Younger or Older which is best...

[NickLPMA]

If growing up naturist it would be easy due to the fact its probably your parents who have either promoted the lifestyle in the first place and introduced you to it so are obviously ak with it. However for the young teen person opting for clothes free on thier own volition it would be daunting considering telling the parents if you had not had any indicators previously that they are cool with nudity or are very religious or conservative.
    If taking on naturism later in life it can be hard to get people who have known you to be as they always have to accept you want to make what can be seen as a radical change to your lifestyle, however it can also be easier for YOU as the older yopu get the more confidence and "BALLS" you develop to assert your own personality and wishes in life, you are less likely to accept other peoples hangups or fears as a reason to limit your own freedom and enjoyment of life

  it varies for everyone. from my perspective, i'm glad i found it in my  early 20s when I had left alot of my physical insecurities behind but still was (and am) young enough to know it's something i will carry with me as a positive lifestyle aspect for awhile yet. i think discovering it in your 40s-50s takes away from that. i also notice in some posts here and other places regarding this subject the expressed envy people have of those who grew up in naturist homes. I personally don't feel it--parents all have their own value systems and for the most part believe what they are doing and how they raise you is in your best nterest..appreciate that they were able to bring you up in decent conditions and be happy that you were able to discover things about yourself that you can now use.

[johnboi]

I wish I had known about it when I was younger. I happy to be nude by myself, got no one else around to be nude with. Thing is, if I had gone clothes free when I was younger, and had friends that would do the same, then maybe I would be so body conscious and maybe I would be more confident.

[8monkeys8]

Ha ha, I am going to comment on my own question... that makes me laugh a bit...

I was just thinking that there are two parts to this whole thing:

First, it is so important within human society to have a nudist sub-culture, think of the freedom it represents and unity it has the power to provide across the board for all humans (what would it be like if we could all accept ourselves enough to be nude?) People who have been born into it are (lucky) but more, they represent a positive extreme of this sub-culture. Like "ambassadors" if you will. We need to have them to show us (fabric-addicts) what it's all about-- Its like having a parent to show you how to drive a car. The first time I actually went to a real resort in  I distinctly remember the first kid I saw there, he was something like 15 or 16 and lived on the grounds with his family. I thought how luck he was that he was brought up free of so many of the things that I had to put up with in terms of acceptance and tolerance. And then I realized that just by my thinking that I had been taught a lesson by this kid. He and his family, who I met, made me (who was nervous) feel at home and comfortable and now if I get the opportunity I will try to do the same.. and so on... and so forth... 

So the second part then being that people who get into it when they are old need our younger generation to set a possitive example... and so on... and so forth...

does that make sense? It did in my head... I hope it came out the way I was thinking it.

[KingMidas]

No, you're right! I think your way of looking at it is the right way to do. And I hope you will seriously set that example for kids you now. Don't push them to do it, but explain it, let them find out their own interests, but definetely don't discourage them to practice naturism.

[BarelyMe]

When my sister Sarah was about ten years old
and wanted to invite a couple of non-nudie-friends to our home, my mom told her that's fine as long as she (my mom) had talked to their parents
and consequently her (my sister's) friends would be naked at our home (their parents said no, as far as I remember).

That seems pretty full on to me??? I would have thought it would be difficult enough to convince other parents to allow their children to visit if your parents were nude, let alone if their kids had to be nude!