Prairie

I added the new owls and butterflies prints to the end of the first post.

All the graphics on the Girls Goodnites L/XL from 2004 (when they first started gender-specific designs) to 2014, which is currently the latest design I've seen in stores. I'll update once the new owl, and butterfly designs come out sometime soon.

I avoid meat but only because I think that safe growth and preparation requires involved safety practices and don't trust the industry to follow these, and don't want to deal with the safe handling issues with them at home either. I had some fish a year or so ago, and haven't had other meats for many years. I eat other animal products like eggs, milk products, and honey.

I have pride but not in wearing itself but in not suppressing that part of myself for the sake of others who are threatened by it. I have this pride about all part of myself that I have fought (internally) to be able to accept and embrace. That I imagine is the pride someone gay might feel, not for their sexuality they had little input on, but for making a place for themselves in this world so they can exist and thrive. Neither need be something that is continually paraded in front of others, unless it's something normally done visibly in public e.g. holding one's partner's hand or buying diapers.

I tried this a while back and I wouldn't recommend it. I was able to get everything for free by contacting companies for samples (since buying them required a prescription which I obviously didn't have). It was quite nerve-wracking at first, and it took a few tries before I even got the cath past the prostate (where the resistance begins). You really have to relax yourself when going those last couple of inches. The experience was never like wearing a diaper. The experience was always one unease rather than relaxation. Combined it never worked out to cause loss of control, since the catheter kept slipping around. Also, those things damage the urethra and can cause abrasion that then fuses on itself and narrows the urethra. Given how much it moves around I gave up trying to walk around with it inserted. One time blood started coming out and it took hours before the urine became normal colored again. I've stopped for good, and in all I perhaps did around 60 catheter insertions total over a year period (I kept a log to try to figure out what worked and didn't). It was interesting and an exercise in breaking through what for me was a very unsettling thing to do. I just worry that I might have cause some damage. Some tips I remember: lubrication is important and using an eye-dropper syringe with large opening to put lubricant (e.g. K-Y jelly) down the urethra a little bit before inserting the catheter does wonders for a smooth insertion all the way down. Another thing, when removing the catheter be sure that the emptying end is *not* closed, otherwise there will be suction at the openings at the tip which will grab the urethral wall and hurt like hell (and possibly damage it). And for those talking of putting a hole in the side, be sure it's very smooth to the touch otherwise you'll be damaging your urethral wall as it scrapes past. As for hygiene, urinate a bit before inserting as that helps clean the urethra out. Obviously clean surfaces near the opening and your hands, catheter, etc. before as well.

I figured I'd post a short intro in case anyone tries to look this up from my other postings. I'm mostly interested in sharing finds in stores and talk about products and the practical aspects of wearing. I love finding thrift/local deals and have accumulated a fair number of diapers over the past few years, which bring a nice secure feeling. There aren't a lot of places that people talk about diapers and they are interesting things, both in their construction and in the experience they unlock in each person. I stumbled on this a few days ago after finding some great in-depth postings about Goodnites logistics by a particular member.