Diaper Training

[elfowl]

When I walk into my room, the first thing I see is my blue stuffed whale sitting on the bed with all of my new stuffed animals "MR. BLUBS!"  I squeal loud enough for the whole house to hear me.  I rush over to the bed and pick him up, giggling and squealing with delight, spinning him around in circles, and then hugging him to my chest.  I quickly set up a council of stuffies, and begin introducing them to each other.

While Barron Von Snuffles, Mr. Blubs, Valfore, and Stellaros all had names, the fish, the ant, the penguin, and the frog did not yet.  So the first order of business is to name the ones that haven't been named yet.  Valfore and Stellaros are quick to suggest the names lunch and dinner for the fish and penguins respectively.  I have to take them aside, and scold them, reminding them that they are equal members of the council, and thus not allowed to be eaten.  Valfore, sweet girl that she is, offers a dignified apology,  Stellaros on the other hand is indignant, and I put him in the corner for a five minute time-out while the naming occurs.  While there is much debate going back and forth between all members of the council, eventually the names are settled on, Miss. Squishy for the fish, Pepe for the fire ant, Jeves for the penguin, and Javert for the poison dart frog. 

At this point I look over and see my computer.  I feel conflicted about it, on the one hand I want to slip back into my old habits, and simply boot it up whenever I get the chance, playing games until the wee hours of the morning, watching endless streams of YouTube videos, and going onto chat sites to talk with my friends from around the world.  On the other hand I know that simply falling into my old habits, would mean I wouldn't be acting like a little girl, and that those habits are exactly why I had stopped reading so long ago.  I look guiltily over to the library books I had checked out, then back over at the computer.  I feel torn, both very glad to have it back, as it was my most prized possession, but somehow wishing it wasn't here so I could simply focus on playing in the real world.

A determined look crosses my face, and I decide that it will be a good thing, as long as I can handle it in moderation, something I had often told myself in the past, and had been uable to put into practice, (Not knowing about the changes Daddy had already made to it to make it more age appropriate, and block me from things I shouldn't be doing.)  I decide to continue playing with my stuffies, and resist falling back into my adult habits.

Stellaros' time out is up, and I bring him back to the council, as the next part is important for everyone to be present.  I announce to the group that we will be forming a tribe, with me as the Chieftess, and them as representatives of their respective kingdoms. Mammal, Bird, Amphibian, Fish, Insect, and Dragon.  Pepe seems to want to debate the last kingdom, but Jeves jumps right in, pointing out that the Mammal Kingdom, and Dragon Kingdom, both have two representatives, and should the Dragon Kingdom have any representation at all, since dragons are Mythological after all.  This last point brings a snarl from Stellaros, and a glare from Valfore, causing Jeves, to quickly retract his comment about dragons not being real.  I acknowledge the points raised, and propose a solution, that since Mr. Blubs, is well worn and loved, while the others are brand new, that he will take the position of elder, and have no vote, but instead a final veto over any proceedings.  I then state that The Dragon Kingdom gets two representatives because dragons are awesome.  The rest of the council agrees, though Miss Squishy, Pepe, and Jeaves grumble a bit.

I then bring up that the Tribe members are all going to be considered equal in status to one another with he exception of Elder Blubs and Chieftess Lilly of course.  This brings complaints from the Dragons and Barron Von Snuffles.  The dragons are easily silenced with a reminder that this will be their second strike, and they will be put in time-out again if they push it.  Barron Von Snuffles is not so easily assuaged, refusing to listen to me, as he goes on a tirade about how he is nobility, and should not be considered equal with all of the commoners present, a comment which the dragons, and Javert.  I tell Barron Von Snuffles that he's being rude, and that he should apologize, but he doubles down saying that he refuses to do so when he has been insulted himself by being put down to the level of such "Godless Heathens"

I quickly pick up the Barron, and put him in the corner for a 10 minute time-out reminding him that just because the other tribe members aren't members of the Holy Roman Empire as well, and do not follow practices from his time, does not mean that they aren't christian.  Barron Von Snuffles, begins to argue more, but I shoot him a glare, and raise the time-out to fifteen minutes, and he falls silent.

At this point I realize that I have to pee a little bit, and reluctantly stop playing to wander into the kitchen, and find Daddy.  Walking up to him, and smelling the sauce, I grin.  "Mmmm, that smells good.  Daddy, I have to pee.  May I please go potty?"

[Ishigreensa]

Sean was in the kitchen working on the sauce for the spaghetti when his little Lilly came in and asked to go to the bathroom.  While he wasn't exactly certain he wanted her to ask all the time because little kid rarely had to ask at home, he was also torn into the cuteness of her asking him.

