The Village of Cap d’Agde, Where Being Nude is the Law
Thursday August 21st 2008, 8:27 am
Filed under: Languedoc-Roussillon, cultural differences, french laws, funny, nature, travel and places, travel tip

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Before the weather gets too chilly, I thought I’d mention the village of Cap d’Agde, where being butt naked is obligatory. If interested, you’ll still have time to enjoy the sun à poil (in your birthday suit).

The village of Cap d’Agde, also called, “The Naked City,” is a seaside port and resort along the Mediterranean not far from the cities of Carcassone, Nimes and Montpellier. (in the Hérault department, in the région of Languedoc-Roussillon). It is supposedly the world’s largest naturist village. “Naturism,” which many people call nudism, is legal so it isn’t uncommon to see families walking around naked in supermarkets, shops, banks, restaurants, hotels, hairdressers, camp sites, etc. The beach in Cap d’Agde, which extends across 3 kilometers of beach, enforces a “nudity mandatory” policy, which means you MUST be nude there. I’m not sure what happens if you have any clothes on. Do the police rip them off of you? Are you arrested for wearing a sock? What happens in the COLD winter?

get naked or else

So anyway, this is a place where you can literally let it all hang out, perfect for an even tan with no bathing suit lines. Definitely not for everybody, and for the most part, it’s really no big deal - But don’t be led to think it’s entirely a wholesome place to vacation with the kids. Cap d’Agde is a lot of things.

While it IS perfectly okay to vacation here with kids, the place fulfills a whole spectrum of expectations, primarily regarding sexual satisfaction. For example, during the day families and kids are at the beach to have fun in the sun, but at the same time, others may be scouting the territory to find potential sexual partners for the evening or couples will be looking for other couples to switch partners with. Say, you’re invited to a party one night in the village. It would very a rare occasion if that party didn’t involve gratuitous non-committal sex with multiple partners. In other words, it has some innocence but on the other hand, anything goes. So with all the swingers clubs scattered amidst the family shops and restaurants, and the people, voyeurs and all (yes there are naked voyeurs here), it all seems pretty relaxed. For some reason these two incongruous communities: happy family fun and the old school naturists, and the sex motivated swingers with pierced genitals, work harmoniously side by side.

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I am not sure if I would have the courage to go nude with out gawking! And, I am always cold, so I don’t know if I could do in winter. Do you think a winter hat would be breaking the rules?

Comment by NewWrldYankee 08.22.08 @ 12:21 pm

i think gawking is allowed!

heee a hat. dunno about the legality of that one. jewelry is allowed so maybe you could find some large beads and heat them before you step out… ;-)

Comment by ptinfrance 08.22.08 @ 1:19 pm

My 13 year old son will be traveling with my husband and I to Cap de ‘Age next year. We are from Florida and my son will join us because nobody will watch him and his dad passed away 3 years ago. My son understands that he will stay in the Cape with us for his entire summer vacation next year. We expect to stay in Quartier Naturisme of Cap de “Age for 9 weeks in 09. We will stay in the Heliovillage and the eve hotel so we’ll close to the beach and shops. Also my husband has friends that will stay in the Eve Hotel and his 2 daughters ages 19, and 21 will join us in July. My husband, his friends, his 2 daughters, and even I will speak French but unfortunately my son might not understand us.

