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From: sed408@ihlpg.UUCP (s. dugan)
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Subject: Re: Pajamas needed?
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Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 10:25:48 EDT
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> We've gotten used to sleeping without anything on
> (i.e. nude).  Is this acceptable with kids?  We plan to wear things to
> wander about the house, but I understand kids will come into their parent's
> room uninvited.  Also, I read that kids get embarrassed by seeing parents
> nude.
> 
> Brad Myers

It seems to me that you have several choices.  First, since the baby isn't
even born yet, you'll still have a lot of time to do whatever you want before
he/she/it starts toddling into your room at night.  As for having your kids
see you naked, I think many people have various opinions on this subject
ranging from ABSOLUTELY NEVER, FROM BIRTH TO DEATH.  Others (myself included)
tend to be a little more reasonable.  Some think that it's not bad for kids to
see the parent of the same sex, but probably shouldn't see the parent of the
opposite sex.  THat's the way it was in my home when I was growing up.  I
guess I've carried that on with my daughter.  

As for kids coming in in the middle of the night, you can either wear jammies
or else make it so that the kids can't get in without some warning.  I have a
bell rigged up in my daughter's door-way so that if she comes out I'll know
about it.  This is partially so she doesn't catch us in the middle of various
activities and partially because she has a tendency to wander around the
apartment in her sleep.  I'm not sure it's the perfect solution, but it works
for us.

Good luck with what you decide.


-- 

Sarah E. Dugan
"You have to kiss a lot of frogs
before you find a prince."

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