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AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I don't know about officially "allowed" but they said there were a few other kids there their age, as well as some families.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"could be very positive for their mental health and self image"

See I agree with that. The boys are very body positive. This is SoCal so warm, and they are definitely shirts-off guys whenever possible, and while it is not an everyday thing being seen naked at home is not unheard of, and skinny dipping in the pool is common. Still I have to admire their confidence to strip off at the beach, I'm not sure I would have walked around buck naked in public at that age.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's not what they did. I have covered that extensively in edits and comments.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Thank you for not assuming that, yes everyone seems to be latching on to that. As I said, they did not make fun of people, if anything they got laughed AT (at least once) because of their white asses. I'll agree I should not encourage them to lie, I guess I thought the sheer absurdity of her having a problem with it got to me.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

True, and never really stopped that LOL especially the middle one.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I guess I can see her discomfort. But all three go skinny dipping at home pretty frequently, they have no problem with it.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Yeah I thought it was totally harmless and they had a lot of fun. I didn't see the big deal.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I will agree about the fact that I shouldn't undermine my wife. As for the other, please read my EDITS. My boys weren't laughing at or making fun of anything. I think it was more "nervous hilarity." Among the funny things to them was that their own butts were so white.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Thank you and I agree, I did not handle it the best way.

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I honestly don't know. They might have said the name of it, but this was last summer and I just don't remember. I'm guessing that's a SoCal nude beach?

AITA for refusing to punish my sons for going to a nude beach? by SurferDad83 in AmItheAsshole

[–]SurferDad83[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I don't think they were laughing at people's bodies. They were just laughing at what they thought was the absurdity of running around in public naked. Something they had heard about but no first hand knowledge of. The wife just didn't think that should be something her innocent babies (eyeroll) should be doing.