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		<title>My journey through life is not one to be understood</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>There is a saying that &#8220;Not everyone will understand your journey&#8221;. This quote is very much true for my own life as most people do not understand me. Most folks do not understand why I do the things I do. I&#8217;m often questioned on my choices I make in life and the things I share. [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a saying that &#8220;Not everyone will understand your journey&#8221;. This quote is very much true for my own life as most people do not understand me. Most folks do not understand why I do the things I do. I&#8217;m often questioned on my choices I make in life and the things I share. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Most controversial</h2>


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<p>The most controversial topic I often hear about is people asking why I share nudes online. People simply can&#8217;t wrap their heads around why somebody would willingly expose themselves nude to the world. </p>



<p>I often get comments like:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Why do you share nudes online?</li>



<li>Why would you want people to see you nude?</li>



<li>Aren&#8217;t you ashamed?</li>



<li>Nobody wants to see you nude!</li>



<li>Your privates are only for your partner to see.</li>



<li>Your privates are meant to be private!</li>



<li>What are you a pedophile? </li>
</ul>



<p>While I do understand people&#8217;s concerns about why <em>they do</em> not want to be seen nude. I personally do not have any hang up at all with being viewed clothed or nude. I&#8217;m not ashamed of my body, I&#8217;m comfortable in my skin. I&#8217;m happy simply being nude regardless of who sees me.</p>



<p>Before you get it twisted&#8230; I DO NOT:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Share nudes with minors nor do I intend for minors to view my photos.</li>



<li>Flash others to get a rise out of them.</li>



<li>Share nudes in DMS with total strangers.</li>



<li>Have any sexual desire regarding nudity.</li>
</ul>



<p>Some folks I know have tried to defame me by calling me a pedophile. These people think that I share nudity or I often times go nude for the wrong reasons. I do not believe that me simply being nude, or sharing about my nudist journey makes me a pedophile. My intentions behind sharing and promoting nudism are pure.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">My intentions</h2>



<p>I have many good intentions behind my posts, and my sharing of nudity online. Some of my intentions and reasons for sharing nudity online are as listed below. </p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Educate others about the nudist lifestyle.</li>



<li>Show others that being nude isn&#8217;t sexual.</li>



<li>Highlight nudity as a normal state of being.</li>



<li>Normalize nudity so others stop sexualizing it.</li>
</ul>



<p>I believe we can&#8217;t normalize nudity if we don&#8217;t show nudity in normal day to day activities. Simply telling people that nudity isn&#8217;t sexual isn&#8217;t enough if we can&#8217;t back it up. I like backing up my proof that nudity can be normal by simply showing it in photos.</p>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">
<p>&#8220;To be naked is to be oneself.&#8221; — Ruth Barcan</p>
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<p>Every photo I share to the general public is simply just me, unclothed, and entirely non-sexual. If you see my photos as sexual then you simply need to change your perspective on nudity and learn to be more open minded.</p>



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		<title>Guaranteed fun at Blue Lake</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I survived my first time at a nudist resort in 2021 called Blue Lake Resort which resides in Erie, Illinois. Blue Lake Resort is a great little community of nudists who I have grown to become friends with during my many travels to this resort in 2021. The first time I visited the resort they [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I survived my first time at a nudist resort in 2021 called <a href="https://bluelakeresort.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">Blue Lake Resort</a> which resides in Erie, Illinois. Blue Lake Resort is a great little community of nudists who I have grown to become friends with during my many travels to this resort in 2021. </p>



<p>The first time I visited the resort they gave me a grand tour on a golf cart and showed me all the different areas of the resort. I felt a bit overdressed during the grand tour since everybody else was nude and I was still clothed at that time. </p>



<p>Once I was dropped back off at my truck I promptly stripped down and I decided to setup a tent and camp there for the weekend where I enjoyed visiting with other nudists. I enjoyed time in the hot tub, hung out around the fire and even took a dip in their pond. Blue Lake is a great place to meet new nudist friends which I did right away!</p>



