Do you feel that your potty training (or lack thereof) affected the way you feel about diapers today?

Number of responses received: 56

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, definitely	21	38.9%
Yes, to some degree	13	24.1%
Maybe, but not much	7	13.0%
Not at all	3	5.6%
I don't know/remember	9	16.7%
I was never toilet trained to begin with	1	1.9%
Total:	54

Once potty trained, what did you miss the most about your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
The way my diapers looked on me	22	39.3%
They way my diapers felt on me	36	64.3%
The feel of getting cleaned up/changed	20	35.7%
The bonding/intimacy that comes with diaper changes	17	30.4%
The feel of using my diapers	30	53.6%
Not having to get up and go to the toilet	29	51.8%
The sense of being a baby or little boy	27	48.2%
The smell of fresh diapers/baby powder, lotion, etc.	22	39.3%
Not having to worry about accidents	25	44.6%
Other	11	19.6%

What parts of your toilet training do you think made you want to stay in diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Being toilet trained too early	21	37.5%
Being toilet trained too late	10	17.9%
Being nagged about using the toilet	19	33.9%
Getting punished or scolded for having accidents	22	39.3%
The discomfort/embarrassment/guilt of having an accident	24	42.9%
Being told that only babies wear diapers	16	28.6%
Fear of falling into the toilet	8	14.3%
Fear of the noises the toilet made	5	8.9%
Overall difficulties with using the toilet	8	14.3%
Other	10	17.9%

What parts about using the toilet did you find to be the most difficult?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Avoiding pee accidents	24	42.9%
Avoiding poop accidents	20	35.7%
Wiping adequately	26	46.4%
Remembering to flush	10	17.9%
Not getting pee on the floor	21	37.5%
Putting the lid up or down	11	19.6%
Getting onto the toilet	10	17.9%
Remembering to wash my hands	12	21.4%
Keeping my underwear free of skid marks	24	42.9%
Other	4	7.1%

Did having other siblings in diapers affect how you felt about toilet training?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes, I wanted to be in diapers just like them	16	33.3%
No, I wanted to be out of diapers because they were still in	0	0.0%
My siblings did not affect how I felt about toilet training	3	6.3%
I had no siblings who were in diapers at the time	17	35.4%
I don't know/remember	10	20.8%
I was never toilet trained to begin with	2	4.2%
Total:	48

Did any efforts to get put back into diapers work?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Yes	16	26.7%
Yes, but I had to take punishment with it	7	11.7%
No	9	15.0%
I never tried to get put back into diapers	22	36.7%
I don't remember	5	8.3%
I was never toilet trained to begin with	1	1.7%
Total:	60

Describe some of the things about your toilet training that you feel made you want to stay in diapers:

