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April 25

2 hours ago, Electrically said:

How many times do you reread your chapter, or part, weather you are editing or adding details, or whatever?

How do you feel about your chapter or part after you decide you’re done with it? Are you’re feelings pretty consistent?

Does this change later in the story? Are you consistent, with your approach, or system from the first chapter to the last?

Best E

For me, this was very much a learning process. My rough drafts frequently have grammar errors, and a lot of passive sentences.

My process is to plan out the chapter in my head and then write as fully as possible in one setting. If I released that version of it, the writing would be distracting, and I don't like it. The plot is set, but it needs work. In the 2nd version, I look to expand the plot, and start editing the words. I rewrite one paragraph at a time. I use a read aloud the third time and try to get rid of the clunky sentences. That one ends up taking a majority of the time. I keep using the read aloud until I can go the whole chapter without stopping it to rework a sentence. The way I know it's good is when my screensaver comes one. At this point I become a bit obsessed, and frequently lose track of time.

My process is not quick, and I need to be fresh to do it. I can respond to social media after work, but i couldn't write a story because by this point I can't focus long enough to write anything.

April 23

I fit that profile as well.

This might be TMI, but I had my first wet dream on the eve of my mom's funeral. I was 16, nearly 17, and a massive mama's boy. It hit me hard, and with good reason. The moment I realized she was going to die is hard-wired in my brain. and was pivotal

i look at Eddie as an exaggeration version of me. A lot of has been made about the Eddie and Tara relationsip, but at this point it is really just two little kids who are good friends.

April 21

25 minutes ago, zzzz50 said:

Thanks, had never heard of virtual PE, figured I would have heard of it during COVID. Basically it is done on a trust basis that they really exercise. Certainly beats having your diaper exposed in the locker room!

Double that!, I didn't wear a diaper, and I hated dressing out for PE. If that was thing in my day, I probably would have resorted to wetting not to have to go in the locker room.

It's cruel! Some boys that age can grow a full beard, and others barely have any hair except on the top. Ax Body Spray is foul. I think It's even worse in the girls' locker room. They are just mean!

As far as the trust that they are exercising. From my aspect, with kids who were struggling to pass classes, getting those damn logs in was a PITA. It's partly on the parents, and partly on the kid.

As much as everybody hates Eddie's mother, she won't let him slide on the log, and she won't forget to sign it.

I don't know if I have to worry about it within the context of the story, but it's part of the story universe. Tara is in 6th grade, but is going to middle school, and she has an IEP. I don't know how a case manager would handle that in a middle school, and I don't how 6th graders do PE. Some 6th graders are in elementary schools, and I don't think they do PE every day, but 7th and 8th graders are required to do PE daily.

April 20

4 hours ago, Dirty Boy said:

In my opinion, she knows she made a mistake and made her son's situation worse. She is just too proud to admit it; she would probably be ashamed to admit her failure in front of her husband.

However, even at that age i had questionable hygiene, in fact i would get irritations. At least i hadn't had any accidents eheh

My mother is the opposite of Eddie's mother, if she had had accidents, she would not have wanted to put me in diapers, because she was always afraid of other people's judgments and she was ashamed of me doing it. I fear that if i had had an accidents, i would have received disapproval and little understanding.

At this point, Alice sees George more as her teenage child than her husband, so she doesn't care what he thinks. George's response could be to leave, and take Eddie with him, but he's chosen to be in his relationship. It would have to be somebody deemed an equal, and mom wouldn't see many people as equals. I've done a rough draft of George's story that I'll finish after I complete this story, which will also give you a little bit of Alice's story.

At this point, she's stuck. Eddie will not use the toilet independently. I don't think Eddie would admit to himself, and he wouldn't know what his mom thinks, but he's making a conscious decision to stay in diapers.

