Sleep naked with mom

Dear Abby: I started college last fall and moved into a dorm. My roommate and I get along great.

My roommate and I get along great. She sleeps in the nude. It shocked me at first, but the weather was hot, so I tried it. Now I wouldn't sleep any other way. Last week, while I was visiting my family, my mother came into my room to wake me. She saw my bare shoulders and correctly assumed I was nude underneath the blankets.

Sleep naked with mom

I quickly scanned the surrounding area in Target to see if anyone had heard, so I could offer them an apologetic smile, but luckily there was no one else in earshot. While I don't make a point of being naked around my daughters — who are 3 and 7 — I don't make a point of covering up , either. They know I can't stand the way clothes tug and pull in the night and always strip down at bedtime. If they crawl into my bed after a nightmare or for a snuggle in the morning, they find me in my birthday suit and it's a nonissue. We shower together, and I don't think twice about a naked dash to the laundry room to find some clean underwear, especially since rural living means the only neighbors I have to worry about are bears and birds. Though most parents begin covering up more as their kids get older, it's becoming even more important for me to remain comfortable with my naked body in front of the girls. Being naked as a plus-size mom isn't about my boobs or butt; it's about my belly and dimpled thighs. I want to show the girls that no matter what they look like, their bodies are beautiful and deserve to take up space. Growing up, I rarely saw my parents naked. My mom would change in front of me but always modestly turn her back. If I came to chat with her while she was in the tub, she'd pull a washcloth over her breasts. Yet I was fascinated by my mom's body, which I thought might give a small peek at what my own might look like as an adult. I looked at her stretch marks and saw glimpses of her dark nipples and wondered whether my body would change in those ways as well. But I knew there was a major difference between us: My mom was trim, and even as a child I was chubby.

However, your question is intriguing.

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Sleeping in the nude may help you sleep better by keeping you cool. It may also have other health benefits, including promoting reproductive health. Sleeping naked might not be the first thing you think about when it comes to improving your health, but there are some benefits that might be too good to ignore. Since sleeping naked is pretty easy to try yourself, it might be time to strip down and get your snooze on. For your health, that is. As it turns out, there are many benefits of sleeping naked. You may have heard of some of these, but others might surprise you. Your body temperature is one key to how you fall asleep.

Sleep naked with mom

Posted August 24, Reviewed by Jessica Schrader. Do you clad yourself in cozy pajamas? Sleep in underwear and a T-shirt? Layer up in sweatpants? There are a number of good reasons to make a habit of the latter, as this recent article points out. Sleeping naked can be good for your relationship, your health, and the quality of your sleep.

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Email Twitter icon A stylized bird with an open mouth, tweeting. I have been fine with this. Her friend has a double bed, which they share. You should have seen her reaction! Arts and Entertainment. Sign up. She took care to cover up her breasts, butt, and vulva; but even as a kid, I received the message that my soft, doughy stomach was the thing I needed to cover above all else. I started sleeping naked, I bought my first two-piece, and I even posed nude. Being naked as a plus-size mom isn't about my boobs or butt; it's about my belly and dimpled thighs. Share this: Click to share on Facebook Opens in new window Click to share on X Opens in new window Click to print Opens in new window Click to email a link to a friend Opens in new window. They know I can't stand the way clothes tug and pull in the night and always strip down at bedtime. I want to show the girls that no matter what they look like, their bodies are beautiful and deserve to take up space. If they crawl into my bed after a nightmare or for a snuggle in the morning, they find me in my birthday suit and it's a nonissue. She said they both did. I cannot see how sleeping in the nude is immoral.

Many people wear pajamas, large tees and underwear, or another type of comfortable attire in bed.

Essay by Kelly Burch. Local Interest. I have slept in the same bed with other women, and there was nothing sexual about it. Subscribers Only. I don't know what they'll look like when they're adults, but for now, one daughter is slim-built — like her dad's family — while the other has my thick frame. I don't talk about it or prance around nude. I started sleeping in the nude when I was Now I wouldn't sleep any other way. What To Read Next. By Terry McCollough. Baxter woman pleads guilty to drug sale charge. Her friend has a double bed, which they share. Abby, I am a very religious person. I hope my daughters see me comfortable with my body, so they can be comfortable with theirs.