I did however explain to my son that his stepdad and I plan on him being nude for our entire stay in the Cape. My husband feels that it’s best if he has no clothes, and wears only flip-flops to dinner. A travel agent told me that most guests dress for dinner so my son might be the only one nude at times but we are ok with that. I will wear a mini dress and heals and my spouse and his daughters will also dress as well with only my son nude. However, I see no need in packing any clothes for my son. For 2 ½ months my plan is to provide him with only sun protection, bathroom supplies, a bed, flip-flops and 3 meals a day. So far, he’ll have absolutely nothing else whatsoever but he will be very clean, well fed, completely nude all summer long and I suspect he’ll be very quiet about it. My thought is that he can take comfort with being completely nude in the malls, shops, stores, restaurants, and even the grocery store and not have any problems. Also, he is a healthy boy, and he will maintain a great body from being on the swim team for his freshman year and I encourage him to appreciate his body. He may get very board from not having anything to read, write, or listen to but my spouse feels that he will adapt to a tranquil environment with lots of long naps, and a lot of sunbathing. His stepsisters have good money and they may buy him something but I doubt it. Instead, I will probably have to buy them trips to the salon while my son will just sit there and he might be very board. On the other hand, my son can swim, and do aerobics, and yoga when I am not out buying things for his stepsisters. So therefore, my plan is to only provide him with healthy food, flip-flops, sun block, sunglasses, and any bath and body products he may need. Therefore, my question is, do I need to provide any other things for my son?
This way I will not pack him anything, and we can relax. He will fly in just a small t-shirt, and short cut out denim shorts and he’ll keep only the sandals that he’ll have on when we get there. This way he won’t have any clothes but my spouse can buy him something to wear before we leave so he may fly him home with us. This way there will be nothing for my son to worry about, and he can be nude all summer. I love my son and I think these plans for him are in his best interest. Therefore, my bid question is, do I need to provide any other things for my son and is it OK for me to go foreword with my plans for him next year? Please let me know.

Comment by Carol 09.22.08 @ 3:01 pm

Hope you enjoy your trip,I have been to the “cap” along with several other naturist resorts in france,caribean,canada and the USA. France is by far the capital of the nudist lifestyle. My son (about your sons age) adjusted fine. The north american attituide towards nudism is a lot more consertive then that of the europeans so as you would expect most his friends freak out about even the idea of such a thing but he sepearats his lifestyles well. Most Boys although less mature then girls of equal age love the lifestyle once they get over being shy and relise the cultural diffrences on there freedoms.I am actually in consideration of a return trip to the cap. and other resorts summer-09 Bill

Comment by Billy 09.30.08 @ 2:54 pm

I have many questions but first of all, thanks for your feedback. My spouse thinks it will take my son a couple of weeks with not having any clothes to get use to himself. My son is also very disciplined and obedient to not act out if he don’t like what we want of him and so I’m not so worried that he will give us a hard time about being nude even if he is uncomfortable with it. So with that in mind,

1. To what extent did you have your son go nude? How much did he go nude and how long did he go nude and how long did it take for him to get use to it?

2. While in the Cape did you have any problems with having your son going nude in the evenings for dinner? Should my son wear just a towel and or flip-flops to dinner, does it matter, and in either case should it be ok for me to have him be nude for dinner all the time? If so, he will never have any more than just sun protection, bathroom products, an exercise plan, flip-flops, maybe a towel, and plenty of good meals.

3. Lastly, he might get very board with himself so is there any place like a youth camp or some place that he can stay and someone can watch him even if he can only sit there because my spouse and I will be free to have some alone time?

Comment by Carol 10.02.08 @ 6:23 pm

Hello again, to ansewer your questions,i first must ask has your son ever had any nudism expirence at all?? Assuming no,i would first recomend you visit one of the many great nudist resorts there in florida. many,if not all are open all year (a plus to living in florida) Keep in mind that american nudist parks/camps/resorts in no way reflect that of the massive french nature centers, but it is a start as it will give him feel for the lifestyle.
Second and most important, nudism is a lifestyle and doing so expresses a personal choice to do so. You sound like you are “forcing” your son to be nude. Although you can encougage him and expose him to the lifestyle the finial decision to be nude must be his.My son does it by his own choce,i never say “u must be nude”
To answer your above questions—1-My son does go nude at home and during the summer mounths we do belong to a nudist club/organsation where we can be outdoors in addition we often include some sort of naturism plans to our summer vacations.
Your questions 2/3—The day and night at “the cap” are basically like night and day itself totaly diffrent. By day everybody is nude everyplace At night however no body is nude,in fact it will be very unusual for anybody to attend dinner or evening activities nude,in addition it is often quite cool once the sun sets even on a mid-july night. There are activites for teenagers and in fact the teens have there own “hang out place”. The teens like anybody else is again nude by day and clothed at night and in fact most (but not all)teens will wear shorts for most activities outside of being on the beach or pool where everybody is nude. I would recomend taking more cloths for your sun then u have planed. Teens dont dress up so im not saying take him a suite and tie but a few pairs of shorts and t shirts will do allong with sneakers.
Although “the cap” is a very unique place to visit it is NOT reconised by the france naturism federation. The cap attracts all walks of life. from families to —(well u name it) seeing sex on the beach is not a uncommon sight. I would recomond in addition to visiting “the cap” you use other weeks of your time to visit one or more of the many other huge mega nudist resorts around france.Many others are by far “family friendly” mind you i am not saying “the cap” is not for families but keep in mind “the cap” is a place like no other,unlike resorts that belong to the french naturism federation which follow a strikt of guidlines and code of conduct “the cap” is more of a live and let live attitiude so keep that in mind. Hope i was of some help–Bill

