Adult Diapers For The Rest Of Us
October 22nd, 2006
Have you ever just “let it go?”
You’re laying in bed and too lazy to get up or sitting in a long meeting at work and can’t really leave the room or in the middle of a movie and not wanting to miss any part whatsoever or hiking up a mountain when the urge hits you? And when all of these things happen you have to bide your time, hope for the best, and eventually find your way to a bathroom facility of some kind? I know what you’re thinking: it’s a complete and total waste of time…
…and wouldn’t be an issue if wearing adult diapers all the time was acceptable.
Society has conditioned us to think that having zero control whatsoever over your bowels is a bad thing. And sure, it means you aren’t the master of your nether-region from a liquidy-standpoint. That’s bad. I can agree with that. But what I can also agree with is this: once you do have complete control over that area of how your body works — you should be able to do whatever you want, whenever you want, and not be judged.
The only reason wetting your bed as an adult or missing out on that rest stop with “tragic results” is considered to be a horrible thing is because, again, society tells you it is. But what if society made it okay for all of us to go around wearing adult diapers just like it’s okay to go around wearing a watch or socks? What if you could lay in bed and never have to get up? What if you could sit through that long meeting without a care in the world, smiling away as the warmth spread across your body and face? What if you could never again miss a scene from a movie or hike without worry since you’d have an adult diaper ready to go at any given time?
I suspect you’d be happier than ever before.
Adult diapers don’t have to be made out of hospital-grade white plastic. They could be made by Hilfiger and LaCoste. They could be made of soft fibers that don’t chafe. They could be sold at Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s and be printed in the kinds of patterns and colors that would go with the most elaborate of outfits from wedding gowns to togas. They could, finally, for once in our lives make living and existing even easier since we’d never have to interrupt life with trivial concerns like having to get up and go to the bathroom.
As society advances exponentially, we have gotten rid of a lot of the complications of the past. Once hunter/gatherers who scoured the countryside for animals to kill (for meat), we now simply “gather the phone” and call for food. Once bipedal creatures who walked to locations, now we simply walk five feet to an automobile and propel ourselves to any desired location. So don’t you think it’s time to take the most primal of all instincts and simplify it even more thanks to a myriad of technological fabrics?
Sure, someone is thinking — “but when we were cavepeople we just went to the bathroom in bushes and weren’t civilized at all, and then we advanced and started learning how to use sewer systems and what not — isn’t that getting rid of the complications?” Alas, technology doesn’t always get rid of complications but provide us with new ones instead. And thus is the case of the structured bathroom experience — it has ripped society apart at the seams, confusing and confounding young humans and complicating their lives to the point of ridiculousness.
That is why there should be adult diapers for the rest of us.
Wear them all the time, wherever you want, whenever you go out in public. Don’t be afraid of people’s opinions, since everyone will be wearing them. Forget about “holding things in” from this day forward and feel free for once in your life. Make the elderly finally feel embraced instead of ridiculed and remove the teasing from the adolescent equation that affects so many children in a negative way. Give every person in this world the opportunity to live, learn, grow and urinate anywhere and anytime without societal pressure to “hold themselves in.”
Adult diapers for everyone. It’s an idea whose time has come.
I’d leave a comment, but I really need to pee.
Comment by Alison — October 22, 2006 @ 8:56 am
Hey!
I wrote about a moment in Brazil when I almost needed adult diapers! Read it here:
http://ginacoggio.wordpress.com/2006/09/18/
It was really more because I was so scared I couldn’t maintain bowel control, but it’s more or less the same idea as yours.
Comment by Gina — October 22, 2006 @ 8:58 am
Hmm… It’s such a good idea, that not only has it’s time come, it’s been done already; in China. It’s the same idea.
Comment by kevintel — October 22, 2006 @ 11:20 am
I prefer peeing on the side of the road.
It takes grace and dexterity, and plus I can say:
See that boulder over there? It’s mine.
See that tree over there? It’s mine.
And that bale of hay? yea, that’s mine too.
Comment by Kathleen — October 22, 2006 @ 12:43 pm
On letting “it” go.
It….
It’s all in your head.
Comment by Daniel — October 22, 2006 @ 1:35 pm
I heartily agree… but am having trouble finding adult diapers that offer full protection, yet have a slim profile. I tire of the embarrassing looks and stares I get while wearing my diapers in public!