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<p>I continued visiting the resort more in 2021 and some of my friends even joined me at the resort with their camper. I moved onto staying in one of their three apartment style houses they had available before they built their new cabin which I haven&#8217;t seen yet in person.</p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">My Review</h2>



<p>Finally here is my breakdown review of Blue Lake Resort in Erie, Illinois. </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Pros</h3>



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<li>People are super friendly</li>



<li>Special activities on certain weekends</li>



<li>Hot Tub &amp; Pond</li>



<li>Loop trail to walk around</li>



<li>Volleyball, Shuffleboard, Horseshoes, Pool Table, Picnic Spots, Petanque</li>



<li>Playground for children</li>



<li>Tanning area</li>



<li>Fridge in the room</li>



<li>Tv in the room</li>



<li>You can buy ice on site</li>



<li>Registered golf carts allowed</li>



<li>Bikes allowed</li>



<li>Hot Outdoor shower</li>



<li>Three Motel Rooms</li>



<li>One Cabin</li>



<li>Electric/Water Hookups</li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Cons</h3>



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<li>Little boring if you go by yourself</li>



<li>They closed bare buns cafe</li>



<li>No stove or microwave in the room I stayed in</li>



<li>Cell phone service is spotty</li>



<li>Wifi is very limited</li>



<li>No swimming pool</li>



<li>Limited rooms to rent</li>
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<p>If you visit Blue Lake Resort you will want to bring some of the following items:</p>



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<li>Towels</li>



<li>Meals to eat while you are there especially for supper</li>



<li>Sunscreen &amp; Bug spray</li>



<li>Personal items like soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.</li>
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<p>Would I go there again? Yes I plan to visit this resort again in 2024 after it warms up.</p>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/guaranteed-fun-at-blue-lake/">Guaranteed fun at Blue Lake</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Why I was offline for 2 years</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Crawford]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2023 21:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>You might have noticed that for the past two years since December of 2021 I have been missing from social media and pretty much the internet as a whole. Well this post is my attempt to explain that. How it all started For years one of my ex gf has spent her time stalking me [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You might have noticed that for the past two years since December of 2021 I have been missing from social media and pretty much the internet as a whole. Well this post is my attempt to explain that.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How it all started</h2>



<p>For years one of my ex gf has spent her time stalking me online and offline looking for ways to throw me in jail/prison in an attempt to keep my daughter from me. She also saved countless nude photos of me that she found on various forms of social media to use against me in court.</p>



<p>On July of 2021 she figured out a way to get me arrested on a 1st degree harassment charge which has a sentence of 2 years in prison, however on Dec 15, 2021 I ended up getting 2 years supervised probation on a plea bargain and a fine of $855. If I had known at the time that the corrupt judge and my corrupt probation officer would spend the next 2 years trying to toss me in prison I would of fought the case and not taken a plea bargain. I took the plea bargain though because I had no idea how to deal with it &amp; was afraid of going to prison. Let&#8217;s be honest this is the first time I was in any sort of criminal trouble in my life.</p>



<p>My ex gave the judge some sob story and the judge ate right out of her hand granting my ex a 5 year no contact order and also ruled on the terms of my probation that I had to leave all social media &amp; wasn&#8217;t allowed to post nude photos of myself or others online. No idea why this was even a term of probation but atlases it was. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Probation Violation Hearings</h2>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">1st violation</h3>



<p>On 5/26/2022 my probation officer claimed I had created a twitter account and got additional conditions of probation set forth against me. I actually <strong>did NOT</strong> create a twitter profile but wasn&#8217;t able to prove that I did not. The additional condition of probation was that they would start monitoring my personal devices with Accountable2you software that I also had to pay for monthly.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading">2nd violation</h3>



<p>On 9/2/2022 my probation officer turned me in again on a 2nd probation violation and had me arrested on a $10,000 bond which I quickly bonded out of jail within 10 minutes of turning myself in. This second violation they claimed that I posted nude photos of myself on a website called <a href="https://nudistgeek.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="">ndstgeek.com</a> that I do not own nor have access to post on and that I was actively posting on earthnaturists.com which is another website I don&#8217;t own or have a profile on. This case had multiple orders for continuance for roughly 10 months, I was planning to fully fight this case as I truly didn&#8217;t do anything wrong.</p>



