cdory

I’m not really proud to admit this, but what happened to me ruined my entire life, I don’t function at a normal level. I had so much I wanted to do and be, and the people closest to me took it all away. Now here I am 40 on SSI suffering the consequences of the emotional and mental damage the people closest to me caused. Beyond that, I don’t care if people write stories, I just hate when the suffering is perm and the character has no way out. Remember an 18yo can say no, a child cannot, and keep in mind you never rly get over abuse. Regardless if story bothers me I just don’t read it 🙂

Kelly just wants to be wanted, she wants to feel love, acceptance, and fill part of the hole these poor kids have without their mom. However, as @Little Sherri alluded to in prior chapters, I believe Kelly is partly influenced by her own past, but perhaps with Dr Paige and time it will work out. I have faith in her and in LS character development, and believe Zach will end up with fair outcome. Keep in mind to that most of the unfairness you are describing is a direct result of not listening and breaking the rules. Hell, given what I went through, even I would have choose Kelly to be my mom!

I want to apologize if I made anyone feel uncomfortable in this thread. When people think your defective, a burden, or you don’t fit their version of normal; they tend to use it as a weapon. My father wanted a miniature him, when I came a long, with Autism, incontinence, etc. I became his verbal and physical punching bag. Beatings, being chased with a knife, told I wasn’t good enough, then abandoned. I had the trifecta of the worst life a kid could have and it ruined my life. When I read stories with abuse or humiliation; it brings me right back to 10yo me walking out in front of that car hoping it killed me. Don’t feel bad, writing is supposed to be provocative, and it’s perfectly ok to touch on difficult subjects. If anything just remember, childhood trauma lasts forever.. Anyhow have a great weekend everyone and again I’m sorry if I made any of you uncomfortable.

The teachers were not mean about the diapers tbh, but that didn’t mean I didn’t want to be a big kid, and be like everyone else =/ Thank fully I was able to get dry using the 15 minute method (I.E. getting put on the toilet every 15) at a therapy / respite program the school ran. As for stories If like say yours, theres a positive outcome, and the character lives happy, I don’t have much issue with. That I would and do with a story like “The Summer Nursery” over on watt pad. Where the author is feminizing child against his wishes, and trapping him as a baby / sissy because of not being potty trained. So basically just because this poor little boy cant be dry he has to suffer through the above. It’s just emotionally damaging to go through, the thought of a a child bring stuck like that even fictionalized makes me cry. It bothers me because I felt that same hopelessness, I thought I was defective and worthless. It was so bad in 4 grade I walked out in front a car in a cross walk, hoping it hit me.. When I see stories like “The Summer Nursery”, it’s like someone is telling my story, and I have to relive it. But I digress I just wish more of these stories had positive outcomes where at least the character was happy..

I don’t think a lot of people don’t understand what it’s like to be a child and have someone do something against your will, and not be able to stop it. But again while I feel this way, others may not, and while that bothers me, I’m not here to impose my will on anyone. (I was s/a by my sitter, almost murdered, and had a special ed team that convinced my mom that I couldn’t be toilet trained, because I was “autistic”.. I’m a survivor pls don’t take offense)

Abuse and humiliation of a character under 18, in any form. As an abuse survivor my self who lost his innocence; I just can’t understand, why people enjoy reading stuff like that. To me it just normalizes it as being ok, when its clearly not =/. (These are my personally held beliefs, yours may be different, while I may disagree I’m not going make an issue out of it.)

Where did Kelly learn her behavior? Her mother.. I don’t think shes being evil on purpose, it’s all she knows how to do, and is just desperately trying to help mend his heart, and be a person of comfort. Because a boy needs their mom, especially at his age. As a special ed student who wore diapers in school, it wasn’t that big of deal, in fact I was more humiliated that I fit in the babyish designed diapers head start, and the state gave us then I was the actually needing the diaper. I grew up right up the road from zach is too ha so even the fictionalized world is a small place. Most can be trained, and that would be a goal of an IEP etc it was mine. A idea to draw him and Kellie closer might be to get them on the same page, I.E Kellie, getting Zach into a specialized potty training program run by Dr Page. Rather he becomes dry well lol.. But at least it would help a bond form between them, and help ease him to acceptance or dry pants. I maybe the odd one out here but I just don’t see Kellie as Evil, and I do think she loves and cares for Zach. He just doesn’t see it yet, I hope he does hehe edited for clarity*

Is it possible that Kelly did all this in desperation to have a mother son relationship with Zach? I may not like her methods, but I cannot unsee a frustrated step parent, that just wants to be a part of the family. I would love to see her express Joy and Relief to see Zach safe, followed by a well earned talk and punishment. I see Kelly as a well intentioned individual, who perhaps went a bit to far trying to fit. Though I think ole Zach just lost his big boy pants for a lot longer now lol. (Though I truly hope LS lets him have them back in the end)