Is it wrong that I am sometimes naked around my teen sons?

At that age, not appropriate Momma.

Why are your kids in your bedroom?

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I think it would be one thing If they saw you completely nude or something, but a towel is different?? As long as they arenā€™t seeing your actually private areas, I donā€™t see the big deal. Iā€™m keeping my son from seeing me now and heā€™s 3. I donā€™t think itā€™s appropriate for him to see me or his dad nude :woman_shrugging:t3:

If youā€™re not sexualizing the situation, itā€™s not an issue. Stop sexualizing motherhood when women in some countries literally WALK AROUND WITH KIDS ATTACHED TO THEIR NAKED BODIES. ITā€™S JUST A FRIGGIN BODY. If you teach kids there is shame in a body, they will body shame period. Some people are so gross.

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Your wrapped In a towel not completely naked wouldnt look any different then your self in a bathing suit wrapped in a towel Iā€™m 26 and my mom does this hell that woman will walk buck ass naked from the tanning room to the shower or vise versa idk which way it goes I dont tan lol she only had me and my sister tho so itā€™s not like were seeing anything new regardless you got a towel on your not naked

I do it in front of my teen daughter when Iā€™m changing clothes or getting out of the tub. I wonā€™t do it in front of my teen grandsons though.

Iā€™ve never been super crazy about nudity with my kids. Its just not a big deal because We donā€™t make it one. My 14 year old son constantly walks in to talk to me while Iā€™m getting dressed. Its whatever. Heā€™s not paying attention to the nudity because itā€™s just whatever. He talks to me the same way he would if I was cooking dinner. If you donā€™t make it a big deal then itā€™s not.

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You do you. I donā€™t see a problem with it, nor would I if you were the father. Everything is over sexualized anymore. If it doesnā€™t bother you or your children, carry on. I support you as a mother.

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Why are Americans so afraid of nudity???

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Theyā€™ve always seen me nakedā€¦. To itā€™s not like Iā€™m walking around nudeā€¦

Which one is it? Nude is inappropriateā€¦ a towel around you isnā€™t.

If clothes werenā€™t invented there wouldnā€™t be a issue, so why is there a issue now, we all have bits although not the same does it really matter?

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Some people are more sensitive than othersā€¦ My kids and I are like youā€¦ Its others that have issues so donā€™t worryā€¦ You are teaching ya kids we are all the same and not gork at others

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My 2yr old boy & 4yr old girl still shower with me.

My older kids who are 13 (b) 12 (g) and 10 (g) still all talk to me while Iā€™m showering sometimes or even while Iā€™m finding the clothes Iā€™m going to wear for the day. They also come and grab a younger kid out of the bath to dry and dress them.

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If you are covered up in a towel thatā€™s fine. Key word COVERED UP
I wouldnā€™t dare be naked around my son. Just my opinion.
Like if I had a daughter I wouldnā€™t want her father to be naked around her. Covered up, sure but anything but is weird.

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At that age im gonna say in appropriate once they get to the age to know about sequel origin it should have stopped but just my opinion

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In a towel is fine, but never let them see you naked. Theyā€™re way too old for that.

Sounds like they are inappropriate for thinking itā€™s inappropriate

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No. Itā€™s only a problem if your child expresses discomfort with it and keep doing it, anyway. Per DCS, you can do what you want in your home as long as nothing that falls under neglect or abuse is going on.
My kids and I go to jimjilbang spas so they donā€™t only see me naked. They see several other people naked.

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Iā€™d love to see some of yā€™all in the Finnish saunas :joy: relax!! Sheā€™s not doing anything wrong unless the sons or the mom herself is uncomfortable.

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Nothing wrong with it. By hiding youā€™re teaching them they have something to be embarrassed about. Our bodies are amazing, beautiful, and shouldnā€™t be hidden. Youā€™re teaching confidence!

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I have raised 2 boys and im not sure who would be more uncomfortableā€¦ me or them! I would personally never let my grown children see me any kinda nakedā€¦ now if they were to walk in, which happens, theyd immediately turn around and walk out with a ewwww all the way! I could not be okay with that but i guess everyone raises their kids differentlyā€¦ i didnt wanna see them naked at that age and they did not wanna see me naked at that ageā€¦

Youā€™re not naked, your covered with a towel. Anyone who thinks walking around in a towel in front of your kids is wrong is a dumba$$. Plain and simple. You see more skin at the beach!! :roll_eyes:

My mom was natural type of woman. Being naked was comfortable. Nothing wrong with it. I never saw her as an object, just my momma. I have 2 young sons, young enough to still shower together occasionally. The human body isnā€™t a sexual or disrespectful to our sons, they just see mom.