<p>On 6/7/2023 right before the hearing my attorney found out that they had a <em><strong>made up</strong></em> 3rd violation they were going to charge me with if I fought it and throw me in prison for 2 years regardless. I was advised to take the plea bargain which resulted in me being sentenced 21 days of jail time starting on July 1, 2023 at the Appanoose County Jail. They never charged me with a 3rd violation.</p>



<p>It is now after December 15, 2023 when I&#8217;m making this post and I am now free of probation and can rejoin social media and post whatever legal content I want online once more. The above said however I&#8217;m sure my ex will continue to stalk me online which I may eventually go after her in court for stalking me.</p>



<p>In the meantime you can help me get caught up on my expenses and my overwhelming debt by joining my <a href="https://onlyfans.com/mcrawford" target="_blank" rel="noopener" title="OnlyFans">OnlyFans</a> and supporting my content!</p>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/why-i-was-offline-for-2-years/">Why I was offline for 2 years</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Putting the fence back up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 16:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>As I wrote about previously in my last blog post [Big storm blew down my fence] our fence got blown over by a strong wind that hit on Memorial Day and while I really really need to replace this fence it simply isn&#8217;t in the budget currently. For now the goal is to put the [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As I wrote about previously in my last blog post [<a href="https://mattcrawford.me/2020/05/26/big-storm-blew-down-my-fence/" title="Big storm blew down my fence">Big storm blew down my fence</a>] our fence got blown over by a strong wind that hit on Memorial Day and while I really really need to replace this fence it simply isn&#8217;t in the budget currently.</p>



<p>For now the goal is to put the fence back up how it was by replacing the snapped off fence posts and replacing them with new posts. </p>



<p>Here are some photos I took while replacing the first snapped off fence post.</p>



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<p>Here are more photos I took while replacing the 2nd snapped off fence post.</p>



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<p>Fence is all back up how it was for now and now I simply just need to save up money to replace the fence. </p>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/putting-the-fence-back-up/">Putting the fence back up</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 17:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday on Memorial day we had a big storm blow through which felt like a Tornado but nobody has confirmed that. Well anyways this big storm took out several trees which fell on a few nearby houses and also took out part of my privacy fence. I guess now I get the joy of rebuilding [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday on Memorial day we had a big storm blow through which felt like a Tornado but nobody has confirmed that. Well anyways this big storm took out several trees which fell on a few nearby houses and also took out part of my privacy fence.</p>



<p>I guess now I get the joy of rebuilding this fence but for now I&#8217;m going to prop it back up until I can get the funds to buy new lumber for a new fence.</p>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/big-storm-blew-down-my-fence/">Big storm blew down my fence</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Easter Gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2020 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Like most kids mine have a lot of stuffed animals so for Easter this year I built my two youngest kids a zoo cage each so they have somewhere to store all their stuffed animals or at least a good selection of them. I built them in the safety and privacy of my garage.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like most kids mine have a lot of  stuffed animals so for Easter this year I built my two youngest kids a zoo cage each so they have somewhere to store all their stuffed animals or at least a good selection of them. </p>



<p>I built them in the safety and privacy of my garage.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="707" height="1024" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200411_224035-707x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-5199" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200411_224035-707x1024.jpg 707w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200411_224035-207x300.jpg 207w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200411_224035-768x1112.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/20200411_224035.jpg 884w" sizes="(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px" /><figcaption>Finished Product</figcaption></figure>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/easter-gift/">Easter Gift</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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		<title>Nudity isn&#8217;t shameful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>By now most of my subscribers to this blog likely know I had been sharing images of me fully nude online for years now. Many co-workers, family members and others who know me in real life have also stumbled upon my nude images. This article is about why I believe nudity is NOT shameful and [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By now most of my subscribers to this blog likely know I had been sharing images of me fully nude online for years now. Many co-workers, family members and others who know me in real life have also stumbled upon my nude images. </p>