Comment by Billy 10.02.08 @ 7:23 pm

Thanks againg for getting back to me. My son has no nudism experience but my spouse has had some and he has decided to lay the down the rules for my son. After all he has a lot of say becasue he is paying for this trip. He wants my son nude all the time and to only have no more than just a towel and flip flops to go out at night. He does not want me to pack him any clothes. Rather only sun protection, and, bathroom supplies, and he says the only other thing we will only provide him with is 3 meals a day. He says nothing else and only if he thinks my son needs anything he might buy him something. I will let him have his way to respect his wishes. I will no provide my son with any clothes, or pack him any, and he will be nude 24/7. I just want to know what to expect and how he should cope and how to help him cope. I will also look into the teen night.

Thankyou

Comment by Carol 10.03.08 @ 2:47 pm

ok I understand your sitiation regarding your husband etc—
what to expect? well as i said the cap is like no other place on earth. The sheeer size of the place allone is increadable,bassically it is like a nude city,by day you can get up go to the store,bank or post office,stroll the streets,go in the manny pools and water slides,stroll the massive beach all in the nude. its a virtualy a nude city. Keep in mind that there many areas of cap de age and the naturist quarter is just one part of this massive complex which is zoned off from the rest of cap de age recreaction areas.
Being your son never had any expirence it will be a culture shock. I do not know your sons personality but he may be shy,embarased,amazed and accepting of it all.The best way to get him into this new world is let him relise he can make this onlly one part of his life,what do i mean by that?–well my son lives the life of any normal teenager,school,sports etc, virtually none of his friends know he is a nudist and although there is nothing to be ashamed about i feel this attituide toward it is best as his age to avoide relationship proplems at school,teamates etc. Another words its a maturity thing,most young teens will not accept it as a adult would so why open the door to un-nessary humulation. With that said my son loves the lifestyle and now has many friends he met at our local camp and on vacations he shares this interest but again still remains seperated from his daily life.
getting back to the cap.—if you wish to have your son nude 24/7 it is fine to do so there,just not the norm at night is all im saying. There is a teen center there as well.Let me know if i can be of futher assistance,please dont hesitate to ask–Bill

Comment by Billy 10.03.08 @ 9:55 pm

It is not so much rare as it is unusual for someone to be nude for evening activities. He may be the only one nude, but no one is really going to care. It can get chilly at night, but the exposure will probably be good for him. I’m not too sure why he needs flip flops. I just go barefoot myself.

Comment by Nude Dude 11.09.08 @ 3:13 pm

I am wondering if you are trying to accustom your son to nudity by such a long stay in France, and if you are wanting him to get used to being that way at home once you return to Florida.