I have no idea how my mom would have acted to accidents, even if I was younger than Eddie. If Eddie was three years old, this behavior is a sign that he is not ready to be potty. Eddie is sort of an exaggerated version of me, but Eddie has weaknesses that I didn't have. I eloped when I was little, but I knew where I was and where I was going. It drove my mom crazy, but not my dad. He knew that I could find them. I had the same mental maturity issues, but not quite so young.

I was fairly late to potty train. It took me until I was nearly five, but I was good after I got it. It's a decision that I regret to this day. I didn't wet the bed, I could hold it for a while, and I understood the concept of go now because you might not be able to later. I grow up in a foreign country, so we did a lot travelling with less than adequate toilets (squat toilets and pit toilets). If I those issues, my mom would be justified to put me in Pampers. Who knows, maybe some of my friends secretly wore Pampers on this trips, but we just didn't know. I know it was fairly common for kids where we lived who were under 5 to be diapered for those kinds of trips.

When I was struggling, I'm pretty sure that my mom resorted to Pampers when it was very inconvenient for accidents. This is was before Pull-ups, so she would have used those if they were available. There might have less social pressure to be out diapers, and who knows what would have happened?

By 15, I was decent with my hygiene. It was very humid, so I knew the value of taking a shower. I had braces, so brushing my teeth was important. I knew the advantage of brushing, because my mouth felt better. I had maids, so learning how to put clothes in the hamper remains a struggle.

52 minutes ago, zzzz50 said:

Just wondering, how do you do PE remotely? Did not hear about this during COVID.

This is 2016, so it's before Covid.

There are virtual schools available. I taught at one in 2016, and we have one that's part of my district. I don't know when it started, but I think it was before Covid. I might be taking a little creative liberty to place it in 2016/17 school year.

The way it's done is a combination of classwork (exercise, time management, Nutrition, etc) and an activity log. Ed. Code says that students need to exercise for 30 minutes every day, and it's graded with an activity log that the parent signs off. That's why I mentioned that playing tag outside counted as PE.

April 20

10 hours ago, wetdiaper55 said:

Good school chapter . You did a great job on telling how he was to do it , Does he have everything in his backpack . diaper ..........

Thank you for the compliment

I meant to mention Eddie putting stuff in his backpack, but I forgot. I'm not sure where I would have put, so i don't know how well it would have flowed.

In the context of the story, they planned on putting diapers in his backpack, but Eddie could not put diapers on himself, so they went with Pull-ups. Let's assume that his mom doesn't have much trust in him, so she made sure Sarah had some diapers in the car. Eddie has Pull-ups in his bag, but I don't think I would trust him to remember to put them in by himself.

1 hour ago, Dirty Boy said:

Eddie's mother complains that her son has accidents at school, but it's only her fault if he has them, before this stupid therapy, he only wet the bed at night and had no problems during the day. This woman is incapable of examining her own conscience and understanding her own guilt.

Mom hasn't complained about accidents at school, but she's scared that he would have an accident (with good reason). She was prepared for it to happen.

I think Mom knows that it hasn't worked as well as she hoped, and probably regrets that Eddie spent the extra month in diapers. However, Alice isn't going to admit fault, and her maternal drive is strong. She likes taking care of little kids, and those days were done before she put Eddie back in diapers.

Also, remember, Eddie isn't the most self-aware child. You got Eddie's perspective of his daytime toileting, but not his mother or sister's perspective. There are indications that it wasn't as strong as Eddie thought. He avoided accidents, but he required some help to do so. And his overall hygiene was very questionable.

April 20

Wednesday, August 15: The First Day of School!

Today was the first day of school, and I’m still in diapers! When this first started, I never thought I would have to wear a diaper to school. They aren’t even trying to potty train me anymore. Instead, they are teaching me how to change my own diaper. I don’t like it; it’s too hard and I don’t like touching my diaper. I wish I could just wear underwear like a normal kid!

That’s what I asked my mom when she said, “It looks like you aren’t ready for the potty, so you’ll have to wear diapers to school. I’m going to have to teach you how to change your diaper, because nobody will be there to change it for you.”