<p>This article is about why I believe nudity is NOT shameful and shouldn&#8217;t be viewed as such.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_5837.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_5837-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6469" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_5837-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_5837-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_5837-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_5837.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Some Facts regarding nudity</h2>



<p>Below are some facts and also how society generally views nudity.</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Nudity is shameful or frowned upon.</li>



<li>Nudity is seen as sexual, pornographic or lude. </li>



<li>Society teaches us to wear clothing from the moment we are born.</li>



<li>Society teaches us to be ashamed if we are seen nude.</li>



<li>Public nudity is illegal in many countries especially in the USA. </li>



<li>Many folks are closed minded when it comes to nudity &amp; most consider nudity to be straight up lude.</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How I feel about nudity</h2>



<p>Like other nudists I also have my own many beliefs regarding nudity and what nudity is to me:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Being nude is liberating and freeing. </li>



<li>It&#8217;s just skin, being nude is nothing to be ashamed of.
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>I believe If more people saw nudity the way I do then the world would honestly be a better place.</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>I don&#8217;t believe that nudity in itself is sexual and it certainly is not the same as porn nor are my photos pornographic in nature.</li>



<li>The human body while nude is NOT lude.
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>Do you think your nude pet is lude?</li>



<li>Are wild animals lude because they are nude?</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Nudity is about being yourself.
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<li>It&#8217;s not about the brand of clothes you wear or how you look clothed or nude. It&#8217;s simply you.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>



<p>So I ask all my nudist friends to continue BEING YOU and don&#8217;t let society bring you down or get away with rude comments regarding nudity or your nude body. </p>



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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_6358.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" data-id="6477" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_6358-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-6477" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_6358-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_6358-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_6358-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/IMG_6358.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Nude in my yard</figcaption></figure>
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<p>NO! I am NOT ashamed of myself for being nude or publishing my own nudes on the internet because it&#8217;s not about body shame, it&#8217;s not porn, it&#8217;s just me being well, ME in the natural skin I was born in.</p>



<p>If you have a problem with me being nude then simply look the other way and move on. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Please Share &amp; Comment!</h2>



<p>If you found this article interesting please share it on social media or whatever outlet you have. Pass it to your lude friends maybe it will change their views about nudity.</p>



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		<title>My Journey as a Nudist</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Do you find creative nudity to be artistic in anyway, or do you simply see all nudity as sexual? If you see nudity as sexual then I think you need to open your mind a bit and think outside of the box that society has held you captive in likely all of your life. Being [&#8230;]</p>
The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/my-journey-as-a-nudist/">My Journey as a Nudist</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you find creative nudity to be artistic in anyway, or do you simply see all nudity as sexual? </p>



<p>If you see nudity as sexual then I think you need to open your mind a bit and think outside of the box that society has held you captive in likely all of your life. Being closed minded is not always a good thing.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How do I feel about nudity?</h2>



<p>Simply being nude is not a sex act nor do I believe that nudity in general is sexual in the slightest bit. If anything I see nudity as artistic or beautiful, for example a person sitting in a chair, cleaning house, or just relaxing nude is not sexual at all and should not be viewed as such. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How does society view nudity?</h2>



<p>In my own opinion I believe that society believes that all nudity is sexual, even when one isn&#8217;t committing a sex act. Society is prudish at best when it comes to bare skin, or any form of nudity especially when private areas are exposed. Society views topless women as sexual as well but topless men are not sexual which I find very goofy and backwards thinking.</p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-heading">Warning! Nudity ahead!</h2>



<p class="has-text-align-left has-vivid-red-color has-text-color">If you find all nudity to be sexual then you probably should just leave this post now as this post does contain nude images of myself depicting what it is like to live life as a nudist.</p>



<h2 class="has-text-align-center wp-block-heading"><strong>My Nudist</strong> Lifestyle</h2>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Coming out as a nudist</h2>



<p>Majority of the people I know in real life do not know this fact about me but may learn about it after reading this post. The fact is I&#8217;ve decided to come clean and be more open about my lifestyle choices because I don&#8217;t want to have to hide it anymore. I like to compare me coming out as a nudist sorta like how many gay individuals have come forward in recent years however, I&#8217;m not gay.</p>



