Reply #75: Kwassa, I completely understand.

[Radio_Lady]

I started living with my husband in the summer of 1972. His wife had died of stomach at age 34 in 1971, after 14 years of marriage. His three older children were living with relatives; mine were ages three and two. It all seemed so natural -- swimming with babies who delighted in their little bodies.

When his children moved back to the house in late summer, the older kids took to the pool naked, one by one. They were ages 9, 12 and 14. Even the housekeeper got involved briefly the following year.

Later, I was accused by my stepdaughters of "forcing" them to do this. I have been told by several counselors that it was probably inappropriate for this family at this time, but I really had no clue. I felt I was just "doing what comes naturally."