Comment by Dave2 — October 22, 2006 @ 10:06 pm
I was just having a similar conversation w/ a co-worker! Why don’t they make adult Pull-Ups? I mean, they could have pictures of old shows from the ’70’s like The Brady Bunch or entertainers like Elvis or Jimi Hendrix……
Hey, aside from the laziness factor for self-sufficient folks, older people may need “absorbent undergarments”. Why can they not be stylish, too?
And with the new “Cruisers” style that is more streamlined for the toddler on the go, I think this type modified for the bigger kids everywhere would be a benefit to all!!!!!
Comment by cutiepie — October 24, 2006 @ 4:03 am
I think you’d love “The Poopsicle Story”, in a book called Life in Body. Let’s just say it involves a little letting go on the ski slopes that had some highly interesting results.
Comment by L.L. Barkat — October 25, 2006 @ 4:56 am
I used to wake up 2 or 3 times a night. Now I use an Attends with a booster pad and sleep through the night, or if I wake up, I don’t have to get up..
I don’t let conventional thinking run my life.
Comment by Bill in Mississippi — November 5, 2006 @ 7:50 pm
I do wear adult diapers and do not care what others think, yes I do! I am young, hard working and do not have time to be running to the bathroom. I wear the thickest white plastic disposables and the make alot of noise and my butt sticks out and yes I notice the looks but none of that “it is gross” type of look. I have even had a co-worker ask me where she could buy them so I think it is acceptable to some degree.
Comment by james — November 11, 2006 @ 8:40 am
It has taken years for me to escape the stigma of wearing diapers 24/7. I have always had a problem holding it in and finally realize, why should I. I recently read that it is very unhealthy for us to hold it in because of all the toxins and it is better to go when we have to go!
I only wish that they would create a good adult diaper that is more absorbant. I usually have to use a stuffer of some sort to make the diaper last longer. Plastic pants are helpful from leaks.
I enjoyed all the comments and glad to see more acceptance of adult diapers in our community.
Stay protected and dry.
Davie
Comment by Davie — November 11, 2006 @ 11:37 am
I can only agree in the above.. I’ve been in pads and diapers for years. I both enjoy the psychological excitement in this ‘forbidden act’ of diaper-use and by all practical aspects of using the diaper.
Living in Denmark, this is not “normal” in public acceptance. Danish diapersites are mostly hosted by adult babies. This is not my preference. So I guess I am a ‘diaper lover’, even though this term doesn’t really cover my diaper preferences.
I have only told one person. My ex-girlfriend, when we was together. But no other no of it, at least no one have ever confronted me
- The apparent embarresment being one obvious reason. I agree social rules shouldn’t limit my use of diapers. And I would really like to help change it - but being in a semi-public position this is hard, not to say impossible. My ex-girlfriend btw reacted with acceptance, but it wasn’t a thing she desired to share. We got to talk about it in a conversation on sexual preferences and fetishes.. But again: There is more to it than just fetish!
But danish readers: tjek min blog på http://bleblog.blogspot.com
Diaper/pad use pattern:
Usually padded through the day - taking the top pressure of the bladder until I can reach the restroom (Tena Lady (ugh!) Estra/Super)
Whenever I can; diaper in the night… It’s really great for an undisturbed sleep, and if more diaper-sceptics would just acknowledge this!
Keep up the good diapering!
Dprdk/M27/student
feel free to mail me: bleblog@gmail.com
Comment by DPRDK — November 12, 2006 @ 7:29 am
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes! It is bad to hold it in. Diapers are the way to go! I wear them myself and they are very comfortable. I do agree that society should accept it, but, you can not forget the issue of disposing them. If we all used diapers, then we would have the problem of the landfills being over filled with disposible and cloth, but more disposibles because it takes years for them to break down and decompose. What are we going to do?
Comment by Michael — November 12, 2006 @ 7:30 am
I agree. Being able to sleep through the night is great. I can only do so by wearing diapers. Reusable (cloth) diapers for me is best. They are very comfortable to wear, and eleminate those embarressing moments when I wet myself in public. Now I don’t worry about where all of the restrooms are. Being diapered all of the time really takes the stress out of every day life.
