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Background: I commissioned a large painting of myself many years ago. It’s a reference to the Narcissus myth, so I am lying on my stomach, naked, looking into a pond. My breasts are not at all visible, since they are covered by my arms/hair/ just the nature of the pose. You also can’t see my butt, it’s just the hip area. So while it is technically “nude,” you just see arms, side, hip, legs, and feet. I have this hanging in my living room. Context: my immediate family is all very Catholic, excep