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I write my stories in word, in part because I feel comfortable with the controls, formatting, and editing inside Word documents However, it doesn't lend itself to the formatting in this forum. I tried to post using the paste from word, but I didn't like the full bold text- I don't like the way it looks. I tend to go through the story and manually put a line between paragraphs, which appears to be the preferred format in the stories here. I definitely prefer have the gaps between the paragraphs than having it look like one long block. I don't mind going manually putting the lines between paragraphs, because it gives me another chance edit, but it doesn't seem very efficient. Any thoughts on that? I do wish this forum had a way to edit you're posts after actually posting- one of the forums I read does have this function and it is kind of nice when you miss something. I'm a terrible copy editor, and even when I read through something, I will always find missing words, or grammatical mistakes. And it doesn't matter how many times I read the entry, inevitably I will notice something immediately after pressing POST. What strategies to other people use to copy-edit their work, and making the transfer from Word (or whatever) to here?

I think this is the truth, but I can also see some connection between that statement and how homosexuality was viewed in the past. One of the heroes of WWII (not that long ago) lost everything and was arrested because he was gay. It is taken a long time, but much more socially accepted in today's society. Unfortunately this fetish/desire (it is really both) tends appeal to people who aren't emotionally stable and people with perverted ideas that infringe on other's rights (including unfortunately children). And it is not like we have a spokesman telling the media each time something weird happens "He's not one of us."

Personally, I feel comfortable with my desire and urging to wear a diaper. It is something that I do for satisfaction, but also something I do for comfort. I know this, because at times that I'm most stress out in my life, I tend to find the need to wear and for longer periods. I'm also comfortable wearing a diaper when I'm out of the house, and it there is no longer any apprehension or hyper-awareness while I'm out in a diaper. However, I'm also not exactly displaying myself with a diaper. It is essentially my underwear, and as a 40 year-old man, I don't expose my underwear to just anybody (I don't think the kids would think it was cool, even if it was boxers). I do this, but also live my social life without any cross over. I've worn a diaper when I'm out with friends, but since I don't talk about it, show it off, or do anything to draw attention to it, I don't believe my friends know about. My brother does, but we don't talk about it. Which brings me back to cultural acceptance, and people believing that DL's and AB's are not a bunch of freaks. In reading this forum, I've realized that a lot of well-rounded intelligent people share this desire, and we certainly are not all a bunch of freaks. However, I don't believe we exactly put our best foot forward. There are people who are sometimes less discreet, or behaving in an addictive manor that is 'freaky' and strange. I don't mean to judge people, but some of the post in this forum are ridiculous, and have no sense of reality. Some of them are fantasy (most), and some are people's inner desires without that conscience filter. To an outsider, it would be easy to assume that these are sick people- and make the obvious association with pedophilia. I'm sure I've got some friends who would share that feeling (and I live in the SF Bay area, which is about as tolerant to alternative lifestyles as you'll ever get), and they certainly have no idea their 'normal' friend actually wants to wear a diaper, use one, and would love to somebody change his diaper. I guess I do a pretty good job hiding my 'weirdness'.

Yeah, but the baggy look is currently in style (you just have to have you pants around your knees, which defeats the purpose of hiding diapers).

That is one of the things that makes this a judgmental community. There are a lot of people on B.S. patrol, and fire off remarks that are often just as trollish as the original completely made up story. There is 1 way to handle trolls- IGNORE IT. Obviously there needs to be some moderation from the moderators, or this site degenerates into a DPF-like forum. I agree that we should be able to express our reservations with some ideas in the forum, but there is a fine line.

Sorry about that, That was me not going back and looking at the post. I enjoyed the story, and made assumptions. You're feelings are similar to mine. If I wrote in the mind of female character, it would feel forced. I can write about females, but only from the perspective of a male.

I was curious about this, because I haven't noticed a lot of spelling or grammar errors in your writing (I'm probably the worst proof reader of all time- so that's not saying a lot). I couldn't write in the browser, because I need Word to catch my spelling errors, and I prefer the platform. I'm currently writing a story based on the movie "BIG" although obviously it is the exact opposite. My problem is that I'll write a beginning of a story, but I tend to write in big chunks. It is like cleaning, I'll get a hair up my butt and write a few thousand words, but then hold off for the next week and not write a damn thing. Stories die, because I lose touch with the character.

With the novels, I wasn't talking necessarily about 1st person (that is another discussion). Even if they are written in 3rd person, they always have some one telling the story- and often from the same perspective as the author. I think my issue is that I don't have any acting ability, and wasn't able to get into being another character when I tried (it felt make-believe). When I write, the character I write always resembles myself. Of course, I haven't done very much writing fiction recently (it takes a lot of energy, and I sometimes get lost in doing other things).

In both "A Change for Naomi" and "Phone Conversation", and "Mimi's Struggle" are all excellent stories. What I find surprising is that these are all written by men, but have a female POV. Personally, when I write something, I find it difficult to write in a female POV. Even when I write in third person, I'm always visualizing the events as myself, a male. In fact, it has to be a white male. I'm curious about other people's experience with this. When I think about classic novels, most are written from the same perspective as the author- "Great Gatsby" written from the perspective of Nick-a white male. "Catcher in the Rye" is written in the perspective of Holden Caulfield. How do some of you write from the female perspective? What issues do you have with writing with another POV?