Comment by David — November 13, 2006 @ 7:59 am
Fantastic, would love to be able to do this on the right occasions. for me that would be most of the time, as I love wearing nappies as we call them in the UK.
Nappies rule
Comment by Dis is great — November 15, 2006 @ 11:54 am
I totally agree I wear nappies real thick disposables they are the best. They make a little crinkle noise but I don`t think your average person would recognise nor care for that matter. I think it is about time parents forgot about toilet training their children and let them stay in nappies.
Nappies are nice. A warm wet nappy is brilliant.
Comment by David — November 22, 2006 @ 8:29 am
I’m taking a pee in my nappy as I am writing this.
Thanks for saying just over a month ago what I have been campaigning for since there were two 9s in the year.
I have also cured a few people of IBS with my nappy plan on the way here.
Seann Odoms
Comment by Seann Odoms — December 1, 2006 @ 10:49 pm
i love wearing diapers all the time cause i am always having to go pee.and with wearing a diaper i can keep working driving or whatever.i wear disposablediapers out and clothdiapers/vinylpants at home
Comment by joe wisniewski — December 5, 2006 @ 2:45 am
I totally agree with the diaper wearing. I have SBS (shy bladder syndrome) and have trouble going and been called a Camel on account of this.
Wearing diapers with plastic/vinyl pants is great for that. No more missing part of a movie, standing in line to use a nasty public restroom, or even having to stop while traveling or shopping. They are very comfortable, practical, and convenient. I’m surprized that more people haven’t learned ‘our secret’. And yes Cutiepie, they do make and sell adult pull ups and even designer tapes that you may attach to your disposable diaper to give it that custom look if you wish.
Comment by Bill Wheeler — December 7, 2006 @ 1:32 am
I wear diapers for convenience; if you call leaving my home, going to work, and sleeping through the night conveniences. I’ve worn adult diapers for over two decades, and they allow me to live a more normal life. I wear thick cloth diapers and plastic pants day and night because I never know when I’m going to have an uncontrollable wetting episode. I’m able to conceal my diaper bulge by purchasing jeans and slacks that are unstylishly a couple inches larger than I’d otherwise wear. Thankfully, no one seems to notice the crinkle of my plastic pants. The tradeoff in my life is risking the embarrassment of being discovered wearing diapers versus the humiliation of soaking my pants. The benefit is that I don’t have to panic every time my bladder decides it’s going to empty! I don’t know if wearing adult diapers will ever become socially acceptable, but I hope the stigma diminishes. There are a lot of us out here wearing them.
Comment by Roger — December 10, 2006 @ 9:29 am
Yes I wear myself. I still have troubles peeing in any postion, especially lying down but I still wear because I like too. But I also get lazy to change so I wear plastic pants over them. Hopefully it’ll get easier.
Comment by Beth — December 10, 2006 @ 8:42 pm
I LOVE WEARING DIAPERS CAUSE I DO NOT HAVE TO STOP WORKING OR WHAT EVER I AM DOING TO GO PEE.AS I AM ALWAYS HAVING TO GO.
IWEAR CLOTH DIAPERS&PLASTIC PANTS AT HOME&DISPOSABLE
DIAPERS WHEN GOING OUT.
I HAVE GOTIN TO WHERE I ENJOY THE FEELING OF BEING IN A WET DIAPER.
Comment by joe wisniewski — December 13, 2006 @ 4:12 am
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE CONTACT WITH OTHER DIAPER LOVERS
CAUSE IT WOULD BE NICE TO TALK TO PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND.
MY LOVE OF WEARING DIAPERS/VINYL PANTS.
JOE WISNIEWSKI JWISNIEWSKI@IOWATELECOM.NET
Comment by joe wisniewski — December 16, 2006 @ 2:56 am
Diapers became a necessity for me after diabetes put me in the hospital for 2 weeks about fifteen years ago. Before that, I was one of those people who knew where every bathroom was and planed just about everything around my neurogenic bladder. Up to that point in my life I thought I was normal and didn’t realize just how much time and how much of my life was being wasted while being a slave to a toilet. It took several specialists and my doctors very stubborn (former continence specialist) nurse to convince me that wearing a diaper was a lot easier. It has been an enlightening journey, coming to terms with the pre-adolescent stigma that “diapers are for babies”, but guess what (?). A diaper is just thick underwear that I pin on rather than pull on, and what’s really neat, it doubles as a toilet you can wear. No one, i.e. no stranger, has ever been the wiser, that I know of, and no one has ever asked if I was wearing a diaper. The “Stigma” has always been in my head. The only down side is when I have to use lousy leaky disposables when I travel because diaper pins set off the metal detectors at the airport.
