I wonder, how many of you enjoyed getting naked as a child? I was raised in a very shame conscious home. Nudity was not allowed in any way shape or form. I did grow up in the country, however. I would roam the hills that surrounded my home daily. Often I would shed the clothes I was forced to wear around the house; shoes, socks, shirt, everything. In these times I would often feel a sense of the nearness of God. Even as a child, nudity held a spiritual meaning for me. How about you? Did you spend times naked? Was it spiritual? Freedom? Rebellion? I am just curious.

Nakedspirit

I'd take off my underwear under the bed covers and sleep naked quite a bit of the time.

Stripped down in the middle of our 30 or 40 acre field. Was afraid cars could see me in the middle of the field. The ole devil really plants shame deep within us.

My cousin came over one day. I ran around in the barn with him with only a shirt on.

These were the extent of my naked activities as a kid. Didn't really get released from shame until I was married. Even then it took a LONG time for me to go naked outside at all. Finally learned there were naked people elsewhere in the world during my overseas travels.

Ralph
The naked gardener
God's original intent

I had a pretty conservative childhood, too, but let's see...

When I was very young I remember my mother would dress me for church in the living room- first she would undress me, then say "Ready to go!" or something similar once I was naked. Very funny to a toddler.

I would also bathe with my female cousin, since we were the youngest. That stopped pretty early, too, if I remember correctly, but... We also slept in the same room when we visited, and often the clothes would come off, especially the youngest cousin. It's so long back that I don't have clear memories, but I don't believe it was anything but innocent.

That was basically all the nudity that I can remember as a child, except sometimes undressing in bed, I think. No rebellion, no spiritual awakening. Just a kid who didn't mind being nude, but just wasn't very often.

It wasn't until I was a teenager that I began to "explore". I began to sleep nude more regularly, and was drawn to nudity in a way that I couldn't explain.

At the time though, the only real influence on me towards nudity were the magazines that my older brothers would give me. Not the best influence. Took a long time to come back to a proper perspective about nudity.

I was pretty screwed-up as a late teenager and young adult. By the time I was married something was "calling" me but I didn't know what it was. It took a long time to get to the point where I really understood how I felt about nudity, and began to explore simple, non-sexual nudity. We have always slept nude, and I would go nude around the house occasionally, but that was about it. Myra still had alot of baggage, and neither of us were very comfortable about it.

THEN, last year, I was surfing, and typed in "christian" and "nude"; two of the things bangin' around my head. What a surprise!

I saw how the two could be reconciled, and the desire to be nude really hit- hard. We started talking about it, and eventually went to our first nudist resort last summer, and the rest is history!!

Now, I'm almost always nude at home, and Myra is more and more. We both know it's okay, even if most everybody else thinks we went off our rockers.


I know it's more than you were looking for, but hey, it all just kind of "flowed" out...

Bet you're sorry that you asked now, ain't ya!

God Bless
Kevin

No, I am not sorry I asked. This is just what I wanted to know.

You made me think about my own childhood and how nudity for me went from roaming the hills to looking at “those” magazines too. I think I was even more attracted to them because of the repression I felt at home. I wasn’t even allowed to go barefoot. I can remember looking at the pictures and, sure I was sexually interested, but I also was jealous of the freedom I suppose those women had. Now I realize they were anything but free. The freedom I longed for really came in Christ. Nudity is an expression of that freedom. Thanks for sharing.

Nakedspirit

I managed to find some men's magazines in town and would cut pictures from them and keep them around. Think my Mom found them once but never said anything.

My sister, who was only a little over a year younger than me, and I used to play "doctor". We'd undress and examine each other.

The first running water we had was in the dairy farm. My sister and I would go down and bathe in the dairy equipment washing sink. Think was just pre-teen age. I'd watch my sister in the dark from the outside.

Nothing spiritual in any of this or my other activities that I mentioned. Think it was more like repressed upbringing and devil shame at work.

Ralph
The naked gardener
God's original intent

I started this nudity thing when I was around 12-13. I used to sneak out in the middle of the night, usually a full moon was around for light, and I would run around our farm in the nude. I did some in the day too, if I were in the woods. Did that all through my youth.

Unfortunately, I always felt a little guilt, usually because I was discovering my sexuality then too, and had little "accidents" and would feel guilty. I had that problem for years. Couldn't talk to anyone about it because of fear and guilt. What to do? Live with a sword over my head all my life.

Thank God I found Jesus in the right way later. I was a Christian all my life, but in a cultish church that was very "Old Testament" in teaching. Jesus was only a saviour who died for our sins that we committed for not keeping the old covenant. It did not bring us into the new covenant. So I never knew Christ as he really is.

Now that I have, it has been much easier in my life and we can truely have "Life more abundantly".

Boyd

I guess I've been curious about being unclothed since I was a teen ager. I recall a tv documentary on Channel 13 in L.A. as a kid visiting a nudist camp. It appealed to me because while I never was an exhibitionis (inhibitionist would be a better word), I was always too warm, and was more comfortable not wearing clothing.

In my teens I began sleeping nude (undressing in the bed). I did that until I got married. I slept in pj's all the time except very hot weather until about two years ago. Now I sleep nude nearly all the time, 'though my wife disapproves and never is naked except to bath or change her clothes.

I made a resolution a couple of New Year's ago to be nude a little every day. I'm naked now, and have been for most of the evening since returning home from work.

Thanks for your input, foureyes. I understand about the wife situation. Although my wife does not disapprove, she does not join me either, yet. I know the Lord is speaking to her about it though. Little things, you know?

Nakedspirit.

Yes, I believe that some changes are occurring here too. Now I still get the scowls and small comments, but she's more inclined to join me as long as we stay in the bedroom or bath.

The journey is long and slow. It's also very difficult for me to talk to her now about nudity, as she has been so negative for so long. Actually, it's easier to talk about s-e-x <g> than being unclothed! In the warm glow of daylight, THAT seems really strange!

We weren't allowed to ever be naked unless we were taking a bath or shower. Even when we were very small we had to have something on if just underwear and a t-shirt. I got the switch when I took my shirt off one day because I was hot. I was at a park and everyone else was undressing to. Didn't matter, she was hopping mad. She wouldn't even talk to me about it. I never got undressed like that again anywhere. I'm still working on it now as an adult. When summer comes again and I can get to Wreck beach, I'll work on it some more!

You're not my sister are you? Just kidding. It does sound like we were raised in the same household. The only difference might be that I had an outlet in my beloved hills. We certainly are brother and sister in the Lord. He has set us both free.

Nakedspirit