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As far as Iā€™m concerned U may have no clothes on but U are wrapped in a towel .

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if you all are okay with it itā€™s not anyone elseā€™s business

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If you are wrapped in a towel there is nothing wrong with it. They see more when your in a bathing suit then a towel. Hell they see more of girl in a g string bikini and trust me the bathing suits now days is nothing but a dang piece of floss. I have a 14 yr son who has seen me in a towel he thinks nothing of it. If you are comfortable with it donā€™t let others influence you life like that. I am pretty sure you have taught you children right from wrong and they are gentleman.

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You do you. I would NEVER be naked in front of my 17 year old son. Just my opinion tho.

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Growing up my neighbors parents slept naked. It was known, if you walk into THEIR ROOM, you have a chance of seeing them naked šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€ to use it was nothing, my boys see me run around in my undies at bed timešŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™€šŸ„“ the human body itā€™s self shouldnā€™t be sexualized like that.

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If you are in your room and in a towel who caresšŸ¤· I still do the same thing if they knock and come in thatā€™s on them

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Actually it is nobodys business but your!

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Being wrapped in a towel sitting on your bed shouldnā€™t be an issue. The towel covers more of your body than a bathing suit and itā€™s acceptable. I would just close my bedroom door when you get dressed so nothing can be said about them actually seeing you in the nude.

As long as your covered you fineā€¦

I do that. Towel or underwear is a great interim for everything, having coffee, drying your hair, hanging out/bringing in washing, ironing, feeding the dogs, whatever. Ill whip my top off to cook so I dont get dirty :woman_shrugging: Itā€™s a body, everyone has one. Shows my kids what a normal body looks like, itā€™s always been like this.

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If youā€™re in a towel, youā€™re not naked and I donā€™t see a problem. But if youā€™re truly naked walking around, that I find very unsettling to do in front of your children.

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I donā€™t see a problem with it if thatā€™s just what there used to seeing you like that. My kids are not teenagers yet but my 9 year old still sees me mostly naked. I just wear panties but Iā€™m usually topless.

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No way would I do that.

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My parents walked around naked (to/from) showering and dressing. It was in the 70ā€™s, but I thought that was normal! Nothing sexual about it!

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I would never be nude in front of my son I think with them being the age that they are you should not be nude in front of them at all

My kids donā€™t give me a second of privacy. My son is 6 now and still wonā€™t knock and comes right in while Iā€™m in the bathroom, showering, changing. He was a breastfed baby and he donā€™t think twice about me being naked. My daughter is 10 and will come sit in the bathroom and talk to me while I shower. My grandma who is almost 80 still uses the bathroom with the door open and changes with her door open when the men arenā€™t around. If they are uncomfortable Iā€™m sure they would let you know. They came from your body there is no reason for them to sexualize that.

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I breastfeed my 10 month oldā€¦ so my boobies are out all the time

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My parents taught us not to be ashamed of our bodies.
My mom would drop her clothes at the front door everyday after work.
Our dad ,would put on gym shorts .
I didnt think anything of it.
However, I married a man that had 3 boys from previous relationships,so I didnā€™t walk around naked or anything like my mom.
Because, I felt that wasnā€™t appropriate behavior as a step mom .

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I feel like we gave up our privacy when we had babies come out of us. :joy:
I canā€™t close a door to go to the bathroom without 1 of my 4 kids needing to talk to me. Its when being naked is sexualized is where the problem comes in. When your children grow up in a household where being ā€œnakedā€ is not sexualized and its a normal thing then whatā€™s the difference. Itā€™s not like suddenly when my child is 19 Iā€™m gonna start being naked around them. Its been since they were little.

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If you have a towel on in YOUR room. Whatā€™s the issue?

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Ehhh no big deal. Like someone else said your body shouldnā€™t be sexualized and itā€™s YOUR room!

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I hope this is a jokeā€¦

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Maybe donā€™t put yo shit on Facebookā€¦ idk

My kids see me and each other naked all the time (I have one boy and one girl) nudity and the human body are normal and natural and naked doesnā€™t equal sexual.

