[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

19 minutes ago, Dirty Boy said:

for me, not having developed a strong character, means failing in life. In this world you are either predator or prey, you have to tear apart otherwise. you want to be torn apart. I would have liked my parents to have made me develop a strong character, instead they have always taken care of me and consequently now my life sucks because of this, i don't have a family. I have never had a relationship and i don't have a job that i like. The only reason why i don't throw myself from a tall building is because i don't have the courage to do it. In this world it is bad people with character who are successful

Remember, these are diaper stories, written by people who have a predilection to wear diapers.  A conflict with these characters is that they are pretending to be something that they aren't.

His mom senses that Robbie is hiding something, I can sense there is conflict in Robbie.  Based on how his mom treats him, I don't think the long-term effects would be as devastating as what happened in All My Mother's Rules.  In wasn't just the baby treatment that wounded Sarah, it was the harshness and callousness that her mom treated her with.

In this story, I think the mom was very close to losing her son to delinquent behavior, and Robbie lost his mother in a similar way.  Mom has been angry at Robbie for a couple of years, and he hasn't felt loved and supported by his mom since his behavior was so bad.

[Eddie's Potty Training Journal_Final Chapter_June 13, 2025]

I'm very close to making my next update.  I'm working on his birthday chapter, which is two weeks into the school year.  It's a detailed chapter and a lot happens, so the editing process is taking longer than usual.

After that, I have two more chapters.  The next one will be two weeks after Eddie's birthday, and that's where Sarah will explain to Eddie why she did this.

The last chapter is set in 2025, and I'll give an update on all of the major characters in the present day.  Eddie has finished college, and Tara is out of high school.

After that, I'll release George's story, hopefully making him a more sympathetic character.

[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

40 minutes ago, Dirty Boy said:

I predict that those kids who have seen Robbie change will cause him problems.

Eddie in your story is a boy who already has problems and being put in diapers made them worse. Instead Robbie was a normal boy and this punishment is risking making him incontinent and moreover it is ruining his self-esteem and his character. As i was saying this thing can make him become submissive and make him suffer in life. That age is fundamental for forming character and makes you grow as a leader or as a passive introvert. Basically Robbie risks growing up with insecurities and this will penalize him in life

Remember, being submissive doesn't mean failure in life. 

Obviously, an experience like this would be devastating in real life, even though it's a fantasy of mine. However, based on what I've read on this story, Robbie was heading towards jail.  He thinks he's tougher than he really is, and jail would be far worse than this.

[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

2 hours ago, Dirty Boy said:

As i said instead in my opinion, it is making him a submissive. His mother has held back the duo pride and his being a man that was forming. as an adult instead of becoming a man with a strong character, he will become a submissive man. Not to mention that the mother did it because she has psychological problems and just wants to take care of him like a small child. The father is a real idiot because he doesn't realize that his wife has problems and is ruining the growth and self-esteem of her son

We don't know what Robbie did to warrant this punishment. but it appears that he was heading down a dangerous path. 

Chances are, Robbie was hurting before this happened, and his acceptance is almost a relief for him.  

It's the same type of case with my story about Eddie.  They are slightly different characters, because Eddie is 15 (now 16) going on 5, and Robbie was twelve, going on 17.

[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

18 hours ago, maly said:

It seems clear that Robbie is enjoying being back in nappies.

Thanks for the new chapter.

Maly.

Part of him is enjoying having his mommy back

This is the type of story that I could write, which is the forced diapers, but combined with nurturing and protection that a mother would give a younger child.

Surprisingly, I think this story is fairly realistic, and may have brought Robbie off his rebellious 12 going 18 attitude.

[An American Pope]

40 minutes ago, willnotwill said:

Hosts with bright green relish and sport peppers.

 

Just no ketchup.  That's worthy of excommunication.

[Corinna Phillips chapter 11: June 7]

@Ishigreensa your stories always have this dark tone.  Aunt Jenny is nuts

[critique please? Miracle worker and the little curse chapter 1]

On 5/6/2025 at 8:49 AM, Gummybear said:

This is just first-glance stuff, so bear with me.  First of all, I'd recommend skipping a line when you're writing dialogue and a new person speaks.  I know this just sounds like a layout thing, but it really helps to avoid the wall-of-text syndrome.  Also, remember that things happen even when people talk.  I'm not saying you should necessarily try to write an Aaron Sorkin-style walk-and-talk.  They are really hard, and he's an expert at them.  But if your dialogue sequences read almost like the subtitles of a french film, they can easily become unclear.  Think of films; characters don't just stand there and talk.  They do things.  Sometimes a gesture is used instead of words.  It all helps make the scene seem more "alive".