Comment by Stephen — January 14, 2007 @ 7:47 am
I am diabetic also and over the last two months have started wearing diapers 24/7. I only 43 and this seemed really strange, but better than accidents in public. I wish I enjoyed it like you all do, but due to a problem with my bervous system, it looks like I am stuck with them for the rest of my life! I started with pull ups, but found a cheaper adult pad on the web. Arrived today. I was shocked when I opened the pack, they looked like large disposable nappies my kids wear. I only had one pull up left, and I was already wet, so thought I better at least try them. I put them on and was surprised how comfortable they are. They are called “All in one” pads, and so far, look more practical than pull ups. Easy to change, no need to remove trousers etc. Much bigger pad to absorb liquid. Because they have tapes to attach, they fit better. Only drawbacks, are they look like kids nappies (but people cant see them, so not a problem), outside plastic cover rustles a little bit. Anybody else tried them? Any problems long term, rashes etc. Its winter now, what are they like in the summer?
Comment by Andy — January 22, 2007 @ 6:15 am
I have worn cloth diapers and plastic pants my whole life for bedwetting, and it has never been a big deal. Often I will wear them or disposables during the day because I have to go so often. I have a neurogenic bladder which meahs going 20+ times a day. Diapers are just an easy way to deal with it………….and no big deal.
Comment by doug — March 21, 2007 @ 1:19 pm
I love this idea about wearing diapers without being ridicualed! I love wearing diapers as a fetish. Although, the more we keep that to ourselves is probably for the better. Bathrooms are very disgusting these days, and I know you can infections from the toilet seats. I do not sleep well at night due to an over active bladder. Wearing diapers at night assures me that I can have a good and restful night. It really dosen’t bother me anymore if anyone comments about me in a diaper. I bet we all have secerets or conditions we wish people would not comment on. I do not see a problem in wearing diapers, other people may and that is their right but nobody needs to be ridicualed for it.
Comment by danrioja — March 22, 2007 @ 5:43 pm
I wore diapers because I had to up to age 10 or so. That was very embarrassing as a child. When I left home around the age of 17, I bought my very first bag of baby diapers. Not because I needed them. Because I still had a fascination for them. I was 22 when I bought my first bag of adult diapers. Still nervous as hell that someone I knew would see me buying them. Around the same age I nearly died from fright when a few friends came into the house to see me changing into a diaper! It’s been about 26 years since those frightening times, and I have learned not to be embarrassed about wearing diapers. Sure, people still find out. The neighbors drive by seeing a trash can stuffed with diapers, and I’m sure they wonder what the hell is going on at my house, but I really don’t care anymore. Diapers make me very happy, and hardly a day goes by that I am not in a hurry to get home to get one on.
It would be nice to see everyone using diapers, but I am realistic, and know that will never happen. If I’m elected president, I’ll make it a law that everyone has to wear diapers! They will be cheap to everyone, super thick, and watch out for the diaper police! They will be checking to make sure you have one on! heheheee. Meanwhile, I’ll just have to be happy waddling around my home in diapers and socks.
Most people nowadays don’t give a poop (pardon the pun) whether they spot you in a diaper or not. And I’ve found that when they laugh when seeing them, that it’s good for me to laugh too.
You will always find people that ruin it for all of us, by wearing nothing but diapers in a public place, claiming that they are not showing their privates, and even tho that is true, and can be legally fought and won, if you have the money and guts to do it…..it’s not the way to win a case. Gays have come a long way to win their rights. You don’t see them having sex in public; they fought a lot of battles to get where they are today. Gay or not; diapers are pretty much the same way. It’s a long battle before anyone will let us wear our diapers (under our clothes), to work, the store, etc, without letting out a yelp over seeing the diaper ride high on our jeans. I think I’m just gonna kick back here at home, relax with a beer, wet myself silly and waddle around in soggy diapers, and let time take care of itself.