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People saying itā€™s an issue are crazy what are you going to do when u get sick in you elder years or just to old to take care of your self and need your children to help shower you or dress you cause u donā€™t want to go into a nursing home or canā€™t afford it are you all going to still say itā€™s inappropriate grow up people the lady said she had a damn towel on she isnā€™t even naked

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Each to their own.
Good on you for teaching your children liberation!
Kudos to you! :cherry_blossom::cherry_blossom::blossom:

Yeh it is wrong on every level, because they shouldnā€™t see there mum naked

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As long as you have your towel around you what difference should it make?

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I donā€™t see anything wrong with being in ur towel in your home :woman_shrugging:t2: with or without ur sons at home with you, itā€™s ur home, ur sanctuary. If you were just totally naked and walking from room to room, I would be like ā€¦ehhhā€¦maybe they donā€™t want to see that. But if you have a towel, theyā€™re friends arenā€™t over, And theyā€™re not uncomfortable and youā€™re not uncomfortable, I just donā€™t see the problem.

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Mmmmā€¦ I donā€™t allow my kids to see me nakedā€¦ they are 10, 5, 5 & 8 ā€¦ but I mean to each their own.

Uh instead of asking the internet why donā€™t you ask your sons? Me noā€¦I need my privacy as children Iā€™d understand but 17 and 18 yeah no. They should know respect.

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If youā€™re covered and In a towel, thereā€™s nothing wrong with this.

Everyone seems to have meetings when I am going pee cats dogs children (mine you they are all grown 15 to 30 ) , and husband door wide open planning the weekend stuff dont see a problem

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In a towel, youā€™re absolutely fine. Screw those people. Being butt ass naked in front of an 17-18 yr old, thatā€™s a bit odd and I would never do it. My 8yr old step son CONSTANTLY barges in my room while Iā€™m changing or in the bathroom while Iā€™m showering, peeing, etc to tell me stuff and I just donā€™t really react, I say ā€œcool buddyā€ if heā€™s showing me something or answer his 9 millionth question of the day, but heā€™s 8 years old and basically my son, he doesnā€™t have a mom, and Iā€™m his live in mommy figure

I have an almost 10 year old son and he will bust up in the bathroom to tell me something even if I am taking a shower. I also get dressed sitting on my bed wrapped in a towel. His Dad gets ready with a towel wrapped around his waist. Itā€™s been this way since he was born and I imagine it will be this way until he moves out one day. Itā€™s not like Iā€™m naked running around the house and my towel covers everything. He doesnā€™t think anything of it and if one day itā€™s uncomfortable for him he can then wait to talk to me until Iā€™m dressed.

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Hunni dont listen to freaksā€¦ nakedness is natural and i sure hope your boys have learn that. Its not shameful or rude or anything else its the natural way. Of course be different if it were a sexual advancement or anything of that kind. My daughter walks around at 22 naked but not if her 19 yo brother is around but is totally ok with me. My son on the other hand doesnt like to walk around naked except in his bedroom. Its an individual thing and if ur boys were upset ect ect ect im sure they would say something :slight_smile:

Exactly what is the difference

You have a towel on, not like your letting it all hang out. I donā€™t see the problem with it. Their your children.

It is completely inappropriate completely sorry were not in the 70s do you live on a nudist colony?

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Sounds like youā€™re not even nakedā€¦just in a towel.

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I feel like at a certain age your sons should not encounter you naked. Iā€™m going with 5 years old at the maxā€¦ each mom is different though. Boy mom of 3 ages 18 16 and soon to be 13 I think we would all be uncomfortable if they seen me naked .

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As long as you have your towel on then whatā€™s the issue? Itā€™s not like your doing yoga in the living room butt ass naked :woman_shrugging:t2::rofl:

I canā€™t tell you how many times my kids saw me in my underwear or a towel, their entire lives. I never put any thought into it, because thatā€™s wierd to me. People need to STOP teaching their kids itā€™s ok to sexualize others. Itā€™s just a body :woman_shrugging:

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Some of these comments have blown me way. Your house, your kids, your body and you have a towel on itā€™s not like they can see where they came out of

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I have 3 brothers and a sister. We all grew up seeing my mom naked or changing in front of us. Never thought anything of it. Just a normal thing for us growing up. Itā€™s your house who cares what anyone says. I walk around my kids naked too. I dry myself in the bathroom, put the towel on my head and walk out commando every single time Iā€™m done my shower :woman_shrugging:t2: Itā€™s a naked body nothing to be ashamed or uncomfortable about.