<p>The above said, the fact of the matter is I enjoy the nudist lifestyle, I enjoy spending as much time as I can nude, and I really just dislike clothing in general. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How It started?</h2>



<p>My mother had a hard time keeping clothes on me as a baby as I always found some way to strip them off. I officially started my nudist journey as a teenager when I was still living with my parents after I discovered my hatred over wearing clothing and how uncomfortable clothing really is. At my parents house, I often would relax in my bedroom nude and even slept nude at times. When night fell I would often roam around my parents house nude while everybody slept just to experience more nude time. </p>



<p>As I grew up and moved away from home I continued my lifestyle as a nudist and often practiced it in my own home when I was alone or was alone with my girlfriends at the time. I don&#8217;t practice nudism in front of my children or any kids in general because society frowns upon nudity and I don&#8217;t need legal trouble regarding this.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3683" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_5237_1.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>



<p>As of this post it is now 2018 and I still enjoy being nude whenever I possibly can and I still enjoy the nudist lifestyle at home &amp; more of my family, friends and even co-workers have discovered my love for nudism.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752-1024x682.jpg" alt="backyard" class="wp-image-3681" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752-600x400.jpg 600w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_0752.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure>



<p>Many have made remarks at me like:</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Aren&#8217;t you ashamed?</li><li>That should be kept behind closed doors!</li><li>What are you a perv?</li><li>Why do you want everybody to see your dick?</li><li>Nobody wants to see your dick!</li><li>Remove your nudes from the internet!</li></ul>



<p>And here are my answers to their remarks!</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Aren&#8217;t you ashamed?<ul><li>No I&#8217;m not ashamed! I&#8217;m proud of who I am and you should be proud of who you are. If you aren&#8217;t then you likely aren&#8217;t happy.</li></ul></li><li>That should be kept behind closed doors!<ul><li>Maybe, but to me coming out as a nudist is like others coming out as gay. I&#8217;m just trying to come out and be open with others.</li></ul></li><li>What are you a perv?<ul><li>No, actually I&#8217;m not a perv. Nudism isn&#8217;t a sexual act, it&#8217;s a state of dress and my preferred state of dress is nude.</li></ul></li><li>Why do you want everybody to see your dick?<ul><li>Never said I wanted everybody to see my dick, I&#8217;m just trying to come out about being a nudist and promote the lifestyle.</li></ul></li><li>Nobody wants to see your dick!<ul><li>Understandable, not everybody is open minded. Don&#8217;t look then!</li></ul></li><li>Remove your nudes from the internet!<ul><li>Um&#8230; I can&#8217;t. Once they have been shared and others have saved/shared them there is nothing I can do to ensure they are all removed from the internet and will not resurface again. At this point all I can do is embrace the fact that people have and will see me nude.</li><li>Many other folks have since re-posted my nudes all over the internet &amp; even have added them to their blog posts. </li></ul></li></ul>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="682" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123-1024x682.jpg" alt="fourwheeler" class="wp-image-3680" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123-600x400.jpg 600w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IMG_4123.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption>Fourwheeler &amp; Me</figcaption></figure>



<p>The truth is, I don&#8217;t often talk about the nudist lifestyle in a professional setting because society has taught us that nudity is sexual, that we are only nude when we shower or have sex. I firmly believe the opposite and likely will until the day I leave this world.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">What Exactly is Nudism?</h2>



<p>According to the Wikipedia page on <strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturism">Naturism</a></strong> it is described as the following:</p>



<p>Naturism, or nudism, is a cultural and political movement practicing, advocating, and defending personal and social nudity, most but not all of which takes place on private property. The term may also refer to a lifestyle based on personal, family, or social nudism. Naturism may take a number of forms. It may be practiced individually, within a family, socially, or in public. Additionally, there is also militant naturism, including campaigning, and extreme naturism is sometimes considered a separate category.</p>



