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naked showering? is this normal?


is this normal in united states that a fully nude mother and her 5 years old son take a shower together?

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Normal or not, in Room there weren't any walls. Unless Ma stuck Jack into Wardrobe every single time she showered, or even peed for that matter, he would see her naked. Plus, she still breastfed him. Normal doesn't exactly apply to this situation.

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To the OP: It's normal all over the civilised world to be comfortable with your own skin.

Having spent 6 years at boarding school, and a few in the military, there's just no place in either institution for perverted or prudish behaviour or unhealthy attitudes about public nudity.

Frankly, anybody who would feel uncomfortable about nudity of any sort - male or female - is more than a little creepy in my opinion. The human body is beautiful; not always pretty I know, but never ugly or something to be ashamed of either.

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From what I hear, it's more normal in other countries outside the US. Culturally, the US is probably LESS likely to have this be the norm, even though it's probably not quite uncommon either.

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No, they should have showered with their clothes on.

Dumbass.

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it's normal around the world, in "less developed" societies, for mother and children to be very close for much longer. here it's called attachment parenting or natural parenting. basically, it's completely normal to co-sleep, breastfeed, wear a baby against the mom's body in a wrap, bathe together, keep kids very close to them until they see their child is ready to de-attach happily. without any other influence, Ma just did what was natural, and in their extraordinary circumstances, extended breastfeeding for extra calories and comfort. boys with long hair are normal, unless lice or fleas are a problem in which case both girls and boys have their hair short just like the boys, we're not used to seeing any natural parenting examples, everything in the US is about independence, like leaving baby alone to cry it out until it learns crying is futile and gives up and "sleeps through the night."

I love how Ma also played the role of teacher with Jack, created routines and rituals and made his world for him, and also kept him exercised so he wouldn't waste away. then the day she realizes he's ready to detach she takes the ultimate chance. attachment-parented kids generally handle detachment pretty well, so Jack being able to carry out the plan fits in line with how he was raised. it's really an amazing story and both actors were perfect.

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here it's called attachment parenting or natural parenting


(and child led raising). Thank you, it's completely normal. I'm surprised how often this topic has been brought up on this board. World Health organisation recommends breastfeeding for up to 2 years and BEYOND. It may not be especially common to breastfeed until 5 but it' certainly not that unusual. Time magazine featured a a mother breastfeeding her almost 4yr old son on the cover, the article being a positive one.

These were also not ordinary circumstances, Jack would have needed more comfort, nutrition and antibodies too (and the natural contraceptive properties would have been beneficial to Ma also). Same goes for bathing together, was there anything in that scene that indicated anything amiss or lewd? Or did it just look like a mother and her young son bonding and splashing each other and laughing?

The only argument i could fathom against either of these things would be when child led raising is hindering normal emotional growth and independence. I see nothing normal about the situation Jack was in, but i did see Ma continue supplying Jack with the only things she could that gave him comfort, nutrition and laughter.

And when they showered together at the hospital, Jack was distressed by the concept of a shower until Ma splashed him and showed him it was fun and not that much different from a bath.

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Why not? Maybe moreso outside of the US and in NICs.

Besides, those two were stuck in a shed with one bathroom and the kid is still young enough to get that closely taken care of by his mother.

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