Annoyed.
March 16, 2010 3 CommentsI don’t know if it’s just me or another cultural difference.
But I am annoyed.
Ok, let me backtrack a bit. I have a blog for my daughter {kinda like a baby book for her} documenting all of her growth, stories, and photos. TONS of photos. I plan to make it into a book for her to have as an adult. It is a PRIVATE blog, for only friends and family. I have set it so it wont come up on google, and it has a password.
Well me being the freethinker I am, allow my ONE year old daughter to romp on the beach and in the house nakey. As a matter of fact she is naked 99% of the time. It’s so HOT here and well, it’s probably the only time in life we can run around naked without being judged. {I wish I could join her!}
Well apparently NOT.
My sister-in-law seems to think different. {yes she looks at Malu’s blog and NO I don’t post photos with her VAG showing, if you were wondering. But yes, some naked photos.}
She makes a point to tell my husband EVERY time they talk on the phone that we shouldn’t let Malu run around naked. That we should at least put undies on her. Her theory is, that it is dangerous. That she heard a story in school of a girl that had a caterpillar crawl up her bum.
WTF?!?!
Ok, I know it can happen. But seriously how often do you think a doctor sees a patient with a caterpillar in their bum?!? {Danielle, your boyfriend is a going to med school, ask him for us!!} I mean if it’s about that, a caterpillar could just as well crawl in your ear or nose.
So then in turn, my husband comes to me and says we should put undies on Malu more often. {and this came after telling me I should spray our whole room down with Raid bug spray, clothes and all, because of some bugs in the room. Arrrgghh!}
I told him that I think his sister has some serious issues with nakedness and it’s not really about a caterpillar crawling up her bum. I just think it may be that us in the US are a little more laid back about nakedness in general.
Which may seem strange coming from a country like Brazil, when you go to the beach and see every woman wearing practically nothing but a string in her bum. But god forbid you should flash a boob, or let your 1 year old run naked, you may get the evil eye. Or better yet, a scolding from your sister-in-law.
Arrghhh!!
What do you think on nakedness? How were you raised with it in your household?
**{{Yes, I know that in this world lurks perverted people as well, that like to look at children. That is why my eye never leaves Malu on the beach and in a years time she will be in a bikini.}}**
Beijos, Tanya
Pssttt .. stay posted for Writer’s Block Wednesday tomorrow. I have some great photos to show you. And no, they are NOT naked ones!
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Alexandre says it doesn’t make much of a difference! If a bug wants to crawl all up in someone’s pants while they’re in the water, they’re gonna do it with or without the person’s clothes on! He also says that the real problem is bicho de pê (pé?) which you already have dealt with.
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I think some people are just conservative without even having a reason why. Just like knee-jerk conservativism.
Thanks Danielle! Confirms my argument with my husband. Now I am off to tell him the news!!!
I don’t know where your family is from in the US, but I must say after 6 years in Houston I kinda find the Americans such prudes. I’m Anglo-Italian & in the UK & Italy we don’t see any problem with (lets say) a 3 year old or younger, romping on the beach in the noddy.
On the other hand, some of our friends from California have naked time at home here in Jakarta, unfortunately it kinda coincides with the evening meal & their kids like to climb all over you…it’s kinda embarrassing when twin 6 year olds & a 4 year old have their butt in your face when you’re trying to eat. I do think when kids get to a certain age & size…it’s time to cover up their buts, especially at meal times!
I think your sis-in-law needs to butt out (scuze the pun) of your business…I wish my in-laws would butt out of ours too!!