<p>Many people are often nude in the privacy of their home or garden, either alone or with members of the family; naturists normally refer to them as at-home-nudists or closet-nudists. This may be occasional nudity or as a naturist lifestyle. There are differences of opinion as to whether, and if so to what extent, parents should appear naked in front of their children, and whether children should be nude within the home in the view of their family as well as visitors. This has attracted a great deal of academic study.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="683" src="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3715" srcset="https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9-600x400.jpg 600w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9-300x200.jpg 300w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9-768x512.jpg 768w, https://mattcrawford.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/slide-1-9.jpg 1920w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a><figcaption>Fourwheeler &amp; Me</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Closing Statement</h2>



<p>I hope you have learned something from this post and that you do not feel differently about me for writing this post or sharing these photos here.</p>



<p>Please leave a comment on the post and let me know what you thought about it and maybe tell me what sort of posts you would like to see here in the future. 🙂</p>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/my-journey-as-a-nudist/">My Journey as a Nudist</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Yes I&#8217;m coming out..</h2>



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<p>I actually admitted I was a nudist prior to 2017 when I had started posting public nude photos of myself enjoying the nudist lifestyle on my personal twitter account for the world to see. However, now I&#8217;ve decided to be even more open about this topic on my blog as well. I&#8217;m officially publicly announcing that I am a nudist &amp; I&#8217;m not ashamed to admit it! I&#8217;m even less ashamed to share photos of myself enjoying the nudist lifestyle.</p>



<p>First, being a naturist isn’t about porn nor is it a perverted act, it&#8217;s also not actually about sharing nude photos of yourself online either. Though since many textiles think nudism is sexual or perverted I have shared photos to try to show that simply being nude is a natural act and doesn&#8217;t have to be sexual in nature. Naturists like myself simply enjoy life without being restricted by clothing whenever possible. Naturists are often nude doing everyday tasks such as cleaning, yard work, painting, relaxing, working or even gaming!</p>



<p>To learn more about nudism and the lifestyle read this article “<a href="https://mattcrawford.me/what-is-a-nudist/">What is a nudist</a>” that I wrote.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">A little background history</h2>



<p>I have been interested in nudism for over 20 years since I was a teenager living at my parents house. While I was living with my parents as a teenager I often would roam the house nude at night and even have explored the backyard at night entirely nude.</p>



<p>When I was a teenager I tried to &#8220;come out&#8221; and express my love for nudism. I posted a photo or two of myself online but low and behold my sister found it, showed my mom and made me take it down. This has never stopped me though from enjoying the lifestyle and trying to promote it over the years. Now that I live on my own I have shared countless photos on Twitter to promote the lifestyle.</p>



<p>Over the last several years I have started doing more normal activities while nude and staying nude for longer periods of time.</p>



<p>Fast forward to 2018, I&#8217;m still pretty much a &#8220;home nudist&#8221; who enjoys relaxing nude around my house.</p>



<p>I didn&#8217;t raise my children around the nudist lifestyle because DHS and the legal system in Iowa is strictly against nudism especially when it involves minors, furthermore my children have never seen me nude.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">So, What is it like being a naturist?</h2>



<p>To me being a naturist is simply about being free from clothing &amp; not be restricted by clothing while you sleep, work, and play. I have done all sorts of stuff without clothing and I would be nude in my everyday life if society allowed it.</p>



<p>If you haven’t tried the naturist lifestyle then I strongly recommend you try it &amp; soon!</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">How to get into nudism?</h2>



<p>Best way is to start slowly so try some of the following to break into nudism!</p>



<ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Talk to other real nudists about the nudist lifestyle and evaluate if it’s right for you.</li><li>Don’t get dressed right after a shower &amp; stay nude as long as possible.</li><li>Spend time at home in your birthday suit.</li><li>Meet other nudist friends and try being nude around them.</li><li>Try going to a clothing optional resort and undress as you feel more comfortable.</li></ul>



<p>Above are just some ideas and feel free to comment if you have more or simply enjoyed this article! Thanks for reading!</p>The post <a href="https://mattcrawford.me/i-admit-im-a-nudist/">I admit, I’m a nudist</a> first appeared on <a href="https://mattcrawford.me">Matt Crawford</a>.]]></content:encoded>
					
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