All the males in my house wander around in their pants.

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I am getting tired of it, particularly now that my sons have hit puberty, so I have mandated that all human inhabitants must wear a minimum of shorts. We have no daughters so I am the lone voice here. The boys are complaining bitterly. Husband is neutral but says he understands my feelings.
AIBU 😂

Academia in the early 00s had a collection of work comparing cultures and their attitude to nakedness.

In Ireland? My sons whole family including his dad are Irish and live in Ireland, I don't think so!

I have dual nationality one is Scandinavian and we respect our cultures🤷‍♀️. As do plenty of our family and our Irish scandi community.

You are hilarious, born and bread in ROI who's children are at schools in Ireland and you're trying to tell the rest of us that the reason we don't want to see teen bum cracks is because of religious indoctrination. Just stop it now, some people don't want to see arse cracks it doesn't mean anything other than not wanting to see arse cracks

So you don't recognise my dual heritage. That's rather ignorant.

I am atheist raised by atheist Scandinavian family so yes this may be shocking but we attended schools with people from all over the world as do my children.

There are plenty on the thread who hold similar views. Honestly the pearl clutching is hilarious. Especially to the oldest knocking around in his boxers.

Sorry about the drip feed mental image! I swear I'd blocked it out myself until just then.

It's become a respect thing really. I am your mother and I am uncomfortable, so please put some bloody clothes on. It's the subsequent complete lack of care as to my ongoing discomfort that has given me the rage!

I wasn't that annoyed before I started the thread but feel I have got there now 😂

I am the only woman in a house of men. No-one wanders around in their pants. Including the cat except he's naked.

Yet when I say i don't believe in religion you tell me that I've been culturally indoctrinated by it even if I don't realise it?

You dont even know my heritage

Meh, start walking round in your pants too.
As a mum of teen boys I know there'd be nothing more embarrassing for them 😁
They'll hopefully soon stop, especially after a few pretending to pick your pants out of your arse crack and de wedgie yourself 😁

I think shorts minimum is respectful, I agree.

It must also be really hot in your house! I agree with others saying to turn the heating - they’re clearly being spoilt 😂

And I don't care. Your attitude to the human body is enough to know.

Turn your heating down

🤣 you have no idea about my attitude to the human body. I've come on here and agreed with the op that yeah, teens with their arses out is not something I really want to see

He still does it because I haven't mentioned it to him and he's 13 so not thinking about it in any way, I've just recently bought short pj's that he likes so the hairy arse crack is now covered with out having a conversation about it

I do sympathise with the op because it doesn't seem like it's just bum cracks out here and teenagers need to learn what's acceptable and what's not

If you all wander around the house naked good for you, as long as everyone in the house is comfortable with that and you are teaching them what is acceptable out of the house

Wwhy are you uncomfortable?
As a mum you had seen them all naked and covered in shit and piss.
Also, you probably spend holidays together and see them in swimmwear.

I'll never understamd this bizarre attitude towards human body.

😯

Ewwww. Yanbu. It's your home, not mighty penis land. Get them told.

I’m not totally sure where I sit on this except for hands down the pants and meals. Hands down the pants I’d send them to wash their hands, and meals no one would be fed if they weren’t dressed. If I had to mention it several times I’d have a special dessert for everyone who I didn’t have to mention it to and those who weren’t respecting my rules in my house for a meal I’d cooked would miss out.

We will have to start having dessert so I can withhold it 😂

I agree, I have two adult sons , they both wander around in their pants, I really can't see the problem here.

Usually with mine the only time I see it is when he wants additional food and has to make it himself, the rest of the time he's sat in a chair wrapped up in a blanket like a bloody burretto 🤣

DH removes his trousers as soon as he's home if we have no guests and DS sometimes does the same, which I just find quite funny.

I can imagine it might feel a bit icky if you're the lone woman in the household though.

I couldn’t get upset about this, maybe I’ll feel differently when they’re older? DS 5 is permanently naked once in the door. DS 13 (trans FtM) walks around in boxers and tshirt all the time.

DH is a freak of nature and would sleep in pjs + dressing gown + duvet once September rolls around so he’s never undressed unless it’s proper boiling.

I guess even then he’d usually be in shorts not boxers but he’s an adult? Wouldn’t ever be bothered about the kids being in whatever when they’re at home just the 4 of us.

This post reminded me of a girl when I was at school who made some comment that let peers know everyone goes naked in her house. She was completely unaware this wasn't normal and got mercifully picked on for it for a while.

My ex used to walk around in t shirt and no boxers/pant. He said it was too restrictive on his testicle. I'd find ginger pubes on the dark sofa. Fucking disgusting

I don't think being in just pants in your own home is a problem in itself. If someone is uncomfortable about it then it becomes a problem and I think being uncomfortable with nakedness trumps being uncomfortable with clothes when deciding how to resolve it

Never been to a nudist camp and don't see the appeal, but we regularly wander around in just underwear in our house, especially on hot days. No bra for me either. I hate wearing bras. Also am very comfortable with communal showers, mixed-gender naked saunas, which I know lots of people find shocking. I've just always been comfortable in my own skin and really don't care what other people look like, as long as they're not smelly or unhygienic.

So for me this would be a non-issue, unless unclean bits start hanging out and coming into contact with the upholstery.

What a peculiar thread. My brow has furrowed right out of the back of my head in confusion as I've read through it 😂.

Mum of 3 boys, 2 still at home & aged 15 & 17. They are constantly in a state of undress, especially the 17yo who dresses really nicely for college but the minute he gets in it's all off & he's in either his pants (fitted boxers) or a onesie & it's never crossed my mind to be bothered. I will walk around, when getting ready, in my pants & bra & sometimes not even a bra! THE HORROR!

Until this thread it hadn't even crossed my mind to think it odd (& I still don't!). DH is more a stickler for Being Dressed (himself, not anyone else) & that's fine too.

I guess I'm just not sure what there is to be uncomfortable about when it's your own kids?