Comment by SJT 11.15.08 @ 12:23 am

Nude Dude Thank you for your advice. My son will go barefoot and nude. He will miss his thong sandals at first, but like his clothes, he will have to get over them. He will loose everything he has and he will have nothing at all for nearly 3 months while in the Cape next summer. To help my son get use to no shoes, I will try to sign a waiver at his school so that he may go to class barefoot. You never no for sure but just maybe he might be shoeless by next week. It worked for a friend of his at another school and it would be good for him to get used to being barefoot more often. I was also told by a young woman that he won’t need the flip-flops in Dage. She said that it doesn’t get dark in Agde until 10-11pm in summer, and there will be many barefoot people so walkways are usually clean. Also he’s just not really naked wearing shoes. I guess, the “no clothes” rule is the way to go for my 13yr-old to a nudist resort, and he’ll get over it. In addition, I will also make sure he doesn’t stay indoors any more than necessary. I hope he will make new friends, learn some French and lose all body shame. I love my son, but for the summer, I will only provide him with sun products, body wash, and a toothbrust kit. He will enjoy nice meals, a place to rest, and a means to exercise. These are the the only things that my spouse and I will provide for him. After all he has no savings or allowance, and he’s too young to get a job to pay me rent yet. For these reasons I think its best if he spend his summer living as primitive of a pure nudist lifestyle as possible. I also feel he should focus on making friends at the teen center in A gde and learn to loose any body shame if he has any. My son has a body that is a speciman of perfect health, its nothing to hide and one that I am really proud of it. I also want him to work on maintaining his physical appearance, high fitness level, yoga, swimming, sexuality, seeing others nude, especially girls, and he should learn some French along they way. These are important things that he needs to focus on. Therefore, should I change any of my plans for my son? Am I too hard on my son? Should I provide my son with anything if he gets real board with himself because so far he will not have anything? I decided to have him this way becasue I dont want him to have anything that would distract him from being embarased or excited as these are things that need to be delt with if not handeled in the appropriate manner. I just think that if he gets extremely board with himself that he will have to learn how to relax and get use to himself. After all, he will still be in the malls, stores, shops, grocery store, restaurants, and all the other places in the nude quarter. He will also stay there for about 75 days (June-August)! Please let me know your opinion. I will take any advice for holding to my plan or changing it. Lasly my son is now and will continue to go nude at home and he is starting to get comfortable with it.

Comment by carol 11.16.08 @ 11:53 am

I guess my question is: how did you introduce this concept at home? Did you propose it as an optional idea, or mandatory? Are you and your spouse nude at home? Do you have family friends who join you? Any friends of your sons? I ask because all of this will affect how you prepare for next summer. The unspoken message I’m getting here is that you are trying to change your son’s life in some drastic way by introducing nudism — am I correct in guessing this? Is he too shy, introverted, addicted to video games, something else? If this were my child and he were already well adjusted I wouldn’t be stressing out over a vacation to France that much — I’d just be excited about it and we’d be on our way!!!

SJT

Comment by SJT 11.17.08 @ 1:58 pm

My husband made it a mandatory for my son as of late. My spouse is always nude at home. I just wear a bikini, or a little mini dress with nothing under it and heals to go out. Half the time I am nude at home but my spouse doesnt make me. I do stip dancing, and porn sights so I am not ashamed of my body. Now I have people come over with only my son nude all the time sometimes we are too with guests. This has been hard for my son but he is getting use to it. He is shy, and not adjusted yet for going nude in public all summer in France next year but I think he will do good.

Comment by Carol 11.19.08 @ 9:09 am

Hello Carol,

I am sorry to disturb — but I have one last question regarding your son. It seems fairly easy to be nude or naked if most people around are also. That is the beauty of Cap d’Agde and I am sure your son will actually enjoy his stay there after a couple of days of adjustment. Why are you emphasizing him being nude when no one else is. What reason are you giving him, for example, for having to be nude at home when you and your guests are clothed? I ask, because we also live in Florida, but in our home clothing is optional — so each person can decide for themselves. If we were to make nudity mandatory I am sure my kids would want to know a reason! Thanks. SJT

Comment by SJT 12.01.08 @ 2:16 pm

In D age during the evenings he will be the only one nude at times especially for dinner out with lots of people waiting to be seated. With lots of people and sitting there for hours he should feel the full experience of living nude for the summer. It will be nice if he is comfortable with this as he will have to go out this way every night his entire summer holiday from school. My husband says he wants him this way because the exposure will be good for him even if a little cool at night and nobody will care if he is the one nude for dinner. He will also be out in the malls, shops, stores, the grocery store at times where most people will not be nude. My husband insists not to pack him anything and to only provide him with his bathroom supplies, sun block, sunglasses, and 3 meals a day. He will get nothing else but he will be clean, well feed, and completely nude 24/7. In fact, nobody will buy him anything in any of the stores, and his stepson will have a card to charge just food and beverages for my son, himself and his 2 step sisters for watching him. This is while my husband and I visit Spain in July.