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If they are your kids they you can do what the fuck you want.

So, not only in front of your boys, but in front of ā€œsomeone else who had a fitā€? GET A ROBE and stop being an attention seeking exhibitionist.

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I donā€™t see the big deal :thinking: ur their mother n honestly it helps kids not see naked bodies as sex symbols but as a person itā€¦

Would you like it if your husband balls hanging in front of your teenage girls.??? Who the f ask these questions???

Normalize reading the WHOLE post before commenting :roll_eyes::woozy_face::unamused:

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You do you mama bear! Are they safe, loved, and happy? Then all good. The body is NOT something to be embarrassed by. Plus Iā€™m sure THEY will tell you when they donā€™t like it. Mine throws the shower curtain for a weather updateā€¦so hey, they havenā€™t been shamed. Their adult partners will thank you.

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When Iā€™m in bathroom, it feels like another family meeting is happening when my 1yr old and 4 followed me and have to keep curtains open so they can see me not to cryā€¦ itā€™s normal. But I know as they get older I also have to have my own privacy when changing clothes or going to and from bath NOT BECAUSE IT IS NOT OK or not normal but for my way in teaching them their privacy too and to take care of their selves not just in the house . :innocent::innocent::innocent:
All parents have their own practice and itā€™s good to read them :blush::innocent:

Unpopular opinion but depending on the culture itā€™s totally normal for people to be in a towel in front of house guests and even more normal to do so in front of family who live with you especially your kids. I see no issues

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Youā€™re wrapped in a towelā€¦ likeā€¦ if you wore a sundress or went to the beach wearing a swim suit, you would be revealing moreā€¦ rock that towel, mamaā€¦ teach them not to be ashamed of their body and that the anatomy isnā€™t always about sex! Preach that liberationā€¦ and these folks actin like ā€œOMG is this lady for real!!! How dare her! I couldnā€™t ever do that!ā€ Are phoney as hell and need to learn some shitā€¦ get out the box or youā€™ll be a square youā€™re entire lifeā€¦ live and be free! Enjoy life and embrace the beauty of nature, freedom, and right! Sending love! Keep rockin, gurl! Wonder what these ppl wear goin swimming if nudity and the human body is so shamefulā€¦ Iā€™ll pray for you people!
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A towel is no big deal but naked heā€™ll no.

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You said your boys have seen you naked a lot of time I think that is so wrong they are young men and they have racing hormones not good for a young man to see his mother naked. If youā€™re covered with a towel I hope youā€™re totally covered they stay covered they should be knocking at your door before they walk him so if anythingā€™s hanging out you have a chance to cover yourself up. Or they could be standing outside the door and talking to you but know your boys should never see you naked any part of your body at all.

I couldnā€™t do it but thatā€™s just me

Itā€™s my home and my room but itā€™s also their home too

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Ok which is it?? They see her and a towel or completely naked because those are two VERY DIFFERENT things.

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I really dont think there is anything wrong with itā€¦Dont worry bout it!

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Itā€™s obvious who actually READ the question and not just the stupid header the page putsā€¦

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Iā€™m pretty sure a towel covers more than a bikini but to each their own

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I have 2 boys myself, 15 and 10, my boys have seen me wrapped in a towel when im coming out of the bathroom headed to my room. Being wrapped in a towel im covered. However seeing me completely naked, no. My boys havent seen me naked. Ever. But thatā€™s just my preference. I just dont think its appropriate. But its not for me to judge anyone elseā€™s parenting

I change in front of my son up until recentlyā€¦ He is 9ā€¦ My boyfriend found it offensiveā€¦ I grew up seeing my mom walk around naked pretty much and so did my brothers nothing sexual about it at all never really saw it as a problem until my bf came along cause to me what he thinks mattersā€¦ I say your house your rulesā€¦ just to be careful if who is around and sees such things because people blow so much out of proportion these days.

