Would you find this creepy/unacceptable?

DAIR said:
And you (the OP) witnessed all of this.

One might consider the fact you watched all of this just as unacceptable....
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They were sitting behind and to the left of the jungle gym my son was playing on. What initially caught my attention was that the guy lying down had some sort of weird skin problem so he had all these red marks over him. When the girl pulled up her dress and sat there looking at herself I saw she was naked, so alarm bells went off and I tried to just keep away from them and ignore it, but then she came over and climbed on the jungle gym and I thought "Hell no, I can't stand these weird hillbillies, we're off.". Didn't want the weirdo coming over, and the creepiness was just too much for me.
 
So a skin condition is now automatically contagious and dangerous to everyone in the near vicinity?

You have issues fella.
 
Seems a bit odd, but without being there its' difficult to say. Oddly, it would seem more normal if the kid was just running around naked, as that is what children tend to do . Though 6 years does seem a little old.

EDIT: The guy might have just had some birth marks. Bit harsh to assume it's contagious. Though again, I guess it depends to the vibe you were getting from them.
 
DAIR said:
Ahh more details. Man had skin condition now.

Fair enough..
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Yeah I didn't think that was relevant, the main thing was the nudity and contact and like full view thing. I am actually glad people disagreed with me, I was starting to think I should have said something to them or called the police. It must have been one of those nudity is no problem households.

I had a friend in high school who said she had no problem walking around naked in front of her parents, like if she needed to get a towel after showering. I was like :eek:. Then I realised some families have no problem with it.
 
Morba said:
So a skin condition is now automatically contagious and dangerous to everyone in the near vicinity?

You have issues fella.
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No that was irrelevant, that's why I didn't mention it in the first place :mad:

I just said that's what initially caught my attention, I wasn't purposefully watching these people's every move as some people suggested (DAIR :p).
 
RationalGaze said:
Yeah I didn't think that was relevant, the main thing was the nudity and contact and like full view thing. I am actually glad people disagreed with me, I was starting to think I should have said something to them or called the police. It must have been one of those nudity is no problem households.

I had a friend in high school who said she had no problem walking around naked in front of her parents, like if she needed to get a towel after showering. I was like :eek:. Then I realised some families have no problem with it.
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Okay..

Personally I am quite germaphobic and a bit special about washing my hands after handling my tackle, and I don't like shaking other guys hands when I'm out drinking if I think they've not washed there's (obviously I'm not a dick about it, in my head I just go "Aaargh!"). ...........
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You thought about calling the police lol. Here we go.... It's people like you who are turning this country way too over sensitive.
 
So the OP is a bit OCD about cleanliness and is now saying that this was not relevant to his leaving the park. I'd disagree :p
 
DAIR said:
Okay..
You thought about calling the police lol. Here we go.... It's people like you who are turning this country way too over sensitive.
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Before the thread gets derailed anymore, I didn't care about his skin condition, it obviously wasn't contagious, or he wouldn't be out there with his shirt off and with contact with the girl.
 
I think it's the most natural thing in the world. We're just social creatures who often choose fear and come to conclusions through social pressures alone.
 
Kids have a lifetime to develop a sense of shame and embarassment about their own bodies and those of others, so as a parent I don't see it as my duty to speed up this process.

Rather than admonish my daughters in public for displaying what I'd describe as "innocent childlike behaviours" I either let them get on with it or simply distract their attention into doing something else.

I'm conscious that I don't want to project my adult-type anxities/hysteria/embarrasment around sex, nudity and the human anatomy onto my daughters. What I definitely don't do is tell them off though.

My 7 year old thinks nothing of going for a dump and not flushing as she thinks the handle is too stiff therefore someone else can do it for her. No big deal, I just keep reminding her 'of her duty' and hopefully the penny will soon drop.

I also mentally file each episode under embarassing stories to tell her mates when she's a teenager.
 
mike gunnz said:
Kids have a lifetime to develop a sense of shame and embarassment about their own bodies and those of others, so as a parent I don't see it as my duty to speed up this process.

Rather than admonish my daughters in public for displaying what I'd describe as "innocent childlike behaviours" I either let them get on with it or simply distract their attention into doing something else.

I'm conscious that I don't want to project my adult-type anxities/hysteria/embarrasment around sex, nudity and the human anatomy onto my daughters. What I definitely don't do is tell them off though.

My 7 year old thinks nothing of going for a dump and not flushing as she thinks the handle is too stiff therefore someone else can do it for her. No big deal, I just keep reminding her 'of her duty' and hopefully the penny will soon drop.

I also mentally file each episode under embarassing stories to tell her mates when she's a teenager.
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Thanks, I just wanted some other people's perspectives. I also don't want to project any negative attitudes onto my son, so I am trying to be careful in this regard (he is still young, so he has no concept of nudity yet). I think I was taught at a young age that down there is naughty/dirty or whatever, so that has probably moulded my attitude as I was growing up, and my mates and other people seem a lot more relaxed about it than me.
 
I think this one is a bit weird. It's not weird because it's a young girl exposing her parts, it's weird because it's a young girl exposing her parts whilst sat on the chest of (presumably) her dad. All it would take from the dad is a casual "don't do that, sweetheart" or similar to stop her doing it. I can actually remember quite a few times from my own childhood when I would do socially awkward things and just be gently asked not to do it. Such as point at and/or comment on the boobs of topless sunbathers etc.

Yesterday, on the Southbank a child of about 3 was running around on the grass naked. Not a single **** was given by anyone.
 
I'm with you OP, I think it's odd that a 6 year old (my granddaughter's age) is going out to play without underwear; and then being allowed to display/examine herself whilst sitting on a man's chest is not acceptable behaviour.
 
Sounds perfectly normal for any family with young kids. My kids are constantly flashing their bits, lol. Generally my kids leave the house wearing underwear, but accidents occasionally happen and sometimes they return to the house without ;)
 
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