I’m wondeing if I should buy stock in diapers………..hmmmm.
More often than not lately, I’ve found myself giving people honest
answers when they ask me about my diapers as well. Got a funny look a few weeks ago from a doctor about it when she asked if I was urinary incontinet. I told her that I was not. I just like wearing diapers!
I hope all of you continue to find great enjoyment in wearing your diapers, and find someone that can enjoy them with you.
After 26 years of diapering myself, I have found that the Abri-form X-plus (Abena), is the thickest to date. http://www.xpmedical.com.
Comment by mike m — March 22, 2007 @ 11:15 pm
I was just reading your blog, and I did let go right in my diaper,I came here from a post on a diaper site, so naturaly I wear diapers, not exactly for nessesity, but for convienience, I also like the way they feel,
I like to wear diapers, I don’t have to but many I talk to daily do need them, and are scared people will notice, I don’t care if someone notices, I like them I wet them, and thats the way it is
Comment by R S Guzz — March 24, 2007 @ 4:04 pm
I started working out and as soon as I get out the door I feel like peeing. I have been thinking about it for a bit since I tried to start running and I pee anyway. Can someone recomend a brand ?
Comment by barb — March 26, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
Try Depends Barb. If you want something discreet, try the disposable underwear, they hold alot. I prefer the briefs myself and they really don’t show. The briefs are more like a traditional diaper and the disposable underwear just pull up like regular underwear. There are so many diapers in the aisles of Walmart, grocery stores, Pharmacys, etc….. that I think lots more people use for convenience than most people think.
Comment by Sean — April 1, 2007 @ 10:56 am
I feel that if you want to wear diapers for whatever reason, then wear them. I really beleive there are more adults wearing diapers at home and on the street than most people could imagine. I wear them for fun and at my age (51) I could care less about what people might think about me. There a lot more important things in this life than what I am wearing under my jeans.
Comment by Ron — April 1, 2007 @ 11:24 am
I just turned 50. Lately, I’ve been peeing my pants more and more often. I now even pee at home when I can’t reach the bathroom in time. The other day was probably the worst though. It happened while I was at WalMart in the checkout line. All the lines were long. I had to really go. Pretty soon, it just started trickling down my leg. By the time I was rang out, I had soaked my jeans. I have never been so embarrassed in my life. It just couldn’t be helped though. Since then, I’ve been going out in extra absorbant Depends, just in case. I have officially reached my second childhood. I pee my pants and wet the bed.
Comment by Verla — April 1, 2007 @ 2:00 pm
Barb, having to pee while running is very common, it is called stress incontinence, and may occur during other times of physical exertion as well. Using a diaper while running would be a good idea if you wear regular shorts or sweats, but make sure you do not use one with a cloth-like cover designed to reduce the crinkle noise. Those can cause some serious chafing problems when running.
Many runners wear nylon jogging shorts with a built in brief liner, and if that is what you wear, you can get by without diapers. Bulky diapers between your legs will affect your running ability, and nylon jogging shorts are too brief and flimsy to conceal even a thin diaper anyway. Wear black or navy shorts and use the toilet just before going out. You may pee some, but if you start with an empty bladder you can pee no more than your kidneys can put out, which isn’t much. Runners sweat a lot and a little dampness is expected, and nylon jogging shorts are designed to absorb sweat and dry quickly. They can deal with a little pee just as well. Black or navy nylon shorts will not show wetness and when you stop the nylon will be completely dry in just a few minutes.
Comment by Tom — April 2, 2007 @ 5:32 am
The concept and rationale is good. The reality? Not so good. Think about it…A baby from birth to potty training doesn’t normally weigh over 30 pounds or so, give or take a few….Now, imagine an adult female from 100 pounds to maybe 250 pounds, or an adult male from 200 pounds to 350 pounds. Keep that mental picture…
Even if they just urinate in an adult diaper, it would be obvious to the sense of smell. If the adult is medically, or emotionally impaired in any way or handicapped, they would not be considered part of this rationale. I just think if you are not medically impaired, that adult diapers are not for the “lazy”. If you are too overworked to take time to “go”, then something more than you bladder is going to give out…Let’s use our brains for something to improve and save our world, or bring our soldiers back home and ensure the wounded ones get the proper treatment, spay and neuter ouor dogs and cats so thousands of them don’t have to be euthanized every year…Now, that takes some serious thought, think what our world would be like if we all came together and brainstormed on these things….