Doesnt matter what we think, how do your sonā€™s feel about it is the question. I for one would be horrified if I seen my parents naked at the age of 17/18 thatā€™s just not the image I would want in my head, maybe they donā€™t pay the blind bit of attention because they donā€™t want to see it to save embarrassment.

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I donā€™t think it is. But then on the same hand I donā€™t think a man should walk around his daughter naked. Boxers are whatever but not with everything hanging.

As for me, (I have 2girls14&9, 2boys5&4) I am not afraid to change in front of any of them. While I do stay modest about it and constantly tell them that their body is only for them to touch, I also try to teach them that we are not sexual objects. So I guess with my boys, as they grow up boobs are just boobs. A womanā€™s body is just that, a BODY. As they get older I wonā€™t be going fully nude but I wonā€™t have an issue changing Iā€™m front of them. They will know to look the other way or just not pay attention.

We want to teach our kids that our body is only for us and who ever else we give permission to touch but we also want to teach them, especially our boys, that a womanā€™s body should not be associated with sex.
Itā€™s a difficult slope to tackle.
Everyone being comfortable is the most important thing tho.
If my kids grow up seeing each other in their underwear or a sports bra then I feel that they will be comfortable with not having that urge to go see what our bodies can do and feel.
Hereā€™s an example of why I take the more casual route
My daughter who is 14 has no desire to explore anything sexual. We are very close and we talk about everything. But when i was her age my parents hid everything from me. Extremely modest, no sex talks, nothing, and my sex life started at 13 and was pregnant by 19 so Iā€™m hoping by doing the opposite of what my parents did it will prevent that from happening to my kids and they wonā€™t have that drive to learn for themselves.

How is it acceptable!? If it was a grown man naked in front of his two daughters then that would be just as wrong. SMH

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Your houseā€¦your rules. Do whatever you wanna do and tell anyone that has an issue with it to leave :person_shrugging:

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If you have a towel around you I donā€™t see an issue, if you were actually naked no towel Iā€™d think it inappropriate. My daughter and I both walk around in summer with undies and singles and my son boxer shorts. And I also sometime go from the bathroom to my bedroom in a towel. Your covered so whatā€™s the issue

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Yeah, in the U.S. people are so squeamish about nudity and sex. The rest of the world is not like that, except Muslim countries where the women have to cover up nearly everything and be sex-segregated.

If you donā€™t make it a big deal neither will they.

I have 2 boys. 4&12. Ive raised both of them alone. I never get a single second of privacy so, they see me naked :woman_shrugging:t3: no biggy!!!

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I think you need to stop. That is very inappropriate now.

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Sitting in a towel and walking around naked are NOT the same thing. If you are sitting in a towel WHATEVER. Walking around stark naked in front of you kids Iā€™d say not cool.

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Wow the comments in this, on any given day my neighbors AND their kids may see me walking around with a towel on. Checking the mail, grabbing something out of the car, I am not ashamed and have no problem ā€œaccidentallyā€ dropping the towel if they are too nosey! I walked around completely naked in front of my now adult daughter and still do. She now does the same in her house although her baby is only 1. The only reason I donā€™t as well is that my son in law lives with us as well. I do the same with my nieces, my nephews is a different story but would not have a problem being in a towel and they wouldnā€™t look twice to see me that way!

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I have a 12 & 13 yr old (boys) and sometimes I run out of the bathroom naked (covering my privates) bc I forgot to get a towel, sometimes Iā€™m in the hallway in my bra and thong trying on different outfits in front of the full size mirror :woman_shrugging:t2: my 4 year old daughter also runs into their room naked after she gets out of the shower yells ā€œIā€™m naked!!ā€ And they yell ā€œget outā€ or I get the ā€œew mom!ā€ LOL

So if we think about it like you live in a nudist colony, itā€™s not a problem. Right? Because thatā€™s what people are used to and what theyā€™re around. The body isnā€™t viewed as sexual except when sex is involved. If itā€™s your normal in your house, thatā€™s fine. Itā€™s a body. Youā€™re covered in a towel, and thereā€™s nothing inappropriate going on. As long as you and your kids donā€™t feel uncomfortable about it, I donā€™t see an issue.

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I raised my boys the same way and now When my grandkids come over its like a party they think it is ok to come sit in the bathroom and talk to me while I take a bath. They will open up about things when we are in the bathroom. Its like our talking room lol

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I dont see anything wrong about this if your in a towel in your own home.

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