We just want my son to relax, swim, learn some French, make some friends, spend time with family, and experience the culture. This is how my husband wants my son to spend his summers from now on and he has lots of say as he is paying for these trips. When we arrive, he will donate what little he’ll have on from air travel to D age. Then he will be completely nude all the time because he won’t have any clothes at all. I will then have him go to the teen center, where he can hang out with other teens his age, and hopefully he will make some friends. Lastly I’ll buy him some clothes so he may fly home when its time to leave. My son also goes along with things, he listens to his stepfather and I and he is gaining a lot of confidence with himself from being nude at home with family and did well with his step family here for thanksgiving.

Comment by Carol 12.03.08 @ 10:17 am

Hi Carol

I think some of the previous posts have queried a similar thing. You seem to want your son to be nude at times when none of the other family members are nude, particularly in the evenings. I think that if you want your son to be comfortable with his body, you should be nude with him, so that he does not feel alone in the evenings. I enjoy being nude as much as possible, but in the evenings in Cap D’Agde you can feel out of place unless you are with someone who is nude as well.

Comment by Stephen 12.16.08 @ 4:27 am

I understand that my son might feel out of place. I think he will be very shy at first, but I think if he is shy, he will get over it. First I will see if he is shy, and how shy he really is. Then if he is real shy, i’ll see if he dont get over it after 2 1/2 months. I think that after 2 1/2 months, he will get over it, and be proud to be his nude self every night. If not, then next year I will not bring him with me and I might give him up for adoption. At least for now, I will save money by not buying him anything, packing him anything, and by having him nude 24/7 he will be cheap as a nude boy with no clothes or anything and I will use the money I save not spending it on him toward good food. This is another reason. I also wanted to know how legal it is to have my son completely nude and out in public all the time for the entire summer. Aparently I am not doing anything that is illegal and if I am please let me know. So far he will be nude 24/7 all summer because my spouse and I want him that way, and we like the way he looks because we think he looks better nude. Now I just want to no, how much out of place will he be most evenings and might anyone make me change my way with my son. Thanks for your feedback.

Comment by Carol 12.17.08 @ 1:28 am

I do not think there is any need to change your attitude toward your son. You say that you think your son looks better nude - I think everyone looks better naked, that is one of the things that makes me a naturist. There is nothing wrong with your son being nude throughout the summer, and, as the title of this topic states, nudity is the law in Cap D’Agde.

And that is the point really. While your son is nude, the rest of the family should be nude with him - if you are not all naked with him in Cap D’Agde, you are breaking the rules. If you, as a family, are not all comfortable enough with how your own bodies look so that you can be nude together all of the time, then perhaps this resort is not for you.

As for feeling out of place, imagine being the only naked person in a busy shopping mall, or being the only person wearing fancy dress at a friend’s party.

Comment by Stephen 12.17.08 @ 6:29 am

My husband says the he dont see any law that says having my son nude is breaking the rules if we are not also. My husband talked things over with me and so far his decision is for my son to go nude 24/7 even with us not. He said that there is no other place with so many people where he can be the only one nude with everyone dressed. Unfortunately, I dont like his choice either but I will honor it and I have decided that I will have my son go around nude the whole time. I love my husband too much not to respect his request for what he thinks is best for my son. Therefore, I will not let my son wear any clothes for the 75 days he is in Cap D’Age. I do however love my son and in a way I feel bad for him because if he might be very uncomfortable with himself at times and I would hate to see him beg for a pair of shorts all summer. I hope he will walk in the mall feeling good to be the only one nude. I guess the best thing to tell him is not to worry about the people around him because he dont know anyone in Cape D Age and the people who see him nude will see him for who he is. After all nobody who will see him will know him when they meet him, and they may never see him again anyway so he should be fine and I dont think its a big deal. Also when he is old enough to make his own choice he can do what he wants and I will constantly remind him of that. I thank you for your advice. Is there anything else that I should tell him to help him feel comfortable when he might not be comfortable? Please let me know. Thank you