Comment by Willow — April 3, 2007 @ 7:12 pm
I sometimes pee my pants right through my thic disposible diaper.
I wish the world would let us be who we are and except diapers into society.
Comment by jim — April 7, 2007 @ 8:36 am
How can you read all these comments and not just laugh your ass off? Jesus. I’ve heard everything now. I surely hope to God you were joking when you wrote that blog post. It reminds me of a favorite Saturday Night Live commercial about the two old people wearing “Oops I Just Crapped My Pants” …..
I follow my body and when it tells me I have to shit or pee, I promptly find the nearest toilet or bush and do the deed. Shitting in my pants at work and then sitting in my dung all damn day long would not only be gross but it’d leak onto my chair and all my coworkers would start asking out loud “who shit their pants?”
Thanks for the hearty giggle.
Comment by Amy — April 7, 2007 @ 10:44 am
PS: I am NOT making fun of those who have to wear them for a disease, if they are handicapped and wheelchaired bound or if they have diabetes. I am however fully making FUN of the freaks who dress up as adult babies and purposely seek out diapers to wear so they can shit freely in their pants and enjoy having their feces rub all over their bodies.
Comment by Amy — April 7, 2007 @ 10:51 am
This is soo funny! After that story about the lady astronaut, hubby got such a terrible idea! If it weren’t for peeing and getting gas, our 12 hour road trips would be non-stop. And seeing some of those gas station toilets, makes you wish it more!
And, yes, hiking in the woods with boy scouts makes me hold it much longer than at home. (until this becomes more soocially acceptable…I just drink less on these trips! at least the boys can pee in an empty bottle or behind any tree…just don’t drink the Mt. Dew from our car! LOL!)
Comment by Sandy — April 9, 2007 @ 7:03 am
i think that adult diapers are a great way for haveing an restroom at all times. especialy for long movies, trips, thiem parks (specificly rollercoasters) and also class. and for those buisness people out there the buisness meetings. i dont know why people dont wear diapers instead of dumb old undies or boxers. but i wish that diapers were more excessable to people without high enough paying jobs. me being one of the many unable to buy diapers for full time wearing because the funds say no diapers.
Comment by peppen — April 9, 2007 @ 9:31 am
Amy, you would think that a woman of your size would be more accepting and open minded.
Comment by Ronan Lowe — April 10, 2007 @ 11:34 am
Iwork in a factory so going to the bathroom every 10 minutes is not an option I also am diabetic so I go a lot, diapers make my life livable I wear cloth at home and disposables at work I use size 6 baby diapers as soakers those things are very absorbant and easily disposed of. diapers are a must for me I couldn’t live a normal life without them I wear plastic pants 24/7 cloth saves a lot of money and are good at home I also use Mcguire urinals they are expencive to buy but last forever, I have cloth diapers I have had for years plastic pants are a must for me I will always be in diapers but I prefer it that way
Comment by albert — April 12, 2007 @ 4:23 am
Amy,
You are free to visit other sites if you like.
diaperman
Comment by mike m — April 13, 2007 @ 10:06 pm
I’m looking for an answer for a dear friend with MS. She is entirely reliant on her husband to help her with her bodily functions. She has no use of her arms or legs. Therefore, she is very restricted in where she can go. She doesn’t fly because she can’t hold it for more than 1 to 2 hours. She feels that the Adult diaper wouldn’t protect her enough. Now both of her two children are getting married next fall and she’s worried about how she is going to survive 4 - 5 hours without being changed. I was wondering if the diapers that the astronauts wear are available for purchase and if this would be the answer for her? Any suggestions?
Comment by JoAnne R. — April 18, 2007 @ 7:31 am
JoAnne R.