I asked, “Why can’t I wear underwear?”

Mom shook her head, “No, I’m afraid not. We gave you a chance to use the potty by yourself, but you had too many accidents. You only used the potty when somebody took you, and I’m afraid you’ll have an accident at school. I don’t think you want that either, do you?”

Of course not! Maybe my mom is right, but I wish she wasn’t. Potty training was harder than I thought it would be. When I’m wearing a diaper, I don’t think about using the potty. Sometimes I start to pee without realizing it, and other times I just pee when I have to go. My diaper doesn’t even feel wet until I pee in it a couple of times, so I don’t always notice when I’m wet. I don’t think I’m supposed to say anything about my diaper, but I’m not sure. I’m supposed to tell someone when I wet my Pull-ups, but I never do. It’s embarrassing to admit when I have an accident, and even more embarrassing to ask someone to change my diaper. I don’t think it matters anyway, because they always check before I need to ask. I mumbled, “No! But it’s also embarrassing to wear diapers to school.” I stomped my foot and cried, “I’m not a baby!”

Mom snapped, “Stop pouting!” and then plopped a pacifier in my mouth. She took a deep breath and calmly explained. “Honey, big kids don’t wear diapers, but you’re not potty trained. You aren’t ready for big kid underwear, so you have to wear diapers to school. However, you need to act like a big kid at school and take care of your diaper. Nobody will check your diaper to see if it’s wet.” That sounded strange to me. How can I be a big boy when I need diapers?

For a second, I lost my mind and asked, “What about Sarah?” I still had the pacifier in my mouth, so it came out all muffled, but my mom understood.

“What about Sarah? Are you asking if Sarah can change your diaper when you’re at school? Is that what you want?” I shook my head. Mom remarked, “I’m not sure if that’s possible, and we don’t want other kids to see you, do we?”

“No, please don’t do that!”

Mom shook her head, “That’s not up to me, is it? That’s why you have the pass. You get to go to the potty whenever you need to, and you can change your diaper in the nurse’s office. But it’s your responsibility to take care of your diaper.”

“It is?” There was a mixture of excitement and fear in my voice. I haven’t done anything by myself since June. I’m not even allowed to use a knife.

Mom nodded, “Yes, you will. You’re allowed to use the potty whenever you need to, but nobody will tell you to go potty. You need to do that by yourself.”

First, mom showed me how to lower my diaper. She wanted me to lower it below my knees so I could sit on the potty. I had to explain, “Mommy, I’m a boy. Boys don’t sit on the potty when they pee.”

Mom laughed, “Yeah, boys can stand, but you don’t get everything in the potty. You and daddy should sit on the potty when you go pee-pee.” My mom and sisters always complain about that, but I don’t think I ever missed the potty. Mom explained, “You’ll need to sit on the potty when you go poo-poo anyway.” I don’t think that’s necessary, because I never poop at school. I practiced pulling it down, and then back up, but I never could get it right. It always felt a little loose.

After that, mom checked my diaper and asked, “Did you know that your diaper is wet?” I shrugged. I knew I peed, but I didn’t think it was very wet. Mom said, “Honey, when your diaper is like this, it’s time to change it. You don’t want your diaper to leak at school. I’m going to show you how to change your diaper.”

Taking off the tabs is easy, but I don’t like touching the middle of the diaper. That’s where all the pee is, and it’s gross! I prefer it when Mommy and Sarah change me. The next part was worse, because I had to use baby wipes to clean it up and touch my pee. After I finished, I asked, “What do I do next?”

Mom answered, “Next is putting the new diaper on, but I’m not going to teach you how to do that today. I don’t want you to get overwhelmed, so I’ll do it for you. Just remember to toss your used diaper in the trash.”

That scared me, because that’s when other kids might see it. I cried, “But kids will see.”

