Going Naked (or nearly)

Yes, I feel the same.
Bodies are just what's needed to carry 'us' around..

0 - I went to a convent school and it scarred me for life!

Maybe if we were all more accepting of our own bodies, we would encourage young people to be accepting of theirs. I think it is sad that the natural parts of ageing like sagginess, etc is seen to be so unattractive that it has to be covered up.

Can't say I have any hang-ups and am ok with nakedness when necessary or appropriate. However, here was I thinking I was doing ok for my age until elder GC, in the swimming pool changing room asked 'why are your boobs away down there?' I answered and she simply moved on to the next bit of frivolity in her lovely head. Always makes me smile. Love it. It's still a leveller though.

Who would want to see my body? I’ve seen too many naked or partially covered ‘ugly’ bodies on the beach, spa, etc, to want to add to the sights!

So, is it tied in to how near 'perfect' our bodies are?
I'm almost ashamed to say that for me, its all about having a big belly.
I know it shouldn't matter..

When DH was alive 10

Doctor/Medical Staff 10 male/female they've seen it all before

DD/DiL 9

DGS1 1

Anybody else 0 don't want to scar them for life don't frighten the horses. Years ago I didn't care but was a slim size 12

Interesting post! I have never liked the idea of being naked in front of anyone including my dear husband of 58 years ????However spent a night in hospital a few weeks ago after a stroke and the night nurse asked me if I'd like to have a shower in the morning and helped me strip off and wash, when I thought about it later I was really SURPRISED I had done that, still wondering....

paddy

I happily wander around the house in my knickers ,usually when just OH and I .My GD's still come in to chat when I'm in the bath and thats fine ,my own kids did it too.They stop when they're ready to .I went through a phase of stopping 9 year old coming in as she was quite passremarkable about things .However thats topped the day she told me her OTHER granpa had a much bigger tummy then me and he tucks it in his pants...and sometimes it doesn't all fit

Much more comfortable with being naked now that I'm a size 12 rather than the size 18 I was three years ago! Communal changing rooms 6/10, partner 10/10, doctor 7/10, everyone else 1/10.

DH-10
Doctor-5
Not overweight but don't like looking in the mirror so much these days. Never had a flat stomach even before having two children.

Husband - 10
Doctor - 10
Anyone else -1
I am happy to strip off on the beach on holiday though- not naked but very small tankini which I can pull up so tummy gets brown
I stopped going topless at 60.

I'm a lot more comfortable than I used to be. When I was married - partner 10. Anyone else (apart from necessary for doctor) possibly 1 or 2. This morning I went swimming, and coming out of the pool I went into the communal (for females!) shower and took my bikini off to rinse it, and me.

I read something on here about someone's grandchild running screaming "nana's bumbum!" having seen nana bending over.

I was changing after swimming with my 5 year old granddaughter. She said nana your bottom is so shaky and you have the biggest pants here!
I am a size 12 ????

Zero! I don't like my body at all and am certain no-one else would either.

My husband 10
My family 0
Doctors maybe 6
I went away for a few days with my daughter but we didnt strip off in front of each other. My son who is visiting at the moment knocked at my bedroom door and asked if I was decent before coming in this morning.
I went for a gynaecological ecogram yesterday and thought it would be like a baby scan but it was far more intimate than that but nothing was on show at any time unlike a smear test.

Once you get to be 70 just be glad to have got to that age and don't think about what you were like 50 years ago.

minus 10 - can't even bear to see myself naked!

Even when I was younger and more shapely, I didn't have sufficient confidence even to go topless at the beach. Now I fear the sight of myself in the mirror glass of the showers in my DS2's house! Reubensesque, what, me?

No-one. Ever. Never. End of!

Years ago I went on a holiday with my job, which involved taking people swimming.
I had to ask my boss to please not make me do it.

Not any more. Wouldn’t want to frighten the horses!
Just debating what to wear at the pool on holiday. I have some lovely tankinis but it’s my legs that look so bad. Bruised and veins. I love to swim so I suppose it’ll be a long sarong to the edge of the pool and then discreet sliding into the water.

No chance !