I frequently use a razor blade to cut slits into my disposable diapers. I can then add as many diapers as I like to give me many hours without a diaper change. A three layer disposable will give me 4-6 hours of protection with a superior diaper like Abri Form, with a 6 pack of beer. Don’t cut slits into the “outside” diaper! Two Abri Forms with an outside generic diaper will not be too noticeable. A bit puffy, but nothing that the average person would think anything about. Don’t forget diapers for the stay and the return trip also. Hope this helps you.
diaperman
Comment by mike m — April 18, 2007 @ 11:17 pm
JoAnne,
The best suggestion for your friend is cloth diapers and plastic pants. Cloth is far more absorbent than disposables and they have much greater wicking ability, which means that moisture will be distributed throughout the diaper and not just concentrated in one spot. Most disposables have little or no wicking ability and they often leak when most of the diaper is still dry.
Cloth diapers can be layered, she can wear two or three or use inserts to achieve whatever level of absorbency is necessary. Since she is most likely using a wheelchair, the bulk of the diaper showing should not be an issue; but if anyone could tell that she was diapered, they would certainly understand that it was necessary due to her medical conditions and not think anything of it.
Comment by Tom — April 20, 2007 @ 6:25 am
Paul,
Short comment, just my perspective.
I have family and friends that find it helpful or necessary to wear either minor or major urinary protection.
I also have family and friends with no choice, as illness or old age makes adult diapers a necessity.
I would never waste my time or efforts wondering if someone was wearing any form of diaper. Not my business. Who cares?
Regardless of age, I NEVER want to smell someone’s poopy diaper. Don’t like it if a nearby infant stinks. It will never be more acceptable with a dirty adult diaper.
Identify the purpose to be served.
If diaper is being worn for convenience, or to protect against unexpected and urgent go accidents and public humiliation, then the person has achieved additional time and privacy, so go clean up afterward. Appreciate the fewer interruptions, but don’t consider that diaper as bottomless pit, or substitute for clean and dry bottom.
If the person really just likes to wear soggy diapers, then admit that to yourself, and go ahead and wear them - in the privacy of your home. I don’t want you next to me in the workplace, or store, or restaurant, or anywhere. Stay home.
And if your diap is dirty, just go change it. Not a topic for discussion, or debate, or circumstance variance. Change it.
Then wash your hands… Soap and water. Plus a little pleasant hand lotion.
Comment by Sadie — April 21, 2007 @ 8:30 pm
Hey Now Fellow Diaper Setters !
I happen to be a healthy, single and looking, and fit “youngster” of 55 who has been in diapers all my life for my frequent accidents. Believe me that there are multitudes of older kids and adults in them either at night, part time, or full time. Diapers are great to wear, but the main problem I find is that with all the many brands of youth and adult disposable “briefs” none of them are as efficient or nice as Pampers or Huggies toddler diapers are.
I hear that Pampers and Luvs are coming out with a Size 7 diaper …. and they should probably fit up to a 30 inch waist. This is a step in the right direction, but we accident prone adults really should have baby style diapers in sizes for us too …. not ill-fitting and poor-performing “incontinent briefs”.
In the meanwhile, I’ll stick with my trusty ol’ cloth diapers and big baby plastic pants for running around in whenever practical.
Diapers are cool and practical for any age…
Comment by Kevin — April 28, 2007 @ 9:30 am
Greetings!
I to am a ‘D/L’ or diaper lover and been this way for the last 40 years. I’m 47 and wear for comfort and convenience. Saying that, one thing i have seen and wish would change is the social attitude and stigma towards the infirm and incontinent. A diaper is just a form of underwear, and most of us who wear do so for a reason. Incontinent people cant help it, its they way they are built. I wear due to my mental ‘programming’. being a D/L chose me I didn’t choose it.
I read sad stories on message boards about people who are rejected from relationships simply because they are incontinent, and have to use some form of ‘protection’.
I find that people who wear diapers are more open minded and ‘mature’ than most of society!!!
So to those who look down on others simply because they wear different underwear, slap on a diaper and grow up.
You can never know what its like until you try it.
I am forever a fan of cloth prefolds and plastic pants.
Underwear sucks!
LOL
square duck
Comment by square duck — May 3, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
I completely agree with you on this. I don’t have any medical problems or anything but I usually find I have to pee a lot during the day since I drink a lot of water (dry in the office) and I also need to poop after eating lunch… using a diaper is actually more comfortable to me than having to use the nasty shared bathroom in the office. I hate that.. yeah, dirty diapers can smell sometimes depending on my diet but it’s not that bad when it is and it really is comfortable even though I wear a soiled diaper for a few hours.
