rosalie.bent Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Howdy everyone! I have written an article this week (its only short) about the place of diapers in the AB Universe. I was frustrated by how diapers appear to be significantly different to all other objects like pacifiers, bottles, baby clothes etc. I believe I have formulated an explanation that in turn, might also explain why other people have such difficulty accepting diapers. Link to comment
Rachel Emily Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Regarding what you say about replication vs. authenticity--mostly, I strive for the latter, but I think my preference for cloth diapers (and pins, not velcro or a Snappi) comes from the fact I used those things as a child. When it comes to other things--toys, especially--I'm drawn to the more modern stuff. If anything, I think today's kids have it a good deal better than I ever did. Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Hi Rachel... I get where you are coming from. Authenticity is about meeting an inner need, not constructing an outer universe. I think also that cloth diapers may be in part seeking to rediscover part of your infancy since most of us were in cloth as babies at our age. Authenticity seeks cloth diapers. REplication seeks 1950s clothe diapers and 1950s waterproof pants. My baby sleeps with a teddy bear every night and is part of the routine of making him feel happier and safer. It is not uncommon. Link to comment
widdlemikey Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Being the youngest in a family of four, where the next youngest was more than 3 yrs my senior, I can't count how many times I heard, "he's just a baby." Link to comment
wetatnight Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 I believe that the baby /diaper equivalence theorem has a fair amount of validity many people equate wearing diapers to being a baby except for the elderly or those who have a medical need for them. this belief is reinforced by parents during potty training when they tell their kids that only babies wear diapers Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 I believe that the baby /diaper equivalence theorem has a fair amount of validity many people equate wearing diapers to being a baby except for the elderly or those who have a medical need for them. this belief is reinforced by parents during potty training when they tell their kids that only babies wear diapers Link to comment
Dill_Pickle Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Rosalie: The lack of vitriol is what makes DailyDiapers so special. Link to comment
ksdl Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 DillPickle I have often thought about the same thing, Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I can see the point in the equivalency, and the reasoniong behing your position is strong. The only thing constantly "baby" is diapers; toys, pacifiers, cribs, and baby bottles are part-time but diapers are always with babies Link to comment
BitterGrey Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Since you asked for critical analysis... Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Since you asked for critical analysis... Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 I can see the point in the equivalency, and the reasoniong behing your position is strong. The only thing constantly "baby" is diapers; toys, pacifiers, cribs, and baby bottles are part-time but diapers are always with babies Link to comment
BitterGrey Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Clearly this is not some GUT (Grand Unified Theory) of AB behaviour as there are many, many variables to consider, but most serious commentary on it suggests that it is in the ballpark of explaining some of it. Link to comment
Repaid1 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I would just like to add this: I am a AB and couldn't be one without a diaper, I do however do not need to use it to accomplish that fact..Enhance yes, but not required. And point two, thanks for the last 4 posts, my brain almost exploded with knowledge and thought...felt like I was back in college Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 The Grand Unified Theory is grand because it can be used to predict many physical properties using an elegant model. Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 16, 2015 Author Share Posted April 16, 2015 I would just like to add this: I am a AB and couldn't be one without a diaper, I do however do not need to use it to accomplish that fact..Enhance yes, but not required. And point two, thanks for the last 4 posts, my brain almost exploded with knowledge and thought...felt like I was back in college Thanks repaid. The point of the equivalence is not that you need a diaper to be AB every time but that the diaper is internally considered essentially infantile and that we subconciously make the connection. The next question is whether or not EVERYONE makes that connection or if it is a specific AB connection. Link to comment
spark Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 The point of the equivalence is not that you need a diaper to be AB every time but that the diaper is internally considered essentially infantile and that we subconciously make the connection. The next question is whether or not EVERYONE makes that connection or if it is a specific AB connection. Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 For me- diapers are absolutely necessary to be in a regressive state. Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Perhaps diapers are universal, perhaps they are not. Link to comment
Bettypooh Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Do some young toddlers make this powerful connection/equivalency between infancy and diapers and thus set themselves up as candidates for AB while others do not make this connection and are therefore spared the AB experience. Link to comment
BitterGrey Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 ... but I know that in my daydreams I was diapered and it was right for me In my utopia I'm a pre-teen, not an AB. Link to comment
Diapered Jason Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I think it would be more accurate to consider diapers to be a gating factor: Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 I had bladder control problems as a child. I needed and wanted diapers but was not allowed them. I do not know how much of the "want" was based in the need, but I know that in my daydreams I was diapered and it was right for me In my utopia I'm a pre-teen, not an AB. At that age there is still a need for parental care, control, and protection; it's just that there's more freedom of choice and bigger boundaries at the older age which appeals to me There must be a 'trigger' for becoming AB, but it may not center around diapers and it may not be a single trigger or even a single category of triggers. You're taking on quite a chore in asking but perhaps you will be able to see something that all others have missed so far Link to comment
rosalie.bent Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Actually, your interests in diapers without babyhood is a counterexample, where babyhood and diapers aren't equal. Link to comment
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