Comment by Carol 12.18.08 @ 12:54 am

I think you have misunderstood the rules of the resort. There is no problem with your son being nude for the whole of Summer in Cap D’Agde.

But the rest of the family should be nude throughout your stay in Cap D’Agde as well. It is a resort for naturists - people who are happier in the nude. My advice to you is that you will not need to pack any clothes for your trip to the resort. Just a couple of towels and some good books to read.

During the day, most people will be nude throughout the resort. In the evenings, the French have a tradition of dressing in formal wear, and some of the younger French and english-speaking people wear fetish gear. But none of you will need to wear clothes for your entire stay.

If you go on the beach wearing clothes during the day, it is possible that people will tell you take your clothes off. Hope that helps.

My advice: stay naked and have fun :)

Comment by Stephen 12.18.08 @ 4:57 am

Not to offend you, but your writing style is a little awkward — therefore I’m wondering what you mean by “I might give him up for adoption.” I don’t want to immediately jump to conclusions, but adoption means giving your child up permanently, i.e. disowning him forever. Seems an extreme response to being shy. If you mean something otherwise, please clarify us so we don’t have nightmares thinking about some poor child in this situation. You should know that the point of nudity at Cap D’Agde is to enjoy life!!!

SJT

Comment by SJT 12.19.08 @ 9:32 am

I am sorry for what I said when I said I will put my son up for adoption. Even my husband disagreed with me. My husband said, my son must live with us until he is ready to move out. He also said, it’s just a matter of time before he will be comfortable with a nude lifestyle. In fact, nude will be a way of life for my son because he will be completely nude every year for the duration of the summer as long as he lives with my husband and I, and he will live in the Cape every summer. He might even spend every summer completely nude until he is actually 21 because he might not have anywhere else to live but with my husband and I. I say this because we will pay for him to go to college, keep him on our gym membership, and let him use anything he wants and he will not work at all. He has no reason to leave unless he cant go along with the only thing that we require of him, and that is he will not wear any clothes unless he needs to. That is all we require of him. I just think that after several years of not having any clothes for the summer, he might then want to live nude every summer in the Cape. I just don’t what him to struggle with living a nude lifestyle because he should have fun with it and he should enjoy it. This is why I might get mad if he doesn’t enjoy being nude, but I will not hate him if he doesn’t enjoy it either. It’s just that this is how my spouse has decided to keep him. As for now my son is swimming, and doing lots of abdominal crunches every day to keep in shape. He knows that if he doesn’t keep in shape, his body will reflect his lack of physical fitness when he is nude all summer, and this is why he is extremely motivated to keep in tiptop shape. This is just a good reason why he is being required to go nude for the summer and whenever he has the opportunity to do so, he will. This is also why I am now supporting my husband on this theory.

