of context and saying things they shouldn... what is it they say

"out of the mouths of babes..."

Esp. dd who is likely to say things much like OO children.

sorry delayed posting there - that last one was in response to your wondering nude