Kids, they just love to be naked. They really do. Little kids, like, under 6, let's say. I visited the home of some students this weekend (after cycling to their village, which happened to be on top of a mountain, almost) and it was naked, naked, naked.
The little boy, 4, answered the door naked. The little girl, 2, had lunch with me naked. They showed me toads and bean-plants in the garden, naked. We danced the hokey-pokey and turned ourselves around, naked (them, not me).
I know it has to do with lack of inhibition and/or the concept of bodily shame at that age, but there's more to it than just plain oblivion. These kids had clothes on, and took them off. They love being naked!
So, the question is, why do kids love to be naked? Is it because:
a) They know they're being slightly mischievous, and kids love that business.
b) They're most comfortable that way.
or
c) They know something we don't.
4 comments:
Perhaps its just that they haven't quite twigged yet that clothes are useful for stuff like digging holes in the ground with their shoes... or jumping in puddles, or sitting down on hot slabs...? Clothes. The most useful things you can wear...
hehe.
"skin tone not the right colour for you? Why not try clothes!"
It's really a shame that people outgrow the nude phase. I think the world would be a much more peaceful place if we were all naked.
have you found what we're looking for? That's right... Clothes.
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