We are a Christian family. I am the mother of a 14 y/o boy, our only child. He used to sleep in his "sweats" and sometimes his underwear in the summer. Recently we have discovered that he has been sleeping nude and walking between his bedroom and the bathroom nude. When we asked him why, he said that it felt comfortable and that lots of teens did this. Of course we asked "how do you know?" and he pointed us to this site. We have read through the info here and many of the recent family postings and are pleased that such a site exists. While we don't go to the Internet for our family values reading what others have posted and their experiences has been helpful. We are much more comfortable letting him do these things having been to this site. So I just wanted to say thank you.
Thank you for your comments. That's high praise indeed.
There is a small core of "regulars" here who have been coming here for several years, and who are well known to each other. Some of us are older in years, and all are mature in spirit. In the past several months some great—and wonderfully wise—teens have been joining in, along with their parents.
We are protective of kids, as you have obviously discovered for yourself. Naturally there is room for debate and a variety of ideas here, but any posts that violate the basic Christian values of the site are quickly spotted and removed.
All of us would want to commend you as parents for being alert to and watchful of your son's internet browsing. There's a lot out there that isn't friendly to kids or other living things.
You have shown a lot of trust in your son. Keep up with what these teens post; their maturity is unbelievable. They are Christians. They accept the suggestions and adapt them to their situations.
Many, if not the majority, of these teens are your son's age. They are able to bond around Christianity and naturism. Then, the parents find common issues and support each other.
Don't leave this Board. Allow your son to read the posts, at least, on some basis. Better yet, join him and discuss the issues posted. You may want to add your perspective from time to time.
You will be amazed at how much this will help other adults. As talented as these kids are, they will influence the world at large.
Don't forget to parent the teen, though. I don't believe you have given them too much credit, but don't forget they are NOT adults though they are looking for more individuality, and they desperately need your guidance.
I am just about floored by all the new Christian folks that are coming on here! This has been the best start of a new year since the board has been up!
Especially families who are concerned about their teens and find us "Christian Family Friendly".
Keep monitoring this board. We need "family police" here and young people feeling safe. I wished I had this forum as a teen. Or any advice like this on or off the forum.
Naturism is becoming a lot more sophisticated and accepted now than 20 years ago thanks to the internet.
You are right, we don't usually go to the internet for family values, but again, it's just as good as a book you pick up and read. You either agree with it or not. There are books out there that are just as ridiculous and moronic as any site you find on the web. Then there are sites on the web that are just as quality, correct and important as any authoritative book you find in a bible book store. You just need to read, meditate, research, and not jump to conclusions.
I have challenged many people to read through my site first before making any judgements. The ones who made the biggist judgement against us were the same ones that never read my site or any other on the subject (or any book on it for that matter).
Thanks for watching your children and taking interest in their lifestyle. And thanks to the teens who were honest in telling their parents about this site and not hiding the truth of where they got their information! That is a good testimony to the teens when they can do that without fear or shame. And a good testimony to the parents who will listen to their children before passing judgement.