Also, you're missing a bunch of commas, most often in sentences like this:
"The first he quickly opened <comma> revealing the expected package of..."

Adding synonyms or extra information in brackets like this?  Generally not great.  Either go with the word you choose, or find one that you feel fits.  You're not writing a thesaurus.
"but his parents were queerly [strangely] respective of his privacy"

And finally, make sure you don't mess up homophones.  You seem to have to/too/two under control, but three of your twelve instances of "your" (belonging to you) should be "you're" (you are).
“Dude,  your  you're going to get  a ton of money once  your  you're finished,"
"You could be half-way through med school by now,  your  you're smart enough to be a doctor"

When I finish the editing, I have the computer read it to me.  That I can catch the clunky passages.   It gets rid of the first draft syndrome.  You hopefully will avoid the situation where you are constantly introducing the speaker the same way.

For me, as soon as I see two speakers in the same paragraph, I don't bother to read on.  I know that the writing will be clunky, and the character development won't be strong.  However, I think dialogue is the best way to convey character traits in a story. 

There is a happy medium when introducing a speaker.  I think some writers overuse pronouns.  If you go more than 2, or 3 sentences with just pronouns, it gets confusing to know who the 'he' is.  However, you don't want to keep using the name of the character, because that becomes stilted.  The same thing is true when you don't introduce the speaker to a line.  If it a long set of dialogue, it works, but the reader should know who is saying the line.

When I just read it through, I miss a lot of that.  I know what I wanted to say, so sometimes my eyes play tricks on me.

[People commenting on your diapers]

On 5/6/2025 at 8:24 AM, Little_Mouse said:

I've never gotten any comments from people I didn't know in public. Probably because I don't flash "I'm wearing a diaper" in public.

It's my experience that as long as you act normal, no one will comment.

They might see or assume I'm wearing a diaper, but normal people would never comment on it.

If someone ever comments on it, I would ask the person to take care of themselves and stop their rude behavior, as it's no one else's business, but mine, what I'm wearing, as long as my appearance is not illegal according to the law.

I think a comment likely comes from a friend who would be expressing concern.   

[Eddie's Potty Training Journal_Final Chapter_June 13, 2025]

15 hours ago, wetdiaper55 said:

I would like to see what Eddie is doing

He's close to coming back.  I've got it drafted, and in the editing stage.

[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

16 hours ago, Dirty Boy said:

Claire is ruining her son, now her control is compromised by the use of diapers as was predictable. Then now she also has the idea of not sending him to school anymore. She really wants to bring him to regression, it is clear that everything is beyond a simple punishment, this woman has problems

It's clear she is happy that she has her baby back. At the same token, her baby was on the verge of becoming a ward of the court. If so, I don't think there was much to ruin.

[24/7 startups, and unexpected pitfalls?]

35 minutes ago, oznl said:

And pull-ups are NOT your friend.  In real-world, 100% duty cycle conditions, they have very limited use.

I realized that a few years ago.  I was staying at my cousin's house.  i used Pull-ups because I was travelling, and for discretion. I had a wardrobe malfunction, and pee leaked down my leg.

Fortunately, I discreetly excused myself and changed before anybody noticed, but it was a lesson learned.  If you can't trust a product, it isn't the right product.

[Start again?]

I usually get a feeling whether the idea is working or it's not fairly not.  I usually get an idea for a story (usually while lying in bed) and eventually I decide to get it out of my head and on paper.  Sometimes the words just pop out of my fingers, other times I get stuck and it just doesn't work. 

I've tried to make "Eddie's Potty Training Journal" several times, and the original bubble isn't identical to what I'm writing.  Not to mention how different the final draft is to what I draft originally.

[The Girl Who Wanted to Wear Diapers (Ch. 46- 06/25/25)]

2 hours ago, AnythingWillDo said:

The last three chapters have brought many new questions but also some consequences of Maddy's relationship with Hannah. Personally I can see Emma being the key to a major shake up in the friend group. Maddy is already on the path of friendship with Hannah, despite her holding back on really acknowledging her as a friend. She has been projecting her own fear and embarrassment onto Hannah. I think that Hannah might have had a rough camp and everyone would have seen her pull-ups without Maddy watching out for her. But due to her autism I am not sure how much she cares about wearing them, no matter how much bullying she endures. Maddy, hopefully, will learn that she needs to embrace what she wants. Her 'sneaking' is what is causing the issues. As for Emma, I can see a blow up between the 3 happening soon. Depending on what is said the aftermath could go in any direction. At this point, Maddy would choose Emma... but I love a world where, once the dust settles, Hannah and/or Maddy comfort each other. They still need a 'bonding moment', and I hope it happens soon!