“That’s why you should do this in the nurse’s office. She has a special potty that you can use in private. Nobody will see you.” I thought I did a good job with the wipes, but mommy did that part all over again before putting a new diaper on me.

On Sunday, mommy taught me how to tape the new diaper on, but it was really hard. I kept messing up the tabs, and ruined three diapers before my mom gave up. She let me wear Pull-ups, but they leaked because I never told anybody after I peed. Pull-ups are easier, but they leak when I pee too much.

Mommy and Sarah want me to tell them whenever I pee in my diaper, but then they make me take it off. Even though I got better at it, I don’t like it. Mom got so mad at me on Monday that she made me sit in the playpen after my nap.

Tara is finally using the potty. She got to wear Pull-ups today and she isn’t a baby anymore. She’s a big girl, and I’m still a baby. She and Ashley spent the whole weekend at our house, and it took a lot of encouragement to get her to sit on the potty. Whenever Emily had to use the potty, she let Tara sit next to her. On Sunday, Tara sat on the potty, and she used it on Monday. Yesterday, she let Ashley know when she had to go potty, and didn’t have any accidents. That meant she got to wear Pull-ups today, but today, after school, she had an accident. I know it’s wrong, but I was kind of happy when she peed in her Pull-up.

I only have four classes at school. PE and English are on the computer. I can do those at home, or when I’m at Ethan and Cole’s house. I get to leave just before lunch, which is right after 4^th period. My mom is too busy to watch me, so Ms. Lisa picks me up from school and takes me to her house. Ethan and Cole are both homeschooled, so I can play with them after my nap.

When Sarah saw my schedule, she said, “Ooh, you should do English virtually. You have Ms. Baker, and she’s a real B.” However, she didn’t say ‘B’, she used the whole B-word.

Cussing is a big no-no at our house, and Sarah is no exception. Mom snapped back, “Sarah, watch your language!”

Sarah apologized. “I’m sorry mommy, but it’s true. She’s mean, and her class is super hard. She gives a lot of work, and everybody hates her. His other teachers are good, so let him take English virtually.” Fortunately, my mom didn’t let Sarah’s language affect her decision and let me take English on the computer. I’ve heard other kids complain about Ms. Baker as well.

I like my schedule. I’ve got math first period, which is good. Even though I like math, I need to be focused and I’m more focused in the morning. Chemistry is second, and then I have history. I don’t like history, but I have to take it. Fourth period is Japanese, and that’s my favorite teacher. She uses anime to teach us.

I didn’t want to poop at school, so I made sure to poop during breakfast. That meant my mom had to change my poopy diaper, and while doing it she begged, “Eddie, remember, you need to be a big kid at school. Try to use the potty and make sure to go to the nurse’s office when you need a new diaper. Can you promise to do that for me?”

Mom was really happy when I nodded and said, “Yes mommy, I promise.”

Sarah drove me to school, and we picked up Ashley and Tara from their house. I was jealous that Tara got to sit in a normal seat, while I had to sit in my car seat. However, I didn’t have all the straps connected, and didn’t have to wait for Sarah to unbuckle me when we got to school.

I peed during math. I should have asked to go to the bathroom, but teachers always get mad when I do that. I knew my diaper wouldn’t leak, so I just peed in it. I did it again in second period. That was more than the first time, and my diaper was pretty wet by the end of Chemistry. I knew I was supposed to go to the nurse’s office, but I didn’t want to.

Ashley’s second period is right next to mine, and she was waiting for me at the door when I came out. She asked, “Are you good?”

I shrugged, “I guess so.”

She asked, “Is there anything you need to do during break?”

I didn’t understand what she was doing. I shook my head, “No.”

She reached down and touched the front of my diaper. It was discrete and quick, so nobody noticed, but she could tell it was wet. She grabbed my hand and said, “Come on, let’s find Sarah.” She kept a firm hold on my hand, so I don’t think she trusted me to stay close. Sarah and Nicole were in the quad. After we reached them, Ashley whispered, “He’s pretty wet. I don’t think he’ll make it to lunch.”