Comment by Mike Eddington — May 8, 2007 @ 5:28 pm
If only life was that simple! I agree entirely, nappies are just another form of underwear. I wear them for convenience: to get a good night’s sleep, to be comfortable during the day instead of having to rush to the toilet, to endure UK’s horrendous traffic jams without that ache of needing a wee. So what? I’m not forcing them on others, I’m not exposing my nappies for all to see, I’m not dirty (I don’t do that) so no smells… I use terry nappies and plastic pants most of the time, so no environmental landfill problems either.
The poster and others who see fit to poke FUN at us have much to learn and frankly aren’t worth any time or consideration. If they took time to get to know those who do wear nappies they would find understanding, kind, thoughtful and caring people - some of the best friends they could wish for. Live and let live.
By the way I’m 57 and have worn nappies voluntarily for most of my life - and I don’t care what others think!
Comment by Sandy — May 22, 2007 @ 9:29 am
This is such an odd post.
Although I am not making fun of all of the people who decide to abide by this lifestyle, I think its so weird. Its not that society tells us it is wrong to wear diapers as adults, but dont you think it is a bit unsanitary to be walking around with your poop rubbed all over your butt all day?
And to those who say it is unsafe to hold it in, why do you think there are so many bathrooms around us? Babies use diapers because they are little newborn beings who over time learn how to take care of themselves, and of course at that age they do not have control over their body’s functions. I have never even considered using diapers, and do not understand the fetish that comes along with it. I do understand, however, if seniors or people with disabilities need to wear them, like my grandpa (reason I came upon this page), but come on, many of you would agree that being an adult and having control over OTHER aspects in life, such as a job, being a parent and having other responsibilities, is very important, so why not be an adult about this issue and have control over your body’s needs?
p.s. I’m an 18 year old girl, and I would think someone my age wearing them would be absolutely ridiculous!
and at this moment I have to pee, so I gotta go =]
Comment by Liz — May 28, 2007 @ 4:15 pm
After getting home and diapering myself up for the night, I decided to check out the site this evening. It’s been a while since I’ve been here. Twenty four posts since my story. Some looked good, some okay, and no bad ones since my last vist. I left my story because I liked the look of this sight, and it was a chance to say something.
Today I”m not sure what to say. I see a few posts saying how crazy some of us are for wanting to wear diapers. I must be crazy then. I hang cloth diapers and plastic pants on the clothes line in the back yard, and 40 trains a day go by seeing them flap in the breeze. If I only hang them in the back yard, am I only 50% crazy, or am I still 100% crazy? Do I get pro-rated depending on when I went to adult diapers at a certain age? You never know, I might only be half crazy.
So far I have typed fifty lines, taken twenty minutes to do it, and deleted them all. Three times. It’s not just a matter of what to say, but to say it right.
I guess I just can’t find the words to say that I’m an adult diaper lover and an adult baby. I think the baby bed with rails, baby bottles for bedtime, occassional baby music, onsies, footed sleepers, a rainbow color of plastic pants, and a license plate that reads: 1 AB DL might be a dead giveaway. Course, I’ve been wrong before.
So, when I got to bed tonight, I’ll go to bed with a triple layer disposable diaper on, plastic pants (hmmmm, which color tonight?), and one of the ten pre-filled baby botlles from the fridge, and I’ll snuggle up in my covers with the fan blowing on me. Tomorow I’ll wake up. Hopefully. Woudn’t want to wake up dead, now would I? I’ll stay in a diaper until it’s time to go to work, then take it off to join the group of people that don’t wear diapers. What would it be like if the tables were turned, and the whole world wore diapers? We’d probably poke fun at all the people that didn’t wear a diaper, wouldn’t we?
It’s just a matter of etiquette. Etiquette is defined as The practices and forms prescribed by social convention (that’s you and me) or by authority. That means that if I can get lets say, 50,000 more people to wear a diaper during my lifetime, then it’s more socially acceptable, isn’t it? It sure is, because society says it is.
Time for beddy bye. See you all again soon.
diaperman
Comment by mike m — May 29, 2007 @ 11:36 pm