When I write something, it is always self-centered, and the main character is always me. I can only write in the character of a white male, but I can put that person at any age, or space. If I don't have the emotional attachment to what I'm writing, the story goes nowhere. Unfortunately, a lot of the time I'll get the character to a point where I wanted to go (usually diapers), but then I have nothing left to add. I try to add another aspect to the story, but since I don't feel anything for the character, the story dies in my word folder.

That was awkward.

If you're discreet (about the same level you would be if you were wearing underpants), there is very little chance of somebody noticing diapers under your cloths. Obviously if you change in a public restroom there is a chance that somebody will notice or see something. It is very much reduced if you use Pull Up style, and don't require a change. However, this isn't something people go around noticing, or even care about. The biggest chance you take is somebody seeing something in your bag, but even that would not even garner a comment- they probably don't even want to know why you're wearing them.

As a native Californian, quakes are good for a quick jolt to your blood pressure (as long as there is no damage). It goes- "What the hell is that' to 'it's an earthquake'. Anything beyond that, and we use words that aren't nice (and pray a whole bunch). Now the hurricane is another story. That's like the slap bet (would you rather get hit totally unexpected), or know that something bad is going to happen. Good luck this weekend, and stay safe.

Another option is getting a Champions League match (their midweek- and I believe easier to get tickets). The schedule should be coming out soon, but Match Day 1 is September 13 & 14. Two weeks later is Match Day 2. Chelsea will play at home one of those two sessions- Good Luck with the tickets.

It's too bad for the Chelsea tickets (hopefully something can be worked out). However, QPR is playing Aston Villa on the same day, and I believe QPR is the easiest ticket of the London clubs.

I'm not sure why so much energy is spent here reacting to freaks like the teacher above(which unfortunately is the only coverage AB/DLs ever get in the mainstream media- other than the CSI show, which didn't exactly paint a nice picture). In reality these are stories- most just stupid, and some downright disgusting- (IE kindergarten teacher), but are quickly forgotten by most people. In reality, the only place I hear about these stories is right hear, and I imagine my friends don't ever find out. Now, because this is some what secretive fetish, most people keep this behind closed doors. Even though I wear diapers in public, I always keep them in my pants. Since I'm not a teenage boy, my underwear-(ergo my diapers) stay safely hidden in my pants. I don't let my friends know, and don't want them to find out. I don't think anybody who knows me personally knows anything about my desire for diapers, and I believe it is the same for a lot of us. If we want people to know about this fetish, than people need to be willing to come out publicly (although not in a way that intimidates the public). Personally, I'm not ready to do something like that. Of course, based on commercials, comic references, and various TV shows- diapers are more accepted than they were ten years ago.

Who is doing the rioting, and was it really caused because the police shot a gangster? I've read the reports but I haven't read which group is actually doing the rioting (only being teens- and likely people who still act like teens). BTW, I hope things have settled down tonight, and sanity comes back (good luck- my prayers are with all the people in urban England).

Unfortunately, I think she is on her 40th minute of fame. Her time should have been up a long time ago.

I've used quite a few different diapers, and haven't had very much problems with diapers breaking up. I generally put a pair of underwear over the diaper which serves as a protection from tearing. I'm currently using Abena, but I'm not too sure if I would recommend those since they seem to break up easier than most diapers I've used. I've actually found Walgreen's generic diapers to have a pretty strong cover, but I haven't worn those in a couple of years. Now, I generally don't go on insanely long rides (usually about 2 hours) and I've never soaked a diaper completely through while riding.

I was going to quote the entire post. I've flown numerous times since 9/11 and have never had an issue, nor witnessed an issue. I think the TSA needs some work on public relations (I think there is a little bit to the power trip theory in action, which happens to a lot of people who have little power and try to exercise all the power they have- ever go through the red line at customs and you get the same thing). However, if you act appropriately, allow the security to do their job, and try to see their side before getting upset, I doubt you will see any issue- regardless of what you situation is. I'm not sure what the best solution is, because the lax security we had before 9/11 was clearly a problem- and we can't afford to go back to that. If you really want to make some changes, write to your representative, go to a public meeting, or make an intelligent argument (that is oxymoronic).

This weekend I accidentally flushed a scrubber down my toilet, and I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to use my toilet until I got the scrubber out. I was thinking I might be forced to use my diapers until I could get it fixed- unfortunately I was with my brother- who doesn't know about my desires.

I'm not going to pass judgement on the guy, because that is essentially a totally private decision and definitely in a private area. However, if it is real- it must of hurt like all hell!

Marshall was expecting to get a case of food poisoning, and had a big interview. Rather than risk an emergency trip to the toilet, he asked for an adult diaper (that was the whole diaper bit, never to be mentioned again).

The first time I wore diapers in public I was so worried that I would be noticed, now I don't even think about. I just put a pair of pants, and usually wear underwear over my diaper. The underwear is for containment and sound suppression, but I've never been noticed. I've even had a diaper leak, and if I was noticed, nobody said anything.

Ironically, I'm nearly always aware when I pee at night, but pee very easily when I'm wearing during the day.