As a child, how discreet were you with using your diapers?

Number of responses received: 43

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I only used my diapers in total privacy	8	18.6%
I tried to only use diapers in privacy if I could	12	27.9%
I didn't mind using diapers around other people	7	16.3%
Due to medical need, I had no choice	3	7.0%
My parents made me use my diapers around other people	8	18.6%
I enjoyed using my diapers around other people	5	11.6%
Total:	43

As a child, where did you go for privacy if/when you needed it?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Bathroom	16	37.2%
Bedroom	31	72.1%
Isolated part of room	9	20.9%
Any unoccupied room	13	30.2%
Outside away from other people	12	27.9%
Stall in public restroom	10	23.3%
In my bed at night	21	48.8%
Other	7	16.3%

How, as a child, did others know when you were using your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
They could see evidence of it in my diapers	17	39.5%
They could hear me using my diapers	13	30.2%
They could smell my odors	17	39.5%
I told them I was using my diapers	8	18.6%
They asked me if I was using my diapers	18	41.9%
By the way I positioned my body	8	18.6%
I had no pants on over my diapers	17	39.5%
They checked my diapers periodically	19	44.2%
Other	7	16.3%

Who, as a child, acknowledged you using your diapers in their presence?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Mother	27	62.8%
Father	21	48.8%
Brothers and/or male cousins	15	34.9%
Sisters and/or female cousins	16	37.2%
Friends	19	44.2%
Friends of siblings	10	23.3%
Classmates	9	20.9%
Other adult relatives	15	34.9%
Other non-related adults	15	34.9%
Other children	13	30.2%

As an adult, how discreet are you with using your diapers now?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I only use my diapers in total privacy	9	23.1%
I try to only use diapers in privacy if I can	7	17.9%
I don't mind using diapers around other people	4	10.3%
Due to medical need, I have no choice	3	7.7%
I enjoy using my diapers around other people	5	12.8%
I'm still a child (under 18); see response above	11	28.2%
Total:	39

As an adult, where do you go for privacy if/when you need it?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Bathroom	17	39.5%
Bedroom	21	48.8%
Isolated part of room	5	11.6%
Any unoccupied room	6	14.0%
Outside away from other people	2	4.7%
Stall in public restroom	8	18.6%
Other	5	11.6%
In my bed at night	14	32.6%
No privacy needed as I am usually alone	9	20.9%

Describe how you handled diaper usage privacy as a child:

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	I never really thought about it. Being changed, however, is another story.
		It was total privacy, otherwise wouldn't put them on.
	14	openly went
Jake	22	I tried to be discreet and hide my diapers. Only once did I tell someone. I told a friend that I was peeing as I was in the act.
	14	I wore my diapers out in the open
diaperedteen	21	I didn't care. I loved every minute of diapers as a child, and hated being taken out of them.
		didn't have any privacy
Tad	34	If you dont make it a point, no one will know
Tommy	18	I always tried to hide the fact that I was still wearing diapers way longer than I should have been so I wouldn't tell anyone my diaper needed changed.
Thick N Dry	55	Would tell anyone but would often have accidents, and would be found out
		I used to have several hiding places in the nearby woods
		I used to have several hiding places in the nearby woods
Nate	10	I don't. My family changes my diapers whenever and wherever they need to whether it's at home or in a public setting.
Kregg	13	I'm allowed to go someplace else when I am at home so if I have to poop I go in a different room but not if I pee
Chase	11	After I tell someone I have to pee or poop I go someplace far away from everyone else like in a different room but I'm not allowed in the bathroom to use my diaper
Gejoe	57	I used diapers without my parents knowlage. but my brother and cousin knew I used them
Mike P.	55	At home I usually got changed in the bathroom. At school I was changed/ changed myself in full view of other boys in the boys' bathroom
Frankie	16	my friend buys my diapers so she knows i use them
		sitting on the toilet I would stuff toilet paper between my legs and wet it., and some times go to the basement and find what ever I could to make a diaper out of

Describe how adults around you (as a child) reacted to you using your diapers:

