<p>Well, yeah, remember the inflatable room at div-dance?? These kids couldn't really think up anything we haven't done. But it would be nice to think they felt even more comfortable about the things that don't really hurt anyone in the final analysis (if that ever happens).</p>
<p>I'm sticking with a strict "need to know" policy and my W may need to know but I sure hope nobody in my little family (W or D) ever thinks I need to know about a naked party.</p>
<p>Some college cultures go beyond don't tell, don't ask. We visited a well-known, liberal LAC. During a break in the tour we read the student newspaper with an article concerning the outcome of the last orgy. Close to 40 kids had to be taken by ambulance to local ER's due to drug overdose. After some further investigation, we found that the orgies were a regular event involving a substantial part of the students and occurred on school property. We expect a certain amount of freedom and experimentation, but sometimes this goes much too far. It is best to learn about the school culture before selecting a college.</p>
<p>Whoa...not all colleges are like this. I just talked to my D and she and her friends were on their way to go bowling. With their clothes on, I assume. (And no jokes about bowling balls from the peanut gallery back there...)</p>
<p>"During a break in the tour we read the student newspaper with an article concerning the outcome of the last orgy."</p>
<p>Urban myth? Bill Bennett on acid? Or .....?</p>
<p>and aw-a-a-a-a-y we go!! </p>
<p>(Time for me to take a seat in the bleachers. Could you please direct me to the peanut gallery seating?)</p>
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<p>Just so people don't get the wrong idea. The "well-known" LAC you are talking about is not that "well-known" and certainly not "well-known" for the sorts of things most "well-known" LACs are!</p>
<p>Curmudgeon:</p>
<p>Robbie's cool. Absolutely love his 1991 Daniel Lanois produced album, Storyville, recorded with the Neville Brothers.</p>
<p>these naked parties just sound like a cure for boredom...what is the necessity of sitting around naked? Just because its cool...it sounds like a bunch of immature students trying to push the envelope and show how "open minded" they are...</p>
<p>"sitting" -- who said "sitting"? That's certainly not the picture I have.</p>
<p>or standing...kneeling...crouching...laying down...oh wait these are non-sex parties...</p>
<p>Indeed they are. People sit on towels, just as naturists or nudists have done for decades. Sitting. I've spoken with students who've been at "naked parties" and it's really not any big deal. No big deal for us parents, either: our kids went to nude beaches with us since before they were born.</p>
<p>I never know what to wear- last night when my husband and I went out, it must have taken me an hour to decide what I was going to wear.
A naked party at least would decide that for me....oh... wait... you mean you are talking about * college students?*</p>
<p>Yes, they exist on some campuses. And they are not sexual. And if some do not want to take off their clothes, they may be told they are uptight but they won't be shunned. They may find themselves preferring to leave though as it's odd to be the only dressed person in the room.</p>
<p>At my D's school, the general rule was that you could stay for about 15 minutes while deciding whether to go naked or not, and then you were supposed to do so or leave. They were "naked" parties after all.</p>
<p>Now, we know why supports were developed.</p>
<p>and blindfolds.</p>
<p>How about this idea for a student film after attending a Parents naked party? Eyes Sewed Shut.</p>
<p>I just keep picturing the YMCA locker room. Get this out of my mind!</p>
<p>I never had a talk with any of my kids about this subject, too. I messed up. I didn't even know about these. I should have had a talk with my kids about these. Drats. I messed up.</p>
<p>by golly, sounds like these naked parties y'all know about are pretty staid -- towels, rules, timetables. Not what I was thinking of at all. The students I'm picturing were rather more spontaneous. Druids and bonfires were involved. Some people in costumes. Some not. But of course I wasn't really there.</p>
<p>Yes, they don't sound very creative. I mean, light a bonfire, dance naked in the woods to flutes. Be creative about it.</p>