Sarah was less discrete than Ashly, but nobody noticed her either. She squeezed and sighed, “Eddie, you’re supposed to go to the nurse’s office. Come on, let’s take care of this.”

I asked, “Where are we going?”

Sarah replied, “Eddie, do you want me to say it out loud? Let’s go; I need to take care of this.”

“Please. I promise, I’ll go to the nurse’s office.” I was a lot louder than I should have been and Sarah had to shush me.

“Eddie, not so loud. Mommy didn’t trust you to do this by yourself, so she asked me to check. Come on, we don’t have a lot of time.”

“But where can you do that? You can’t change me here.” That was loud enough for other kids to hear.

“Eddie don’t make this hard. Just trust me. This is not a good time for this. Please don’t throw a tantrum. I have tinted windows, so we can do this in the car. Nobody will see us.” Sarah led me back to her car and quickly took care of my diaper while I laid down in the backseat. It wasn’t great, but it was a lot better than I feared. Nobody could see us, and I didn’t have to touch my diaper.

My diaper was wet again when Ms. Lisa picked me up. Tara only had a half-day of school, so she was picked up before me. She got to sit in the front seat, while I had to sit in the back seat with Ethan and Cole.

I feel sorry for Ethan. He still wears diapers all the time. Cole is completely potty trained and doesn’t even need diapers at night. He was super excited when he saw me. He proudly exclaimed, “Eddie, I’m a big kid now. I can’t wait to show you my big kid bed!” Ethan is home schooled and has to be a baby all day long. He has a highchair, and sleeps in a crib. That’s what would happen to me if I was doing all of my classes on the computer, but I get to be a big kid at school.

Ms. Lisa changed my diaper after lunch, and then I had to take a nap with Ethan and Cole. I had to use Cole’s old crib. It’s a normal crib and I barely fit in it. I asked to use Cole’s bed, but I wasn’t allowed to. Cole shouted, “No! You’re not a big kid yet.”

When she heard, Ms. Lisa admonished him, “Cole, don’t tease Eddie! You know that you’re not allowed to tease Ethan, and you’re not allowed to tease Eddie either. You know better than that! Besides, it’s also time for your nap.”

It’s the first day of school, so I didn’t have any homework. I got to play outside after my nap, which counted as PE. I didn’t have to dress out, so it’s a lot better than doing PE at school. That’s when Tara peed in her Pull-up. She forgot to use the potty while we were playing.

April 19

3 hours ago, Fleetwoodmac32192 said:

Just writing this as a vent. Not to get too political, but RFK Jr. said earlier this week that autistic individuals will "never pay taxes, never hold a job...or never use a toilet unassisted."

I know that this is not true for everyone. While I have a sibling with the mind of a 5 year old with multiple disabilities, he will always need his own care, he needs assistance cleaning up after using the toilet at times.

I manage my needs with pull-ups and changing them independently when I need to, while trying to hold it in for the toilet. I'm able to get a job if my disability needs have accommodations and treated with privacy and respect. I
spent years trying to mask as normal when I felt afraid to ask to go to the restroom or I felt like a bad person trying to use diapers, but being told by school it's not socially acceptable. When I tried speaking about the pain and humiliation I went through from lack of access to supplies, privately in an email to the school board years later as an adult, I did not get any responses.

I was watching a local school board meeting last year when I heard someone mention this quote at the end.

"Knowledge is like underwear. It is useful to have it, but not necessary to show it off"

It felt like my experiences were indirectly mentioned, or it could be completely unrelated.

It made me reflect on my attempts at wearing diapers when I was younger for my comfort and balancing personal responsibility, even though I was punished because I was viewed as "different", I now understand they were trying to teach how actions have consequences. I know now I could have been treated better for a medical condition thats not my fault.

Autism is not an epidemic, we just need to treat each other with kindness.

