Grew up with older men
Since I was around 18, I used to go to the YMCA and in the locker rooms you'd see many older men naked and just going about their business. It was liberating and felt very normal compared to nowadays. I'm 33 now and still walk around the locker rooms naked but it's met with people hiding in corners and using 2 towels to change.. ridiculous if you ask me.. if you can't be naked in a locker room, where can you be naked?
Miss the times when it was just what it was.. I'm always open for a chat with any guys that are interested.
Younger men (for the most part) are always more shy and unsure of themselves and when being allowed to be nude is ok. Sometimes talking to them when they are clothed is a less threatening way to discuss the shyness and insecurities they face. Everyone is shy until they finally accept that societies norms about clothing are wrong. I believe it was fueled by the textile industry yrs decades ago that society has not been able to get out ftom under yet. But hopefully someday
So true! I also feel its upto the adults to lead by example though. Kids always look up tp their parents or adults and many a times try to mimick them. They think that if the grown ups are doing it, then it must be ok. Shame is also a social construct. Its learned. And the attitude towards nudity is also learned. Kids would love to lose their clothes in a heart beat because that feels natural to them. And why not? Thats how we are born.
So true! I also feel its upto the adults to lead by example though. Kids always look up tp their parents or adults and many a times try to mimick them. They think that if the grown ups are doing it, then it must be ok. Shame is also a social construct. Its learned. And the attitude towards nudity is also learned. Kids would love to lose their clothes in a heart beat because that feels natural to them. And why not? Thats how we are born.
I agree. I felt urge to sleep nude at 10. Dad introduced me to nudism. He was a man, who dont accept any rules or law in Nudism and Nudity. And he parent me the same. So, I'm today a unashamed, openminded, passional nudist. We are born to follow our primal instincts. Shame and to wear clothes is not a part of it!
When I was 11 I was out on my bike during the summer and I happened to find a meadow in the woods where men sunbathed naked. I was an instant convert. lol. As a boy going there I struck up some very genuine and innocent friendships with some of the older men who were also regulars there. We often sat and chatted for hours in the sunlight.
Its sad that the generations are so often separated in our too busy, too fearful world, and also that men are so often demonised and presumed to be harmful sexual predators. That certainly was NOT my experience there with those men. I do, of course, understand that some people reading this will think about the dangers of a boy in such a place - so let me be absolutely clear - it was a happy place for me and I was completely safe among the men there. Nothing bad ever happened. It was all good.
Ive so many happy memories of those carefree times and I learned about life and often laughed heartily with those men sitting in a sunny meadow. One of them told me great stories which I loved. Only later I found out that the stories were Greek mythology. Back then they were just great stories and he brought them alive and relished my reactions. How wonderful is that! And how timeless! An old man sitting naked in a meadow sharing great culture with a boy and making those great stories come alive.
Throughout history the young have had time to learn from the old - its a great loss that, in a time when the focus is on denying the ageing process, the wisdom and beauty of age is hidden and lost. The world needs to rediscover those precious and invaluable connections between old and young - and how much more wonderful those connections are when theyre naturist!
[...]Its sad that the generations are so often separated in our too busy, too fearful world, and also that men are so often demonised and presumed to be harmful sexual predators. That certainly was NOT my experience there with those men. I do, of course, understand that some people reading this will think about the dangers of a boy in such a place - so let me be absolutely clear - it was a happy place for me and I was completely safe among the men there. Nothing bad ever happened. It was all good.[...]Throughout history the young have had time to learn from the old - its a great loss that, in a time when the focus is on denying the ageing process, the wisdom and beauty of age is hidden and lost. The world needs to rediscover those precious and invaluable connections between old and young - and how much more wonderful those connections are when theyre naturist!
I agree that. I've learned so much for nudism by older generations, almost males. In my early years as a Nudist when I was a Teen, I've met almost adults only which was kind and friendly. Rarely something was happened, what was dangeres for me or what I didnt want. After my Dad died, the adults introduced me further to nudism. By them I got to know all, what a passional, unashamed nudist have to know about Nudity. I'm grateful about the wisdom and know how I got, being a Man.
I didn't grow up with older men. Sure they were there in the background, ready to swoop in and discipline, but largely absent. It's common for my generation (born in the 60's) with fathers from the "silent generation." One thing that I've learned is to be that older man know that I have the experience of years behind me. There's a big need for it out there and I find the best thing to be is myself. Heal thyself, heal the world.
Well, growing up in the part of the world where I was born and raised, it was very conservative. So seeing someone naked is almost impossible even in the gyms. I don't know nowadays as I lived in the United States already. I remember growing up, I am always surrounded by older men, neighbors that I chat everytime and I find that I like hanging out with them just purely conversing because I learned so much from them. 10 years ago, when I was still living in Canada, the gym that I go to is frequented by senior citizen and I have to come know most of them. In the locker room, this older men never hesitate to undress no matter who is there and shower naked in the communal shower and even sat on the hotter naked. At first, I was a bit hesitant but this older men will makes you feel very comfortable so next thing I know, I don't mind getting naked with them and showering together and sitting in hot tub while chatting. I enjoyed going to that gym even though it is a bit far from me. How I missed going to that gym now since I moved here in the US. I don't think I have ever seen anyone naked in the changing room here at all. A lot of the younger generations are so caught up with all the negativity in being naked. I hope that will change as being naked creates a better camaraderie with other men.
So true! I also feel its upto the adults to lead by example though. Kids always look up tp their parents or adults and many a times try to mimick them. They think that if the grown ups are doing it, then it must be ok. Shame is also a social construct. Its learned. And the attitude towards nudity is also learned. Kids would love to lose their clothes in a heart beat because that feels natural to them. And why not? Thats how we are born.
I fully agree with you on this. I grew up being nude with my dad and his friends and being nude was the most natural thing for me. I do think shame is a social construct. I grew up without any shame about being naked and my friends who grew up in conservative textile homes learned shame about being nude and about their naked bodies. I am forever grateful that my dad gave me the opportunities he did
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