Now getting back to Stephan. Stephan has a great idea to bring books and for Christmas my son got many things for his summer in the Cape next year. This includes gift cards for books, and magazines and my spouse even bought him nudist magazines from the AANR but it didn’t stop there. He also bought my son an IPOD, a music card, a Nintendo DS, and games to go with it. Lastly, my husband compromised and he bought my son a nice pair of thong sandals for the summer because he may be on his feet for a long time in the malls and in the stores in D Age even though he won’t be able to buy any clothes. My husband said that he is hopeful that my son will make friends with other kids who wont wear clothes during the evening when out in the Cape as well. He says that maybe he could join these kids with their family and he family for dinner, or go to the shops and stores just to look at things. Then my son wont be as uncomfortable because he wont be the only kid nude all day with no clothes and he wont feel bad that he cant wear anything. This is why I now feel confident that my husband is the best person to decide what my son will have and what he will do. He holding on to the decision to have my son go nude for his teenage years but one has to realize that he grew up nude, he has experience nude, I respect his opinion, and as a male. I also think he knows what is best for my son. He is also providing my son with lots of things so that he will not be board with himself. Earlier I was afraid that my son was going to be board with himself during the summer because I wasn’t going to pack him anything or buy him anything in the Cape. However my husband said that my son must have something to read, or write, or something to listen to or he will probably get real board. I guess my son could spend many days just lying on the beach, and laying in a lounge chair with nothing to read. After several weeks, I guess he would just get over it and sleep if he got board enough but I didn’t really care and that was wrong of me. Now there may only be one problem and that’s with clothes. As clothes for myself, I will still wear a mini dress and heals. I may go out in a body painting or just a thong and heals. My husband will still dress and for dinner he’ll go out in shorts, a shirt, and sandals, or gym shoes. I don’t agree with him doing this because it means that just my son will be nude the whole time and this is not at all fair for my son but my spouse insists that I should not worry.

Therefore my only questions are as follows.

What should my spouse or I say when people ask us why my son is the only one nude? What is a good answer?

And if everyone is dressed and my son is the only one nude, might we be required to put some clothes on him, or is it our right as his parents to keep him nude if we want to?

And lastly, what should we tell anyone if someone says that my son needs to wear clothes for dinner or the mall and my spouse and I don’t want him to wear anything but his thong sandals? What should we say?

Thank you,

Carol

Comment by Carol 12.28.08 @ 9:57 pm

Hi Carol,

I am very relieved to hear that you didn’t really mean to get rid of your son. As for your questions:

1. I applaud your keeping your son completely naked every summer. In fact, I would keep him as naked or minimally clothed as possible during the rest of the year as well. It is a wonderful gift to a boy child. He would not do it for himself, so it is good to make it mandatory. That way he can enjoy the results of having to be naked.

2. If anyone asks why he is nude, just say that it is best for your son and as loving parents you are looking out for his welfare.

3. At Cap you will not be required to put clothes on him.

4. Only a few restaurants will want him dressed — so eat elsewhere. There are many choices.

I would suggest that at home you not allow him clothing the rest of the year; and when going out to put him in the minimum amount of clothing that you can. That way he will really be growing up as nude as possible until 18 or 21 years of age.

Regards
SJT

Comment by SJT 12.29.08 @ 10:34 am

SJT

I just want to say thankyou for your advice and support. I appreciate it sooooo much that I really feel much better now about my sons future. His new dad is a great father figure and I will stick to your advice 100%.

Thank you

Comment by Carol 12.29.08 @ 8:54 pm

I am going to say what everyone else doesn’t have the guts to say. The nudist life is one done through choice! By forcing your son how can you expect him to appreciate the lifestyle!? I can not believe what you are forcing him to do! It will shock him greatly! Poor kid, I say.

Comment by Anon 01.05.09 @ 9:39 am

Anon

I understand that you may have your views on parenting but we have ours. My son will have no reason to feel shocked for being nude the whole time in D age even during the evenings. Even though he will be the only one nude at certain places of the Cape, he should feel fine. I say this because he is very proud of his body, and he shows lots of respect for it because he knows that he will always be nude while in D age because we will not let him wear clothes there until he turns at least 18 or moves out. Im sorry you feel soooo negative and I feel sad for anyone else who feels negative about this situation but if you have any positve advice I would be glad to hear it.

Comment by Carol 01.07.09 @ 9:04 pm

Anon

It is not through lack of guts that I have avoided attacking Carol’s attitude toward her son. I think from the nature of how she writes that Carol knows this is not the best way to treat her son, but she doesn’t appear willng to cancel the holiday. I am guessing Carol has received plenty of criticism of the way she handles herself and her son over the years.

Carol,

It is our natural state to be without clothes, and I think people should be encouraged to go without clothing whenever possible. But in my opinion, your comments regarding pride and the obsession with your son’s looks are unnecessary.