Name	Age	Answer
Mike P.	55	As I got older (teenager) being in diapers became more of an embarrassment for me. It wasn't a problem at home because I had all the bathroom privacy and help that I needed. But school was another story. Even though there were others like me with spina bifida, it was always embarrassing to be seen when I was changing myself and especially if I had a BM.
Tommy	18	I was in daytime diapers way longer than most kids. My mom didn't even start trying to daytime train me until just before kindergarten when I was 5 but it didn't work out that well. I was actually held back one year because I was still in diapers full time and I was almost held back a second year because I was only partly potty trained when I was 6.
		Had to hold back from going poop and pee instead of just going
[email protected]	14	I remember when I was three and I put myself in a diposable diaper, and I was jumping around like a frog and making noises like a frog! That was the best time! My mom was there and she let me!
		Toilet trained way too early. I never got the "full feel" of the diapers.
Deeker	35	I was very late (age 4) getting toilet trained. My mom and dad really started pushing me hard to start using the toilet, and the more they tried to get me to use the toilet the more I hated it. I hated being scolded for not making it there and getting scolded for skid marks in my underwear. It was one of the hardest parts of my growing up.
James	17	I didn't see why I had to be toilet trained if my little brother and some of my friends were not and were being allowed to keep their diapers.
		I missed the security and comfort of being diapered. and being allowed to be the baby. I was made to feel guilty and ashamed. I was not ready to be a big boy.
Tad	34	That they kept me dry.
	50	being diaper for wetting in my pants
Dustin g	14	Wine My mom cand me to the tulit.
gejoe	57	I was trained by the age of two, I feel I was robbed of being in babied by at least one or two years.
	35	I was a bedwetter until I was 11 or 12. I used to wear training pants and plastic pants to bed. I remember the smell and the occasional leaky mess, as well as having to bathe every morning. Sometimes when away from home (camping or on family vacations), my mother would buy me disposable diapers. I was slightly embarrased to be changed in front of the family, but the diapers felt good, and I woke up cleaner and less smelly than at home in my training pants. The diapers were more comfortable and more convenient.
tod	43	The feeling of not having the protection of wearing a diaper and not having the attention of the changer.
Don	15	I just love diapers. I don't like regular underwear. I am a dl but also I also used them for the right reasons.
Benny	14	I missed the attention from my mom, dad and older brothers during diaper changes.
		I loved the act of doing a bowel-movement in my diapers and plastic pants. I used to roll over onto my stomach and get on my hands and knees under the covers and give a little push and feel the poop push it's way into my diapers. I loved the little farting sounds I made while pooping and peeing. When I was thru doing my business, I would push the palm of my hand right into my poopy bulge and rub and squeeze my wet,dirty diapers. I would smear the poopy all over my butt and push poopy in between my legs and squeeze my legs together. I would get an adenalin rush from this. I would rub poopy all over my private area. I would then do what comes naturally when you feel this good. I remember one day being put to bed without my diapers. I felt cold without my diapers and plastic pants. I never did have any accidents after that one night. Looking back though, maybe I should have had a few "accidents". I was barely 2 years old when I was potty trained. But I think this is why I like to wear and use diapers when I can.
wetcloth	12	my mom telling to go potty all the time
Marc, & the Houston Diaper-boys	16	As stated above my sibling brother was very close behind me but they still wore diapers. I hated just sitting there on the toilet, or potty chair, (only that factor was in my mind, & I all the rest of the time I wore nothing else but Diapers & Plastic Baby Pants. So what's all this horrid fuss about pooping & peeing in that horribly uncomfortable, toilet.

Provide more details about the things you missed about your diapers after being toilet trained:

Name	Age	Answer
Mike P.	55	In high school I got into the habit of leaving the lunchroom early so I could use the bathroom at a time when I was less likely to be seen by others. For a time I tried changing myself by sitting on the commode and using my clothing (shirt, undershirt and trousers) to make my "private" areas less visible while I was getting changed, but this never worked too well.
Tommy	18	The only thing I missed was that, if I had an accident in my pants, no one would know that I had an accident.
		Thick feeling and missed rubber pants
Deeker	35	I liked the thick white fabric on my butt and showing it off. I liked to look down at my crotch and see my diapers on me. They were so soft and fluffy and felt so good.
Dustin g	14	You naver hade to git up.
gejoe	57	The thing I missed most was the attention my mother would give me when I needed my diapers changed.
	35	I didn't realize for years that I missed the diapers. I love the feel of wearing diapers, and wetting them.
tod	43	The attention of the changer
Don	15	I used to be in such soft (diapers) underwear but now they are itchy now.
Jamie	31	Being treated and pampered like a baby.
		I missed the warm feeling of wet dirty diapers and being stinky. I used to like it when my baby sitter called me stinky pants. She would say "shame on you" with a smile on her face. I think I liked being humiliated when I had a load in my diapers. I miss this as well.
		covinence
Marc, & the Houston Diaper-boys	16	From those boys that were Potty Trained, & for what ever reason are now back in Diapers. We missed mainly the feel & comfort, plus most of all the security they provided.

Describe the things you did to get put back in diapers again:

Name	Age	Answer
Mike P.	55	Except for being occasionally scolded for pooping myself (in school), I don't think I was ever deliberately embarrassed by other adults when I got changed. Other kids who saw me while I was getting changed sometimes made fun of me in the bathroom, but it passed over time. But I was always very uncomfortable when I had to deal with a bowel movement accident.
Tommy	18	Nothing. I hated the fact that I was still wearing diapers long after all of my friends and my little sister quit wearing them.
		Had accidents, like poop in pants at last minute from playing, then peed in pants to make it worse.
Deeker	35	I didn't really do anything to get put back into diapers on purpose. I continued to have a lot of poop accidents and I was made to wear several pairs of underwear for diapers. I didn't intend for this to happen, but I enjoyed it, even if it was embarrassing.
bedwetter	38	i started wetting the bed again at 12yrs old and after about a week of that one night i was put back into diapers and was punished by being made to wear my diapers during the day after i woke up
James	17	Wet and pooped myself on purpose. Delayed cessation to bedwetting.
	50	wet my pants and bed it made my mom mad
	17	i told my dad i was a teen baby and what it was a week later i asked if i can go back into diapers so now he some times buys me a case of attends
Dustin g	14	Capt in my undewae.
gejoe	57	I thought about starting to wet the bed but could never get up enough nerve to full out wet, I only dribbled in my pajamas.
	35	I didn't for years. Now as an adult, I have bought my own disposables. I have worn them occasionally, but I don't know how to tell my wife.
tod	43	I would wet the bed a few nights in a row so I would be put back in diapers.
someone	16	i used to sneak my brothers diapers when i was like 10 to 12 then i couldnt fit into them ne more. make bigger baby diapers.
Don	15	Well I had been wetting my pants (not on purpose) but then my mom took me out of them after I stopped wetting
Benny	14	i used to wet or poop myself on purpose and even tried wetting the bed.
		The only thing I did to get back in diapers again was a time when I found my old baby clothes in the basement. I was about 10 years old. I found some cloth diapers and plastic pants which I tried on secretly. Much to my delight they fit ! I never got to do my dirty work in them. But I would put them on and do what a lot of little boys would do in this situation after being excited and aroused. This went on for about 2 years till we moved to another state.
		accidents
wetcloth	12	i started to poop my pants every day when i turned 5 my mom decided to put me in diapers again
Marc, & the Houston Diaper-boys	16	From those boys in our club that did do some things to get back into diapers, they got caught wearing diapers, didn't wipe properly, had accidents, some (but few,) even asked to be put back into diapers.

If you were never toilet trained to begin with, explain why your parents never trained you:

Name	Age	Answer
Mike P	55	Because of my spina bifida, I have very little sensation below my waist, and I can't feel when I need to go to the bathroom to urinate or to have a bowel movement; hence I'm incontinent and I've always needed diapers and I couldn't be potty trained. The closest I've come to being "toilet trained" is using suppositories to regulate my BMs so I wouldn't poop in my diapers. When I was in school I had to take a suppository every night and sit on the toilet afterwards until I pooped in the toilet.
Dustin g	14	laey.
		I was toilet trained but it obviously didn't work.
Marc, & the Houston Diaper-boys	16	From Marc, I as stated above from the very beginning fought Potty Training constantly, & as a small child my Grandparents were around spoiling me, us siblings rotten, both Grandpa, & dad, with me encouraged my staying in diapers, as they did when small. As my sibling brothers came along they just weren't trained in Potty training at all. At that age we living in the country as we do thought non the less about it or that we were being done differently than all the rest of the world. As we grew home schooling etc. only encouraged all this life stile.

Describe what helped you to realize that you were never going to be toilet trained (if applicable):

Name	Age	Answer
Mike P.	55	When I was very young, toilet training was an impossibility for me and so it wasn't pursued by my parents. However, I think about the time my sister was potty trained I was about 5 and I think I began to realize that I wasn't going to be toilet trained. Until that time I only had a vague awareness about how other people used the toilet. But as I saw my sister becoming toilet trained and getting out of diapers I had a better awareness that I was different, although perhaps I thought a day would come when I wouldn't need diapers either.
Tad	34	A bladder problem that keeps me in diapers for bedwetting
Marc, & the Houston Diaper-boys	16	At ages 9,10, 11 and you are 24/7 wearing diapers, & you go out into the world with you parents, sisters, Grandparents, & start finding out your families norm of life stile, isn't that of most of the outside worlds.You may question has this tha's been done, right or wrong?We'll have to live with our diapers, yes & this may impose some hardships in ways, (but all our lives we've had wonderful family & support. I might say also that All our boys lives, that we've excelled in school, & those that we've helped in schooling have done just the same, they have been above them norm. So there's a little bit of a stink coming from you know where? Just join us in a stinky diaper & you'll be just fine...

Average Age of respondents to this question:	28.0
Range of ages of respondents:	11 -  57

Age Distribution
Under 10	0
10-14	7
15-19	12
20-24	1
25-29	2
30-34	3
35-39	5
40-44	2
45-49	2
50-54	3
55-59	2
60-64	0
65-69	0
70-74	0
75-79	0
80+	0

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