He decided to address it at a later time and nodded at her.

"Go ahead, sweetie.  If you leak on your undies, come and tell daddy so I can help you change them when I'm done with dinner, okay?"

He then nodded at her to go potty while he continued to cook.

[elfowl]

I smile seeing the small spark of joy in Daddy's eyes when I ask to go potty, and he lets me.  "Okay Daddy, thank you!  I will!"  I call back to him as I go towards the bathroom.

 

Once inside I carefully pull down my pants and training panties, sitting down and going pee.  When I finish I wipe myself,  and then pull my training panties back up.  I'm starting to get used to the thickness of the extra layers meant to catch small dribbles.  Though I haven't used them that way yet.  It makes me wonder what it would be like to have that happen, and strangely... to want it a little.

I wash my hands and then walk back out into the kitchen.  "I kept my panties clean Daddy!"

[Ishigreensa]

He smiled and nodded.

"Good girl, baby."

He then nodded at the table.

"Dinner is almost done.  Why don't you sit down so I don't have to go find you?  We'll be eating in less than ten minutes, sweetie."

He was now dishing out the spaghetting, getting some salad with ranch dressing on the table, and he had french style garlic toast in the middle of the table for them to take as much as they wanted, upto five slices a piece, if she really wanted that much of it.  He thought she'd be full before that though.  He usually only ate two or three himself.

[elfowl]

I giggle and grin as Daddy calls me a good girl, then obediently hop up on my chair at the table.  While he finishes making the spaghetti and salad, I start telling him all about the tribe of stuffies, and how the council went, including all of the new names, the objections, the punishments that had to be given, the objections, and the final resolution.  Whenever I get to a part where one of the stuffies was talking, I put on a voice for them, just like I did when I was establishing the tribe.

When Daddy puts the toast on the table, my eyes go wide and I exclaim, "Garlic Toast!  I love garlic toast!  May I have some Daddy, Please?"  I wait for his permission, before snatching up a piece, and slowly devouring it,  ravenously biting in, but then savoring it as I chew.

Over dinner, I finish telling Daddy about the council between bites of spaghetti, salad, and garlic toast.  About halfway though dinner, I bring up something that had been weighing on my mind.  "Daddy... are we still gonna go to the doctor...?  Or is that something I shouldn't worry about because you want me to have accidents...? or is that something I shouldn't worry about because I'm too little?"  I know that I"m not doing what Daddy told me to, and worrying about things that he didn't tell me to do, but I just can't help it.

[Ishigreensa]

"Of course we're still going to see the doctor about your accidents," he told her.  "While I think it would be cute for you to continue to have accidents, we want to rule out any serious problems.  As long as the problem is small and just out of nervousness or something childish, then that's okay.  But we don't want you to have anything that is health threatening, do we?"

He smiled at her.

"It's okay to be worried about something that affects your well-being," he told her.  "I want you to come to me if you think yo are having problems that affect your health.  You are eleven years old after all, sometimes, so you should tell me if something really worries you."

He reached over and patted her shoulder.

"Just don't worry too much if or when you pee or if you can have accidents for real or not.  Your school will teach you to be a little girl when it comes to peeing your pants on accident and you knowing about it.  I'm not going to worry about it either because they promised me that they will take care of that part without hurting you."

[elfowl]

I grin at daddy, relieve spreading across my face as he addresses each of my concerns and fears quickly and succinctly.  "Thank you Daddy, I wanna be a healthy girl as well as a little girl.  I promise I'll let you know if I think I'm sick or unhealthy.

As he pats my shoulder, I smile up at him, and I can't help but wonder how the school will teach me to have accidents and not know about it.  The first part seems easy enough, until you take into account Daddy's definition of accidents, but the second part seems nearly impossible to me.  I shrug it off and go back to eating.

"Do you think I was too harsh on Valfore, Stellaros, and Barron von Snuffles?"  I ask, returning to the earlier topic of the council of stuffies.  "They were bein rude, but maybe punishin them was too much."

[Ishigreensa]

"Well, every parent is different and there is no one right way," Sean started to talk to her.  "But as a general rule, I only punish children after they know the rule unless there is something that is just too dangerous to allow to happen again.  Being rude certainly requires a strict telling off, and if you think you needed to put them in the corner, then I cannot say you are wrong.  But just remember, if you punish a council for voicing their opinions, then it is not a council."

He smiled at her.

"If I need you to do something, there will not be a council about it.  I am your daddy, not a head council member, so you have to decide whether you are the mother of your little stuffies, or if you are a leader of the tribes.  The United Nations doesn't punish the individual nations for being rude when differences come up."

He patted her shoulder.