 

As to Maddy and her diapers. The urge is growing and despite her thoughts, Maddy won't be able to help herself. Getting the pull-ups Hannah has should have been a big moment, but now its a hollow victory. I keep thinking, the story is called 'The Girl Who Wanted to Wear Diapers'. Diapers. that will be her focus from here on out and there are so many options now that Hannah is in the picture. But she will most likely still try to be 'sneaky', and her accidents are going to complicate matters for sure! Also, don't forget that there are those pink pull-ups from Chloe. I think they will make an appearance again. If Maddy ends up with diapers at night and/or those pull-ups during the day, that would be what she truly wants, if not diapers full time. Personally, I hope the messy accident is a one off but, this story will still be amazing, regardless of that.

 

As to the parallels of Maddy's ADHD and Hannah's autism. It's cool how the story shows Maddy making a decision about things like food and clothing, thinking they are rational. Then thinking Hannah is being a baby for making similar decisions. Its all in how she feels and how she makes 'firm' conclusions, only to rethink them later. This, I believe, is the true lesson of this story. No matter if my own personal guesses/choices turn out to be true, Maddy and Hannah can make up an kickass friendship. Which will make for a great ending... but I hope they are both still in diapers at the end as well haha!

The big factor is that Emma is the cool friend. In the world of MS girls, the cool friend always trumps the weird friend, even if you have far more in common with the weird friend  How this usually works out is: the cool friend dumps the protagonist, and she finds the weird friend to help survive the jungles of middle school.

[Just write!]

On 4/27/2025 at 7:25 PM, WBDaddy said:

When I was at my peak, so very long ago, it was about discipline.  Write every day.  Sit there for at least an hour in front of whatever array of unfinished stories you have in your queue.  Scan them all until you find something that sparks you.  Or just sit there with a blank page, if you don't have a queue.  Write something.  Even if you look at it an hour later and say, "this is crap," and delete it, do it anyway.  Because you give yourself permission to fail, which unlocks your creativity and frees you from your self-doubt.  And that is the most powerful boost to your creativity you can possibly give yourself.  Writing fearlessly.  

Starting is the hardest part for me.  Once I start, I usually can write freely.  Especially if I've a lot of the ideas already in my head

Work makes writing very hard.  I generally need to be fresh to draft anything, and I'm in a low cycle during the afternoon.  I usually bounce back at 8, or 9, but I don't want to sidetracked with a long project that late at night.

[The Girl Who Wanted to Wear Diapers (Ch. 46- 06/25/25)]

21 hours ago, Bonsai said:

Maddy is not a much better "friend" than Emma, so they deserve each other.

they are both products of they're age, and kids that age are awful.  Not to be misogynistic, but I've taught middle school- boys that age are real jerks, but they are 10 times nicer than the girls

[The Girl Who Wanted to Wear Diapers (Ch. 46- 06/25/25)]

35 minutes ago, peelover said:

Yes, but Maddy didn't know that. Her parents might not have believed her that Hannah was just there to use the bathroom.

Based on how her parents have been written, I don't think her mom would have scolded Maddy for opening the door to Hannah for a potty emergency, but Maddy doesn't have the awareness to understand the difference.

The real a-hole in this is Emma.  She knew that Maddy was home alone, and knew that Maddy wasn't supposed to let anybody in the house.  Rather than keeping that to herself, she sends Hannah over to Maddy's house, even though she knows that Hannah won't stop with "Sorry, you can't come in."

This is what I hope Maddy does in about 4 years time when she is in high school and realizes that Emma is responsible for so much drama: 

 

[The Girl Who Wanted to Wear Diapers (Ch. 46- 06/25/25)]

2 hours ago, zzzz50 said:

I loved how Mom told Maddy that she should have let Hanna in despite clear instructions not to let anyone visit. These type of situation seemed to happen all the time when I was growing up, no matter what decision we made our parents  would always second guess.

I don’t hold any hope that Hanna will be able to keep Maddy’s secret. Will she spill the beans that Maddy wore during the daytime? As always it will be interesting to see where the story will go.

 

That wasn't really all that fair for mom to do that.  If Maddy was older, and had more experience with these things, she would know enough that there is a difference between bringing a friend over to play, and helping a friend out by letting her use the bathroom.

There is a difference with generations between Maddy, and how it was handled with my generation.  I was ten years old, and my mom left me alone in our house when I was stayed home from school because I was sick.  Back then, that was just what we did, and I don't think she even asked a neighbor to check on me.   In fact, I know she didn't, because there was an earthquake, and nobody came to check on me until my mom got home.

[Just write!]

1 hour ago, Electrically said:

That’s nice! Sometimes you just need a little momentum, then things just roll along. 

