My Little Boy

Summary: When my 6 year old son Jacob began wetting and messing his 
pants I had no choice but to put him in diapers. Turns out he was 
wanting diapers after seeing his friend Cody wearing them one night at 
a sleepover.

	It began on a Friday night in July. Cody called wanting Jacob to 
stay over at his house. I agreed and drove Jacob three blocks to his 
buddy's house. I kissed him goodbye and he ran inside. I had a quiet 
night for once in months by myself. The next evening around 3:00 I went 
to pickup Jacob. Cody's mother invited me in telling me what a 
wonderful time the boys had together. Jacob came running in and jumped 
up putting his arms around my neck talking 90 miles a minute about all 
the things they had done. I put him down and gathered his things, 
thanking Mrs. Brooks for letting him stay over.
	On the drive home he was still rambling on and on about what a 
great time he had. I told him that maybe next weekend Cody could stay 
with him. He was overjoyed to hear that. We arrived back home and I 
sent his upstairs to unpack. I prepared dinner for us and called him 
down. As we ate Jacob all of the sudden stopped eating and had a guilty 
look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and he didn't say 
anything. I stood up and went over to him and he scrunched up in his 
chair. I slid the chair back and seen what he was hiding. My son who 
has been potty trained since he was 3 had wet his pants. I asked him 
why and he said that it was an accident. I took him upstairs and 
stripped him down. I gave him some clean undies and a pair of shorts 
and we went back to the dinner table. I didn't say anything else about 
it; after all, lots of little boys have accidents sometimes.
	The rest of the evening went without incident. I bathed him and 
tucked him in. As I was walking out of his room he told me that he was 
sorry. I went back to his bed and sat down beside him telling him that 
it was okay that I knew it was an accident. I kissed his forehead and 
turned out the light.
	I woke the next morning with birds chirping starting another 
beautiful July day. Jacob was already up and watching cartoons. I 
hugged him and asked what he wanted for breakfast. He shrugged his 
shoulders saying that he didn't care so I decided to make pancakes. 
While I was cooking I heard him run upstairs. I set the table and 
called to him with no response. I went up to see what he was doing and 
as I topped the stairs he came out of the bathroom. We ate breakfast 
and I sent him out to play. About an hour later I went into the 
bathroom and found a surprise. Buried in the corned was the pair of 
undies I put him in last night. It looked as Jacob had taken a bowel 
movement in them. I went downstairs and called him in. I took him to 
the bathroom and asked him why he pooped in his undies. His little blue 
eyes teared up and he started to cry. I picked him up and asked him 
again. As he continued to cry he told me that Cody said that it was 
okay to do that because his mommy let him do it. I asked him if Cody 
pooped in his pants last night and he told me that he had. He said that 
Cody's mommy just took him into the bathroom and changed him and Cody 
came back to play. I told him that if he wanted to poop and pee in his 
pants that he was going to have to wear special pants.
	I've never been one to spank or really punish my son and he's 
pretty much gotten away with anything he's ever done. When I said 
special pants Jacob perked up. I told him that he would have to wear 
diapers. He said, "You mean like the ones Cody wears?" I told him that 
I wasn't sure what Cody wore but I would get him some if that's what he 
wanted. He told me that he wanted diapers so he could be like Cody. I 
agreed to get them and I told him that we would go into town later. 
Jacob went back outside thrilled that he was getting diapers. Around 
noon I called him in to get ready to go. Since little boys can get 
dirty just walking from one room to the other I took him up to change 
clothes. I laid out a blue shirt, khaki shorts and a pair of blue 
socks. He got dressed and came hopping downstairs. We arrived at the 
local super store and headed for the baby section. It's been a few 
years since Jacob was in diapers and I had forgotten how many choices 
there are. I was searching the shelves when I came across Pampers size 
6. The size on the bag sounded like it should fit Jacob, so I decided 
to buy them. I picked up some baby powder and lotion and headed for the 
checkout. When we arrived back home Jacob grabbed the bag and ran 
inside. When I went into his room he already had his shirt shorts and 
shoes off with the diaper bag opened and holding one in his hand. I 
laid him back on his bed and slid his underwear off. I told him to 
raise his butt and I slid the diaper under him. After applying baby 
powder and lotion I taped his new diaper tightly in place. He jumped up 
and ran to his mirror. He smiled and gave me a big hug and kiss 
thanking me for getting him diapers. I put his shorts and shirt back on 
him and sent his outside. About 30 minutes later Jacob came inside as I 
was watching TV. He said, "Look daddy I pooped in my diaper and I peed 
lots, too!"