Utah Needs More Nudity

In the past year, I have been to 4 different public pools with my children. 2 in Utah and 2 in Seattle. Granted, it's a pretty small sample size but the locker room experience is so different. In Utah, everyone patiently waits for a changing room, either that, or does the awkward changing under the tee-shirt dance. In Seattle, women . . . wait for it . . . change their clothes as they usually would. Because of this *Gasp* there is actually nudity in the women's locker rooms. Shocking, I know. Since, I grew up in Utah, it took me a while to get used to it. Admittedly, I was a little uncomfortable when my neighbor stripped down in the middle of a conversation with me. But, after 8 weeks of swimming lessons, I was stripping down with the best of them.

I didn't think much about it, until a few months later, M. and I went swimming in Utah. I started to nonchalantly change into my swimsuit, and then froze. I was the only person in the room not waiting for a changing room and many moms looked disapproving. How dare I change in front of their impressionable daughter? Right then and there, I realized how grateful I was that I lived in Seattle. I love that M. sees other naked women. I think it is healthy for her to realize that women come in all shapes and all sizes. I think it will give her a better body image. 99% of the population look better with their clothes on, and I think girls imagine that other women's bodies look better than they actually do.

Probably, women in Utah are just trying to be modest but I would rather my daughter feel comfortable about her body.

What do you think?