RFK is a proven moron, and nobody takes him seriously. He has a serious job, but I don't his department pays much attention to him.

He's great fodder for the media, though. Much like other conspiracy theorists, politicians keep sprouting lies no matter how many times they are proven false, but in this case, they were so wrong that it was quickly ridiculed. It was insulting to so many people.

April 19

1 hour ago, drynot said:

Inquiring minds want to know...did you find some? What were they like?

I did find some, but not that first day in Tokyo. Tokyo is the same as major cities in the USA which don't have many people living in the central business district. Most of the hotels are centers, but it's hard to find adult diapers in those centers. I had the same problem in Seattle in 2023.

I bought some at a drugstore in Takayama. It's a smaller town, but the drugstore was bigger. I ended finding them in Shinjuku, but that was at the end of my trip, and then found some in a massive department store in Nagoya, by the Nagoya dome.

They were all of the same brand, which was basically similar to what you would get from CVS or Target when they used to sell them. I made the mistake of buying a larger size because I figured my American body might not fit in the Japanese S/M and it was hard to figure out what the weight recommendations were. The large was too big. If they were the right size, they would have

April 19

On 4/17/2025 at 8:33 AM, amandas_diapered_boy said:

I did that once. I was walking around the city. I knew where I wanted to go. I turned one street too soon and got lost. I finally found where I was wanting to go, but I went the really long way to get there. Good thing I was in a diaper or I would have had an accident before I got to the museum.

I have a lot of friends who commented on how fun my Japan trip was last year, but I think I would have driven any of them crazy if they had travelled with me. I didn't know where I was half the time. Shinjuku Station is tough even for locals, and I figured it out with much trial and error. Because of that, I got to see a whole lot of the Shinjuku area.

FTR- most of my exploring was trying to find adult diapers in the Shinjuku district. Let's just say it wasn't easy.

April 19

This is a nice story, He went from adult to toddler really fast. Hopefully there will be an explanation why he fell so fast.

April 19

1 hour ago, AB_DeLane said:

As for Maddy's neurodivergence, the idea for that really started with her obsessive interest in diapers and how those types of special interests can be a neurodivergent trait, and it expanded from there.

That makes me think about where I fit on the neurodivergence. I'm not 100% certain, but I think adding ADD to neurodivergence is a recent change. I don't think dyslexia (SLD) is considered neurodivergent yet, but it should be.

I clearly have ADD traits (I once misplaced my wallet in a bookshelf, on top of the books). I've also put my keys in the fridge, which is classic adult ADD. If you look at my sports spreadsheets, you'll see my obsessive part as well. I'm pretty sure it played a role in the way I've wanted to wear diapers since stopped wearing them.

I also like how you've kept things in her mind, so we aren't getting the full picture of what is going on. Maddie doesn't know what her parents truly know, so we don't either. I would like to get a window to see what her friends truly think about her when she isn't around, but that wouldn't be consistent with the story.

April 19

I post in a story about making a rookie mistake by flooding your diaper with one massive void.

I was like a lot of people a few years (it doesn't seem that long ago, but it was long before Covid). I would wear frequently, but not all the time. I always knew when I was going to pee, and it was a conscious to wet my diapers. It would be the same amount when I used the toilet. Back then, I could pee on demand. I step up to bat, and got the job done without much delay. I also could cut the flow quickly, and my bladder was fairly strong. It always felt like I choosing to go in the diaper, and I usually had to visualize a toilet to go. It wasn't at all what I wanted.

I decided to set a timer and pee every ten minutes, no matter how much. It broke that conditioning, and I started to pee without thinking about it. FTR- that's where I want to be. Right now, my bladder still sends an FYI message to command central when I'm about to go, and sometimes it fires before the brain responds. And, once the gate opens, it won't close. It goes until it stops. Sometimes it's bigger, and sometimes it small.

I wouldn't put a water quota on, but keeping yourself hydrated is always a good things. It means drink water, and drink as much as you need to be comfortable.

