I am a teenage, closet nudist. How can I break it to my parents so that they can ease into my lifestyle?

Question

I am fourteen years old, and have been secretly practicing nudism for two years. I have done extensive research on the subject and I have decided on this lifestyle, so please do not respond with comments that try to say that I am too young to know about anything or to try and stop me from continuing nudism.

Moving on. I have a very kind, accepting mother, and I have a feeling that she would accept my nudism if we talked about it for some time before anything more radical happens. In this area, I simply do not know how to initiate the conversation and calm her down. She knows, at the very least, that I sleep in the nude and do not wear underwear. I am also fairly sure that she has her suspicions. However, I would like to simply get it all out and let her become comfortable with such a lifestyle.

My father, however, is very stubborn. When I attempted to calmly explain to him that I am an atheist, he almost went on a rage. He threatened to take me away from the school which I love because it was an "episcopalian" school, and I was not a christian. Since then, I have attempted to explain the general tenets of my belief, including that I do not believe that one should follow moral codes because of a threat of punishment, such as Christianity follows, but because of a sense of morality in oneself. My mother was far more accepting of my beliefs, although she is a devout Christian.

I do believe I have rambled, but I was simply hoping to inform readers of the situation with enough information. I simply would like advice on a way to introduce my parents to my lifestyle without shocking them horribly.

Answer 1

Your best bet is to talk to them openly.  If your father is easily upset talk to your mother.  Also do they realy need to know?

As for Christians following a moral code of pnnishemnt you are wrong.  A Christian is loved by a God who sacrificed his son because of our sins.  Jesus' sacrifice cleanses us of our sins.  As a Christian we should seek to do what God wants us to do and not what we might desire to do.

I hope that things work out for you.

God Bless you

Answer 2

Gradually may be the best way.  Practice communicating with your parents and expressing your opinions on a variety of topics.  The more you do this the better they will know and understand your thoughts and interests. If they just figure it out by getting to know you better then it will be unnecessary to say it in one short declarative sentence.  You can just confirm what they have learned when they ask you about it.

You say that you've done extensive research so you presumably know that nudist/naturists are not on the fringe of society, but on the contrary are very much in the mainstream.  You'll find butchers, bakers and candlestick makers.  Have you ever heard that nursery rhyme?  Seriously, there are teachers, firemen and all the people that you might meet in the neighborhood and workplace.  This might be reassuring to your parents.

Answer 3

walk out in the living room naked.