Clothing Optional

Ziggy hates to wear clothes.

Now he gets it honestly. I am not a fan of clothing as well. But at least I have mercy on my family and wait until night fall. Right before I am ready to go to sleep. (I came out of the bathroom one night after taking a shower. No towel. I thought all were asleep. My older son was coming out of his room at the same time. He saw me and made a retching sound. Fell back into his room and slammed the door shut. Kinda messed up my self esteem. I didn't know it had gotten that bad. I'm on a diet now.)

But not my Ziggy. He prefers to take off his pants as soon as we get home. No, that's incorrect. He takes his shoes and socks off in the car. Then once he gets in the door, his pants come off. By the time he is sitting in the family room, his shirt is off and he is ready to watch a little television.

You can chart his path by the articles of clothing on the floor. Because using a hamper is passe'. He doesn't care who is in the house, if we have family over or if we have company that is not family. He does keep his underwear on, but probably because a line has to be drawn somewhere.

He is brave in his nudity. One time, I was in the kitchen frying bacon, and he walked in. You would have thought that there was a man with a butcher knife in the kitchen. My daughter ran to the kitchen from her room screaming "Nooooo!" She grabbed him and drug him out of the kitchen. "Mom is frying bacon! That's hot grease! You have to put a shirt on!" Mind you, I was frying bacon in a tank top and underwear. ( Don't judge me) But she wasn't trying to save my fat ass from the popping grease.

He has ABA therapy sometimes on Saturdays. I always get him dressed. But by the time the therapist comes, he usually has taken his pants off. Does he try to put them on prior to coming downstairs? Of course not. Generally, we send him back up to get his pants, or the therapist asks him to get his pants so they can get started. He usually screams out no, but he does it while he is heading upstairs.

My mom asked me, " Are his pants too tight? Maybe he doesn't like the material? Perhaps you should let him pick out his own clothes." I answer her, " No, his pants aren't too tight, he needs a belt. He doesn't care about the material, he has sound issues, not texture issues. If I let him pick out his own clothes, it would be drawers, mom."

Now all of my other children dress like its the 1930's. Clothing from head to toe. No skin showing. Very modest. But not my baby, anytime is naked time.

So if you are offended by almost complete nudity, then you may want to call way ahead of time if you are planning to come over. Because naked time happens all the time at my house. Except when frying bacon and French fries. Perhaps I can buy a couple of aprons.....