EWP :: 08. The discomfort of nakedness

Embodied Writing Pleasure series

When each of my kids were infants and toddlers we made sure they got plenty of "nekkie time."  Before they could crawl this looked like playing on a mat on the floor, then when they could crawl they got put in their play pen, and once they were walking... well we just tried to catch things before there were too many messes on our floor.

My oldest (now 17) would run around the house in just her underwear from about age 3ish to 6ish.  My son was still running around in just his underwear at 5, and now at 10 I need to ask him to put a shirt on for dinner.

I started practicing being literally naked more when they are off at their dad's for the weekends shortly after we first separated.  Sleeping naked, walking around the house naked, etc and now proudly label myself the “naked window neighbor” because in the evenings or when I first wake up, clothing is fully optional.  

It is incredibly freeing to be without clothes, to move about without any type of restriction.  This was true for my kids …