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Nude Beach Vacation Proves Shocker to Mom and Dad
DEAR SOMEONE ELSE’S MOM: When my son and daughter-in-law told us they wanted to do a family vacation this year, my wife and I were thrilled. We both recently retired, and it was going to be the first time ever when we could just go off and enjoy ourselves without having to worry about facing all the catch-up at work when we returned.
What we didn’t find out until we got to the Florida resort they picked out was that it was a “clothing optional” resort, with “fun for the whole family!” Our six- and four-year-old grandkids were along, as were our son’s wife’s parents, who seemed just fine with it all, even though they, like us, didn’t choose to go au naturel in public.
It would have been funny if we didn’t spend so much time blushing, and to see our daughter-in-law and adult son in the raw was something we could have lived their rest of our lives not having to do.
I know it’s partially on us for not doing some homework before we signed on, but since it was a whole family vacation, it never crossed our minds that it would be so “different,” as my wife politely said.
Don’t you think it would have been nice of our son and his wife to give us a little warning? I can tell you I’ll never trust them to make vacation arrangements again! --- PREFER BEING DRESSED
DEAR PREFER BEING DRESSED: I agree it would have been nice to give you guys a heads-up about what you were getting into.
However, it sounds like you’ve already learned a valuable lesson in how a little research of your own can go a long way when someone proposes a destination with which you’re not personally acquainted.
Maybe next time a multi-generational family vacation is proposed, you and your wife should do the picking and arrangement-making.
https://www.uexpress.com/life/ask-someone-elses-mom/2022/05/27
What we didn’t find out until we got to the Florida resort they picked out was that it was a “clothing optional” resort, with “fun for the whole family!” Our six- and four-year-old grandkids were along, as were our son’s wife’s parents, who seemed just fine with it all, even though they, like us, didn’t choose to go au naturel in public.
It would have been funny if we didn’t spend so much time blushing, and to see our daughter-in-law and adult son in the raw was something we could have lived their rest of our lives not having to do.
I know it’s partially on us for not doing some homework before we signed on, but since it was a whole family vacation, it never crossed our minds that it would be so “different,” as my wife politely said.
Don’t you think it would have been nice of our son and his wife to give us a little warning? I can tell you I’ll never trust them to make vacation arrangements again! --- PREFER BEING DRESSED
DEAR PREFER BEING DRESSED: I agree it would have been nice to give you guys a heads-up about what you were getting into.
However, it sounds like you’ve already learned a valuable lesson in how a little research of your own can go a long way when someone proposes a destination with which you’re not personally acquainted.
Maybe next time a multi-generational family vacation is proposed, you and your wife should do the picking and arrangement-making.
https://www.uexpress.com/life/ask-someone-elses-mom/2022/05/27
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a) I sunburn very easily
b) even a very gentle light cool breeze can set off my muscle/joint pain if I am naked or under dressed
c) from what I have read [I've never been] at most nudist resorts, being clothed is frowned upon and gets you looked at askance
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My understanding is that this is to discourage gawkers.
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My memory -- from other people's commentary --of the nudist 'resort' in The Hills in the early 80s was that clothing was a no-no but jewellery was used as status markers instead. The vague memory I have of the one time I went there might include people wearing hat.