April 18

35 minutes ago, Salsa said:

Bro I read stories for escapism, how dare you make me feel like I'm at work. This is literally how ADHD kids at work act. It's insane how realistic it is. You could have easily just looked up a list of ADHD symptoms and dumped them into scenes, but instead you've really captured the experience. Sometimes I forget there are diapers in this one, it just feels like an accurate tale of neurodivergence.

Fortunately my students are older, so they've grown out of that childhood narcissism. The forgetfulness is still there, and so is the impulsiveness. Fortunately it's not nearly as bad as it was when I taught middle school

April 17

I lived in Singapore back in the 80's and that's where I discovered my ABDL desires. Welcome to DD, and hopefully you find it a nice place.

April 17

On 4/15/2025 at 11:18 AM, FretaBWet said:

@uncreativename If you don't want to see that stuff, the answer isn't telling someone else not to do it. The answer is get rid of tik tok.

Hugs,

Freta

You don't even have to get rid of tik tok, just stop watching content that you don't like. There is an amazing amount of content on the internet, and you don't have to consume stuff you don't like.

April 17

An interesting article. It gives us a lot information about her background and struggles. That's even more mainstream than the TV show.

It's got to be hard to deal with losing physical control of your body at such a young age.

April 17

15 hours ago, Les Lea said:

He's at that age where defiance is desired but the practicalities, when you rely on parents for everything AND you have a guilty conscience, mean you have to contain that rebellious nature or face the dire consequences.

Hugs to everyone

Les

I've heard the 12-year-olds are sort of a second toddlerhood, or a second version of the terrible twos. They quest for independence, but they aren't emotionally ready for it. At 12, girls are already full-blown brats, and can be miserable to deal with (8th grade girl drama). At 12, boys are just entering the stage where they want hangout at the mall (or wherever the same place is now) and chase girls, but they still want to play with toys

15 hours ago, Les Lea said:

I think, as far as Robbie is concerned, mischief would be an understatement for what he did with the gang.

The question is: does Robbie think he's a bigger deal than he is? He strikes me a kid who boasts just how bad he his, but in reality- he's not a as tough as he thinks he is.

April 17

Interesting chapter.

I've heard ADHD medicine can cause bedwetting, which I wonder how that will affect her.

Maddy needs to learn to little squirts is a lot better than waiting for the dam to bust when wearing a diaper. It's a rookie mistake, and I wore them a couple of years before I picked up on that.

April 16

For me, it's after I poop. I stand up to wash my hands, and end up peeing in my diaper.

April 14

6 hours ago, foreverdl said:

Yes I agree, we can't afford to travel with me not able to work, so stuck with fixed income, as cost everything keeps going up , we had to sell our travel trailer 4-5 yrs ago, it was way to costly as the campground prices with hook ups went way up.. and gas ..so maybe down the road when our big dog is gone, ( he's 10 yrs old) we maybe able to do trains? or pick up a very small travel trailer, we also sol the truck we pulled that trailer with, we now have a 4Runner and they can pull the small lite trailers, but all the other expenses are still there..with camping..

I always like trains, but I didn't get into them until I had the income (I have no kid- no dependents) to do it in a sleeper. Unfortunately, sleepers are not cheap. It's a lot more than an economy, and a lot more than a nice hotel room. It's more than when I thought paying 3 digits for a hotel was expensive.

The way I see it, I'll pay between $500 and $1000 for one night in a roomette. That includes the room, food, and trip. If I flew coach, it's now about $300 (I can do cheaper, but I like to choose my seat). A room in a major city is at $200, and normally closer to $300 (I paid $300 for my room in Baltimore). Again- there are cheaper rooms, but their bad. I paid $60 for the crab cake, fries and a beer in Baltimore. It was another $25 for my breakfast. Roughly for decent (but no means extravagant) meals, is about $100 a day.