"But these are your guardianships, so you have the final say over what is right and what is not, okay?"

[elfowl]

I nod in understanding, listening carefully to Daddy's advice.  "So punishin the dragons for wanting to eat the other members is probably good, but punishing Barron Von Snuffles for expressing religious views (though very mean ones) is probably not good?  Oh!  I think I left him in timeout when I left too..."  I look down guiltily.

I think about my position among the council.  "I think they need me to be their Mommy, they're all very new to the world, except Mr. Blubs,  I think he'll fill the position of elder very well, so his opinion and vote aren't decisive, but he does get more of a say than the other members, and he'll be the closest thing there is to a leader.  I wasn't planning on having a vote anyways, and mostly doing what they agreed on, so It'll probably be for the best."

I finish my dinner quickly, and then ask.  "May I please be excused Daddy?  I need to take Barron Von Snuffles out of timeout."

[Ishigreensa]

“One of the hardest things for any society is properly respecting other people’s beliefs whether it be religious, political, or other. One of the mistakes that a parent government makes time and time again is to devalue someone else’s beliefs because they think it’s wrong. That is one of the main problems with today’s world and the only way to stop such destructive dealings, is for each person to take responsibility for how he or she treats other people. We can’t do that by having a parent government decide what is right or wrong because even mommies and daddies make mistakes. Rather, we need to hear out each other’s views. If our point of view is rude, as long as others do not feel repressed from commenting, we can learn our point is rude by listening with an open heart. 

Does daddy believe in one God and that we have a Savior? Absolutely! But if I go around doing God’s job without fully even understanding my brother or sister, then I am not showing trust or faith in God as I believe in him. 

I will teach what I know about God to my children and to people who ask me, but I should not belittle other people for not knowing my ways or believing as I do. If indeed my belief is true, then God will be the only proof I need. I don’t need to be mean to those that think otherwise. 

You don’t have to think the same way as me, but it is wrong to punish people for what they believe is right.”

Sean looked at his little one and thought she was getting bored. 

“Of course you can go talk to McSnuffles or whatever his name is. You do need to let him know that he was rude and you as the mommy don’t like any of your children fighting or being mean to each other and so if you intend to appologize, make sure he knows you over reacted because you are his mommy and you want to make sure he has friends and loved ones and mommies tend to over react when something threatens to hurt her children or families. Okay?”

[elfowl]

Daddy starts to tell me about how more people i the world need to be respectful of other point of view, and how religion is important, but that being a good christian involves not just doing what is right, but understanding other people, and my eyes start to glaze over.

"Okay, I will!  Thank you Daddy!"  I say as I hop down from my chair and start to walk out.  "And it's Barron von Snuffles Daddy!  He's German, not Scottish!"  I cal back as I set off at a run towards my room.

"I'm back!"  I announce to my room when I arrive.  I quickly walk over to the stuffed dog that I left in the corner, and lift him, out, bringing him back to the circle while explaining, that I was sorry for leaving him in time out, but that he had been very rude, and that I was disappointed with his behavior, that I was not punishing him for his views, but rather what he had said about the other members of the council.  I then make an announcement that I will be stepping down as the leader and instead taking my rightful place as their mommy, not leading them, but rather guiding their actions, and teaching them how to be better people.

[Ishigreensa]

Sean smiled and let her go off.

Baron von Snuffles.  He was sure he needed to remember that name because he was sure she was going to talk about that one a lot.  It was his experience, that when you make a toy a troublemaker, you are really trying to show how deep down you want to understand other points of view, but are afraid to do certain things in real life.  Thus, he was sure to hear about more of Von Snuffle's adventures in the future.

He started to clean up the kitchen and let her play a little more.

[elfowl]

The rest of the meeting and establishment of the Tribe goes fairly smoothly, the members are assigned jobs based upon their skills, Pepe the ant being in charge of construction of houses and public spaces.  The Dragons Valfore and Stellaros and Barron von Snuffles being in charge of hunting and food collection (all three of them insisting on being in that position),  Miss Squish the fish in charge of water works, and sewage, while Javert the frog was in charge of crime enforcement and the prison system, and Mr. Blubbs, was put in charge of public works projects, and the art and culture of our tribe, erecting statues, and setting up museums.

Play devolves into me taking the dragons and dog through various adventures while they're out hunting and gathering, encountering several perilous situations, and coming to respect and trust each other more from their shared experiences.

[Ishigreensa]

Sean eventually finished cleaning things up in the kitchen, and he went to go look for his little girl.

In a while, he saw her in her room, playing with the dragons and the dog.  The dog must have been Von Snuffles or whatever.

"How is the adventure going?" he asked the toys and his little LIlly.  "Find anything good?"