It was strange.  I sat down, and my fingers started tapping keys.  I had to stop myself last night because I was about 1/2 through and I ended up writing a lot more this afternoon.  I was so enthused that I decided to go to a lost story- but i think I've lost the plot with that one😀

Writing is fun, but it can be mentally exhausting.

[The Girl Who Wanted to Wear Diapers (Ch. 46- 06/25/25)]

21 minutes ago, BabySofia said:

Should have done the swap while she was finding her a change of clothes... At least better pull-ups will be appearing! I suspect things and information about her bedwetting are going to come out rather quickly at that sleepover... 

I think Maddy's secret is about to get exposed.  The question is: will her true secret be exposed to her parents

Maybe it's just me, but Emma seems like a real snot.  with friends like her, who needs enemies?  Maddy isn't quite old enough, or has enough social awareness, to realize that if Emma is talking like that about Hanna, who knows what she's saying about you.

[Just write!]

I learned something about my writing process this weekend. 

I updated my story last week, which was everything I've drafted so far in my story.  The only thing I had was that it is his birthday, and I had an idea what the party could be like.  I  sensed that I needed to do something on paper this weekend to keep the story alive in my head.  If I go more than a few weeks without at least drafting anything, I'm going to lose  Eddie's. This happens all the time, and I have a ton of words sitting in limbo because I've lost the voice.

I'm also a notorious 😁 . Why do something today that you can put off until tomorrow has been my unofficial motto since Kindergarten.  This whole week, I've been telling myself that I need to draft at least something before the end of the weekend.  I'm not going to be home tomorrow, so it needed to be today.  The problem was: I'm tired when I get home from work, and it takes a lot of mental energy to create a story.  For me, spreadsheeting is a mindless activity that I use to relax.  I create all kinds of spreadsheets, and most of it is just mindless number crunching.  So, why do something today that I can put off until tomorrow?

I finally got to the point where I just needed to sit down and write something.  Before I started, I thought "This won't a long update."  Right away, as soon as I sat at the keyboard, things started coming to me.  In the end, for something that I thought would be a short update, it ended up at 4.3k.   It might be longer once I go through the editing process.

Sometimes, the best idea to break through a block is to sit with the story and see what comes to you.

[Shaq needs a diaper]

On 4/25/2025 at 11:25 AM, abdlwpg said:

I assume Shaq probably has a larger than average bladder based on the rest of him being larger than average. Anyways pretty skeptical that a Depends Real Fit would be enough for him. 

Does seem like he will shill for anything so I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up doing an adult diaper endorsement at some point.

There is a direct correlation between body mass and urine production.  Most Pull-ups are no match for full void from a typically-sized male,so Shaq with need the extra thick variety.

Shaq would shill anything that gives him money, so I wouldn't put it past him

[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

7 minutes ago, Dirty Boy said:

They are punishing him based on gossip, not even if he actually did something. In addition, the mother clearly has some problems, she is enjoying the situation and is even thinking of sharing it on social media with photos, which would mean destroying her son's present and future social life.

P.S. I love children, i always end up being their lawyer haha  

Maybe I misread a chapter, but I don't think we know enough about what Robbie did to say it's based on gossip.  They might have the information to know.  Even if it's gossip, you can see Robbie having a defiant attitude.  There is a disorder, which we call conduct disorder.  It's also called oppositional defiant disorder.  In laymen's terms, the kid is being an ass because he is an ass.  How that is usually treated in teenagers is: they go to jail.  They keep pushing the envelope, and eventually end up in jail.

That doesn't excuse his mother sharing it on social media though.

[You know what you've done. 1 - 14]

This is a lot like the stories that I like to write.  It's a different take on the older child being put in diapers by his parents.

Robbie is very different character than Eddie in the story that I'm writing.  Robbie seems to be a twelve-year-old going on twenty, and needed to put back into place.  Because Robbie doesn't know what he did wrong, we don't know either.  The question is: was it just childish mischief, or something more concerning?

When I taught middle school, I saw some real brats that constantly did things, and then argued when they got in touble.  In some cases, their parents didn't back us.  The last I heard about one of those case, he was arrested for sex trafficking.  It sounds like Claire's has learned that her son is much easier to deal with when he is kept in diapers, versus pretending to be thug

 

[Accidents At School]

32 minutes ago, principal_baby said:

Definitely a different reply here, but I'm an actual elementary school principal and I have troubles keeping my panties dry somedays as well! Very embarrassing to try and keep myself dry!!

I teach at a high school and I like to say that I can with 100% certainty, guarantee that at least one person at my school wears diapers.  I don't worry to much, as long as I don't leak.