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	If I had a poop-oops from eating too many beans my dad would go, "Pew, did you foul the air?" He just did it in a sort of B.S.'ing way.
		No one knew when of if I used diapers.
	14	change me
Jake	22	My parents were mad.
	14	They didnt mind.I also needed them for
diaperedteen	21	They were thankful I had the diapers on instead of having an accident, but told me I was "too old for diapers."
bobby	35	they expected me to use them
Tad	34	they usually dont know
Tommy	18	My mom would get frustrated because I was still in diapers until I was 12 years old. She would always loudly remark that I needed my diaper changed.
Thick N Dry	55	They kept pushing for training pants and using the toilet
		They didn't know
		They didn't know
Nate	10	People are always in shock that I still wear disposable diapers. They always do a double-take and ask how old I am and why aren't I potty trained.
Kregg	13	I don't think they do react they just say ok go ahead because I have to tell them that I am going to use my diaper
Chase	11	No one says anything since they make me wear them in the first place
Gejoe	57	They didn''t know or didn't say anything
Mike P.	55	My parents, and teachers and my personal care attendants at school understood my bowel & bladder incontinence resulting from my spina bifida
Frankie	16	no adult knows that i use diapers
		did not wear them around others

Describe how other children around you reacted to you using your diapers:

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	They never knew because I never had any poop-oopses in school. They never knew when I was wetting.
		They didn't
	14	made fun o me
Jake	22	They thought it was cool.
	14	they liked wearing diapers so it didnt matter
diaperedteen	21	My brother laughed at me because he was potty trained before me, and he is 2 years younger than me.
Tommy	18	They would laugh at me and call me names. Then they would tell everyone they could that I was wearing a diaper and that I needed changed.
Thick N Dry	55	can't remember
		They didn't know
		They didn't know
Nate	10	They're always teasing me and pulling my pants/shorts off to expose my diaper. They also tell everyone when I've peed in my diaper.
Kregg	13	Sometimes I get laughed at but mostly just by one boy and the girls always giggle but not my sisters.
Chase	11	I get teased sometimes but not too much and not by the kids I live with because in this house if you tease you get a spanking
Gejoe	57	My brother was envious and my cousin used them to
Mike P.	55	It was unpleasant for them when I had a bowel movement. At other times I was teased but I had one good friend who was fascinated by my problem
Frankie	16	my friend didn't care that i like to wear diapers

If you were not allowed privacy as a child, explain why:

Name	Age	Answer
diaperedteen	21	My parents gave me privacy if THEY felt like it. But I never asked for it anyway. I loved my diapers
Tommy	18	Mom thought wearing diapers in front of others my age and older would "teach" me to potty train faster by humilitating me.
		Never had privacy with 7 ppl living in a 4 room house. Always went to the woods.
		Never had privacy with 7 ppl living in a 4 room house. Always went to the woods.
Nate	10	My parents show off my diapers as a form of punishment because I still have alot of accidents in my pants and need diapers to keep my clothes dry.
Mike P.	55	At school we all used the same bathrooms and often there were others going to the bathroom when I was getting changed

How do you handle your diaper privacy now (as an adult, if applicable)?

Name	Age	Answer
Toadboy	7	I don't really notice it myself until my diaper gets full.
		I'm the only one here in my apartment, so no need.
Jake	22	I use my diaper in public more than I use it in private. In fact I love to poop in my pants in public places. Yesterday, I pooped in my pants while walking through Best Buy. Right after th
diaperedteen	21	I don't care. If people don't like my diapers, that's their problem, not mine. REMEMBER THAT!
Tad	34	I wear clothes over them
Thick N Dry	55	Am discreet, using when am alone, at night or on weekend when no one else is home
		My wife works during the day and my son is in school.
Gejoe	57	I wear and use them at home and work but change in privite
Mike P.	55	At home, I pretty much change myself in the bathroom. I don't like getting changed in public restrooms but I need to be prepared to do it when I'm out so I always have extra diapers and a plastic bag with me
		I wear them around my house. and out in public or to work when ever I want to have the security and joy of wearing

Average Age of respondents to this question:	22.8
Range of ages of respondents:	7 -  57

Age Distribution
Under 10	1
10-14	9
15-19	8
20-24	6
25-29	2
30-34	1
35-39	2
40-44	0
45-49	1
50-54	0
55-59	3
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

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