If the whole family can be nude together on the holiday, I think that would be great, and I think you will all really enjoy the freedom of nudism. But if your son is the only person going nude throughout the trip, then I don’t believe that is in the naturist spirit of the Cap D’Agde resort.

Comment by Stephen 01.08.09 @ 8:16 am

Its now March, now that summer is getting close i just was wondering if you are still checking this site and if your plans are still on for summer,keep us posted–Billy

Comment by Billy 03.15.09 @ 5:43 pm

I think your son will enjoy a visit to the Cap. If you go in the summer then it is warm well into the night and you certainly do see people nude at those time.

Has your son developed yet? Does he have pubic hair and if so, have you thought about shaving him to be totally smooth. Many people at Agde are fully shaved and this is becoming the norm so he will fit in better.

Comment by ambra 03.25.09 @ 6:18 am

I am going to be in Cap D’agde for one day in June. June 21st 2009 to be exact. I will be on a 2 week Naturist cruise on the Royal Clipper. Be sure to watch the departure at 6:00pm because she hoists her sails when leaving port; the Royal Clipper is currently the Largest sailing vessel afloat. I live at a nudist resort in Florida. Many friends and neighbors of mine will also be on the cruise. Are there any water slides in Cap D’agde that one can be naked on? I understand that the slide at the Heliopolis is not there anymore and clothing is required at Aqualand. I will also be back the following year on the same cruise on June 20th, 2010. Any help with Nude Water Slides at our other stops would be great as well: http://www.bare-necessities.com/cruise/west_med09/iten_09/Itin_09.jpg

Comment by Mark 05.10.09 @ 3:58 pm

Billy

So far my son will still be staying with my spouse and I in the nude village this summer. We will be leaving after he gets out of school after next week. Any information on activities, or something for my son to do is a huge plus. Also Ambra has a great point, my son will keep a full body shave so he should look fine and fit in. However, he will no longer be bringing anything with him from home and we won’t be buying him anything either. He’s being punished for not watching his stuff, and he wont be allowed even little things like books, songs, or anything else until he starts school in the fall. Having an IPOD or something to read would have been a great idea but I think that it’s better if he socializes with other teens and does fun activities. We will however buy him some light dumbbells so he exercises a little, and I’m not so sure but I might even to buy him some condoms. I will however carry a clean towel for him to sit down for dinner at the restaurants down there but I will also make sure he wears enough sunscreen, and mosquito repellant because I here that occasionally sand flies can be a nuisance. He will hang out with his stepsisters, and other family but he will probably sleep a lot if gets real board. I guess the teen center, activities for teens, or a nudist camp for him would be helpful to him. After all he is only 13 and my husband and I will keep him in the Cape for the whole summer while he out of school. We have even extended our vacation so he will now stay in the nude village for 11 weeks from June 9 –Aug 25.

My son will still go nude 24/7 but he has gotten a real good full body tan, and he’s happy nude because he learned to adjust without clothes and when we go out he only wears a small pair of Aussiebum sport shorts with a sleeveless shirt and dollar flip-flops when out in public, otherwise he’s nude most of the time. This is only a great thing because for 3 months he will be completely nude except for sunglasses, or flip-flops because he won’t have any clothes while he’s in the Cape. Also my spouse will no longer let my son bring anything with him so he really won’t have anything outside of the bathroom. However, being out at the 4 commercial centers including the grocery store, mall, shops, and even tagging along to the bank, salon, and the post office are all a plus for him. While in the salon, he must wait for his stepsisters but at least he will be out. It’s just that he will probably be real board with himself. Therefore, I would still like to know what activities there are at the teen center if there are any? Where can he go, so he has something to do? So, please let me know where to go, and what should I look for?

Also is there any goodwill or some other place that he can donate his last clothes, like whatever he’s got on, when we get there? This way he’ll still be a nudist without having to worry about any clothes and come Aug I will return there to buy him some clothes before we fly home in August. Also, thank you for your advice.

Comment by Carol 05.27.09 @ 2:27 pm



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