Younger and tougher people travel on coach for a LD train, and they happily deal with it. Again, you have the big dog to deal with, and I'm he (unless she's a bitch) was polled, the dog would vote for camping every time.

April 13

3 hours ago, rusty pins said:

For the record, I don't have facebook or Twitter either.

BTW- there were people in 30's who didn't understand why people wanted telephones.

April 13

3 hours ago, drynot said:

Allegedly, Rachel.....Allegedly. Trump will do and say anything to protect his image. He can't be seen as weak or he'll be removed very quickly ( just my opinion....)

I'm willing to wager that virtually NO country has 'come to the table' because they can clearly see that they're dealing with a deranged out of control individual. Why would you try to make a deal with him when it could all be undone the very next week.

At the end of the day it's a big shit sandwich and we're all gonna have to take a bite.

I'm going to ignore the political arguments with cult members, so thank you for responding.

This is terrible. It's an unforced error by a narcissistic president, and history will prove that to be the case.

The China and USA trade relationship is way too complicated to discuss on social media, and most of us don't have the knowledge to do it. We're too busy hating and being complete pricks to each other to understand. China has about 4 times the population of the USA, and its economy is rapidly becoming the dominant world economy. They are a long way from matching the standard of living in the West, but their wealth will eventually surpass that of the USA. PS- this is not the fault of politicians, corporations, or anybody else. It's just that there a sh*t ton of people who can produce a lot of stuff. PS- India will eventually do the same thing, for similar reasons.

What I do know is that 124% tariffs is equivalent to dropping an economic atomic bomb on the USA population. Yes, it will hurt China, but it's going to cost Americans a lot more.

April 13

It sounds like Robbie's parents are keeping him from getting in serious trouble. It doesn't sound like Robbie was doing routine boy mischief. It was the mischief that gets attention from the police.

April 13

On 4/8/2025 at 8:24 PM, foreverdl said:

That's cool sounds like fun to just hop on a train and go,, we can't do travel very far, because we have 2 dogs that don't even like to eat unless one of us are home. And one dog is 110 pounds so motels are out, the ones I have looked at in the past have max of 65 pounds if they take dogs at all, then you get the pet room where bad dogs have peed,, we have stayed in a few when our big dog was younger, not nice stays.. I haven't looked into if trains take dogs??

A big dog like that would be pretty miserable on the train. Little dogs that can fit in carriers are fine, but I don't imagine it would be a good experience for them.

April 12

14 hours ago, Les Lea said:

I feel the same way when I see the amount of bullying that seems to go on in US schools but my only gauge for that is TV and movies as I have no actual experience of it living in the UK. In my school I never saw that level of bullying but that was not to say it didn't go on... it was just I never saw it.

Let's agree that Robbie is wearing a nappy and whether he likes it or not, and for one reason or another, he's not getting out of them in the immediate future at least.

Thanks to everyone.

Hugs

Les

First of all, thank you for the story. I look forward to where you take Robbie, and how you will conclude it.

Don't rely on the media to give you an accurate picture of what life is like at an American High School. The media (including TV shows) portray American High School by grossly exaggerating everything about them. There is bullying at all high schools, but it's not significantly than what you would see in any other country. Bullying occurs in pretty much every school in the world. FTR- it also occurs in offices, churches, and wherever adults gather as well. Children do not own a monopoly on bullying, because some of the worst bullies I've ever seen are from adults in workplaces.

I've gotten similar feedback from my story, and it's an interesting debate. At what point would it cross from discipline to abuse? I'll point out that there are documented cases of child abuse that are far worse than the fictional cases that we write about. Forcing a child to wear a diaper is degrading punishment, which is frowned upon, however I've seen cases where degrading punishments are applauded (children wearing signs at intersections). I don't think that would be enough to warrant the removal of a child from a home, and I doubt the police would pay attention to it.

I don't think doing things like early bedtimes, even for older children, would raise any alarms, and I think that an appropriate consequence in Robbie's case.

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