[elfowl]

"Daddy!"  I exclaim happily.  

"Ah so you must be the benevolent and highly esteemed Daddy Mama Lilly has told us so much about  It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance."  I say holding up the purple dragon, and giving her a slow, soft, soothing feminine voice.  "My name Is Valfore, this is my mate Stellaros, and our companion-"

"Barron von Snuffles!"  I have the dog barge in, shoving him in front of the purple dragon, and closer to Daddy's face.  Giving him a gruf voice.  "And indeed we have found something very good.  A lost and displaced duchess, who was in need of assistance, we have rescued her from peril, and are now escorting her back to her home."  He drops his voice and moves in closer, as if speaking confidentially.  "And if my efforts to court her are successful, I will be able to raise my station within the Empire!"

"We also managed to successfully track and kill five deer, two boar, and at Mama Lilly's insistence that we find something for Javert, and Miss. Squish roasted a swarm of flies."  adds Stellaros from the back, in a calm masculine voice.

[Ishigreensa]

Sean smiled and nodded.

"Very good.  Carry on."

He then turned and looked at Lilly directly.

"It's about time for your bath, and then I'll read you a story for bed," he told her.

[elfowl]

I grin up at Daddy.  "Okay Daddy!"   Put down the stuffed animals, telling them  "you three are gonna have to continue hunting on your own" and then head towards the bathroom.

Once in there  I start to undress, and wait for Daddy to come bathe me.

[Ishigreensa]

Sean looked around her room, and put her council members that she was not currently playing with at the foot of her bed arranged to the best of his memory, in the same way she had them where she had them.  Then, he put Von Snuffles, Valfore?, and Stellious?, whatever their names were, he put them near her pillow thinking that even though daddies tell little ones to go to sleep, they sometimes play a little bit in bed until they fall asleep.

Then he looked around her room, and picked up any stray clothes on the floor, other forgotten toys and put them in her toybox, and when he was satisfied that her room was clean enough, he went to the bathroom to help her bathe.

When he got there, she was done getting her clothes off, and he started to adjust the water for a nice warm bath.

"How are you feeling, sweetie?" he asked her as he picked her up waiting for the tub to fill.

[elfowl]

I grin at Daddy as he walks in, and turns on the water,  I hug him tight when he picks me up, and nuzzle into him.  "I'm feeling good Daddy.  I'm lookingforwards to school tomorrow.  I wanna make some new friends, and learn how to be more little."

I look up at him with a thoughtful expression, then ask.  "Are you happy Daddy?"

[Ishigreensa]

"Of course I'm happy, sweetie," he said giving her a light kiss on the cheek.  "You're my little baby, and you want to be my baby, so I'm very happy."

He swayed around a little bit as though dancing with her.

"You are my Sunshine... my only sunshine.  You make me ha....ppy!"

He was sort of singing that old song at her though he didn't know all the words.

[elfowl]

I grin as Daddy says he's happy.  and rest my head against his chest.

Then to my utter amazement, he starts dancing a bit, singing a song that my mother used to sing to me when I was little. and I join in, a little bit choked up.

"When skies are greeeyy"

"You'll never know dear, how much I love yoooouuuu"

"Please don't taaaaake my sunshine awaaaayyyyy"

As I finish the song, I feel tears welling up in my eyes, and smile up at Daddy.

[Ishigreensa]

Sean wiped a tear with his thumb and he hugged her.

"What's wrong?" he whispered as soothingly as he could sound.

He saw the tub was nearly full enough, so he bent down to put her in the bath.

"I didn't mean to make you cry," he said afraid he hurt her feelings or something.

[elfowl]

I relax into the water, as Daddy puts me down.  "it's not... you didn't..."  I take a deep breath, and sigh, collecting myself and start again.  "When I was little, ... the first time..." I chose as the words to describe it.  "My mommy used to hold me, and rock me, and sing that song.

"It... it made me happy... but also sad...  but overall, I think good..."  I look up into his eyes.  "Thank you Daddy... that song means a lot to me."

[Ishigreensa]

He smiled.

"I always wanted someone special to sing that song to because while I don't have any memories of anyone singing it to me, when I first heard it, I thought it sounded like a father talking to his little child, and I always wanted a little girl to sing it to."

He playfully splashed a little water towards her stomach.

"You do make me happy.  You know that, right?"

[elfowl]

I splash water back at Daddy's hand after he splashes me, giggling, but trying to not get it on him, or his shirt.  I grin at him when he tells me taht I make him happy.  "i'm glad I make you happy Daddy.  You make me very happy too."  I relax in the water, slowly winding down after a long day.  I lie back and let Daddy wash my body.