Jff-unorthodox Family Rituals?

First thing I do when i get home is take my bra and shirt. I do wear A. undershirt though, so I'm not technically topless. I know what you mean about unexpected guests coming over, though, I have a standby shirt on hand to get decent too!Maybe a breezy, lightweight jersey skirt would be a comfy alternative to going pantless.

I prefer not to wear shoes in the house.. but I have too b/c of foot issues. But we usually also leave shoes by the door.

Your children may indeed become embarrassed as they get older if their parents are not dressed.

That doesn't mean you can't change into something extremely comfortable (as well as presentable) as soon as you get home.

Hmmm ok so yes in the US that is a kind of different custom. I would suggest that you keep something like shorts or yoga pants to put on as soon as you change out of your out of the house clothing. Your son might have problems if he does the stripping thing at someone elses house. It is definitly not the norm in the US.

I'd at least wear shorts if I were you so that your boys don't start thinking about their mother in her underwear as they grow up. That's not healthy for them.

And your son may do this at inopportune times learning this from you - he doesn't understand when it is and isn't appropriate.

Dawn

I'm all for not wearing shoes in the house. That's not strange at all to me.
As for the pants issue, are you naked from the waist down or just running around in your underwear?
You can find some comfortable shorts to slip on.
I wear dresses and stockings for work every day. The first thing I do when I get home is put on some comfortable sweats or leggings and a comfy top. It's never warm enough here to run around with few clothes on.

I suggest just wearing some shorts or something else so that you don't have to worry if anyone comes to the door.

Seems like A. easy remedy.

I'm a pant-less wonder here. I've taken to wearing long flowy skirts. They are loose and easy to slip on and off if need be, also much friendlier to the growing baby belly.

When our front door is opened you can see way into our house.. So we would either all have to skitter to another room for one of us to answer the door. or have everyone see us half undressed.

We do tend change onto shorts when we get home.. My husband and daughter go barefoot, I tend to wear sandals.

Just make sure your son remembers not to do this when he visits other homes!

We never wear shoes either , I wish I could get away with no pants!

I never wear shoes unless I have to. I try to get away with not even wearing socks in the winter. I take my bra off the second I get into the house, and my husband takes his shirt off, so that he's only wearing his undershirt.

As far as your pants coming off...My dad did that when I was little, and I totally HATED it!! Like I really wanted to grow up seeing my dad in his underwear all the time...yuck! Around age 5 I started to ask him to wear pants, but he never did. I think I remember your children being toddlers, so I don't see it as A. issue for them. When they get older, I'm willing to bet they really won't want to see their mom pant-less all the time. Why not keep a pair of pants close to the door, so you can slip them on quickly? You might think of teaching them they can only drop their pants at home, and not anywhere else. That's definitely not the norm, and they probably don't want to be doing that at other houses :)

I say do what you are comfortable with! Your boys are still young, if you want to go pantless do it! When they get older then wear shorts, skirts, or whatever you are comfortable with. If you cant be comfortable in your own home then where can you be? :)

I like to be prepared to answer the door, so I usually have on some sort of robe or something. Wouldnt answer the door without pants on unless my shirt was close to coming to the knee. Freedom is good, but I've always figured if there was A. earthquake and I had to run out right away, would I be able to live in what I'm wearing for a few days? Thats a good way to gauge it.

I knew Korean people didn't wear shoes in the house (neither do I actually, but I'm not quite as strict about it) but I didn't know about the pants! Funny, I was substitute teaching in a 1st grade class a few weeks ago and one little boy (I think he's Korean) was sitting with me and another boy for reading groups. He could not stop laughing and talking about his "crazy" grandpa who wears no pants! He had me cracking up too, just b/c he was so cute and funny. But it all makes sense now. I guess his grandpa goes pantless at home too. :)

as soon as my husband come home from work he changes into his comfy clothes. sweatpants or loose night pants or even just boxers if it's warm and a t-shirt. i walk around the house in a shirt until i've decided to shower and then wear jeans and a tshirt but only because i plan on going out. soon after coming home for the evening i too change into loose clothes. i think many do change out of their stufy clothes and change into something comfortable if they have time to. maybe not as much as we do but they do. many i don't think wear shoes in their own house. i will on occasion if i have to stand on my feet to cook or clean because my feet hurt to not have the arch supports and i have hardwood floors not carpet. so my suggestion is to find a comfortable cotton skirt or loose pants to walk around in so that you can answer the door get the mail or take the trash out without scaring others or having to change first. i too have had to let the ups guy wait or crack the door ust to sign hi papers only letting my head show. i'm sure he's used to it but i still feel bad doing it.

well, i would horrify all of you. i just don't like clothes and once it's too cold to need snugglies, i'm nakey. bodies are bodies, and children who aren't raised to think of them as icky don't. it does cause for some eeky moments when someone shows up to read a meter or something and i'm near a window, but we're pretty remote and unexpected visitors are rare. and it's not like i can't fly and grab a sarong or a towel. i've got sarongs at hand in various convenient spots during the summer.
sorry, mamas!
:) khairete
S.

Wait, so you walk around in your underwear all day at home?