As a young boy (ages 12 and under). was anyone in your family uncomfortable with seeing you in just your diapers?

Number of responses received: 9

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Mother	1	11.1%
Father	2	22.2%
Older brothers	2	22.2%
Younger brothers	1	11.1%
Older sisters	1	11.1%
Younger sisters	0	0.0%
Boy cousins	3	33.3%
Girl cousins	2	22.2%
Grandmother	1	11.1%
Grandfather	2	22.2%
Aunt	1	11.1%
Uncle	2	22.2%

As a young boy (ages 12 and under). was anyone outside of your family uncomfortable with seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Friends	3	33.3%
Friends of brothers	1	11.1%
Friends of sisters	2	22.2%
Brothers of brothers' friends	2	22.2%
Brothers of sisters' friends	2	22.2%
Sisters of brothers' friends	1	11.1%
Sisters of sisters' friends	1	11.1%
Other boys I knew	3	33.3%
Other girls I knew	2	22.2%
Boy babysitter	3	33.3%
Girl babysitter	2	22.2%
Adult male babysitter	1	11.1%
Adult female babysitter	2	22.2%
Other adults I knew	3	33.3%

For which reasons (known or presumed) were these people uncomfortable with seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
They thought I was too old to go around in just my diapers	5	55.6%
They thought it was indecent to go around in just my diapers	2	22.2%
They thought it was like me being in my underwear	0	0.0%
They didn't want to see evidence of pee in my diapers	3	33.3%
They didn't want to see evidence of poop in my diapers	2	22.2%
They thought I was smellier without pants on	1	11.1%
They didn't want to see my bare legs	0	0.0%
They didn't like my diapers drawing attention to my privates	2	22.2%
They didn't like my diapers drawing attention to my butt	2	22.2%
They thought I'd feel better about myself if I wore pants	2	22.2%
They were afraid I felt embarrassed with others seeing me	3	33.3%
They thought I might feel too cold	1	11.1%
They didn't want to be reminded of me wearing diapers	3	33.3%
They felt I deserved to wear pants	0	0.0%
It reminded of their own unpleasant diaper experiences	1	11.1%
They thought it was a sign of abnormal behavior	4	44.4%

Which factors do you think made these people uncomfortable with seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Religious convictions	1	11.1%
Advanced socioeconomic status	0	0.0%
Low socioeconomic status	0	0.0%
Their families' standards of decency	1	11.1%
Their unpleasant experiences with diapers	1	11.1%
The era in which they grew up	2	22.2%
The culture/nationality in which they grew up	0	0.0%
The attitudes of the community in which they had lived	3	33.3%

What did you do when another kid (boy or girl) was offended by seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I stayed in just my diapers because I had no choice	3	33.3%
I stayed in just my diapers because I wanted to	3	33.3%
I made a show of my diapers (eg stick my butt in their face)	2	22.2%
I put on some loose pants (sweats, PJ bottoms, etc.)	2	22.2%
I put on some jeans or other pants	1	11.1%
I put on some shorts	1	11.1%
I put on a robe	0	0.0%
I left the room	0	0.0%

What did you do when an adult was offended by seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
I stayed in just my diapers because I had no choice	3	33.3%
I stayed in just my diapers because I wanted to	4	44.4%
I made a show of my diapers (eg stick my butt in their face)	1	11.1%
I put on some loose pants (sweats, PJ bottoms, etc.)	1	11.1%
I put on some jeans or other pants	0	0.0%
I put on some shorts	0	0.0%
I put on a robe	0	0.0%
I left the room	0	0.0%

How compliant were you with respecting the feelings of another kid (boy or girl) who was offended by seeing you in your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Fully compliant	2	22.2%
Mostly compliant	0	0.0%
Somewhat compliant	3	33.3%
Hardly compliant	0	0.0%
Not compliant at all	1	11.1%
Total:	9

What did your parents do when another child (boy or girl) was not comfortable seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Made me stay in just my diapers anyway	2	22.2%
Let me stay in just my diapers if I chose to do so	4	44.4%
Explained to the offended person why I was in just diapers	3	33.3%
Told me to put some pants or other clothes on	2	22.2%
Told me to leave the room	1	11.1%

What did your parents do when an adult was not comfortable seeing you in just your diapers?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Made me stay in just my diapers anyway	2	22.2%
Let me stay in just my diapers if I chose to do so	4	44.4%
Explained to the offended person why I was in just diapers	4	44.4%
Told me to put some pants or other clothes on	3	33.3%
Told me to leave the room	1	11.1%

Describe your self appearance:

Name	Age	Answer
soggy diaper	10	toddler size pampers
mikey	44	jeans, flannel shirt, gray hoodie, boots, disposable, wet
nathan	11	tall handsome babyish atire [onesie etc.] was potty trained now inconteint and a AB
Tom	23	diaper and plastic pants

Describe your brother's appearance:

Name	Age	Answer
soggy diaper	10	same as me
Tom	23	same or boxer shorts

Describe your sister's appearance:

Name	Age	Answer
nathan	11	tall beutiful blonde
Tom	23	no sisters

List the people in your family who were uncomfortable with seeing you in just your diapers and why this made them uncomfortable:

Name	Age	Answer
Tom	23	I never remember anyone being uncomfortable seeing me in just my diapers. They were often my normal attire and everyone accepted them.

List the people outside of your family who were uncomfortable with seeing you in just your diapers and why this made them uncomfortable:

Name	Age	Answer
nathan	11	male babysitters they thought i was to old to be in diapers and didn't want to change me / former freinds didnt want to be seen with their freind in a diaper
Tom	23	no one I know

How did you feel about the negative ways people reacted to seeing you in just your diapers? How did you feel about their reasons?

Name	Age	Answer
nathan	11	normal
Tom	23	never experienced negative reaction to my diapers

How did you respond to other boys who were not comfortable seeing you in your diapers? If your response varied towards different boys, please indicate these variances and with whom these variances occurred:

Name	Age	Answer
nathan	11	normal with every one
Tom	23	see above

How did you respond to girls who were not comfortable seeing you in your diapers? If your response varied towards different girls, please indicate these variances and with whom these variances occurred:

Name	Age	Answer
nathan	11	none were uncomfortable
Tom	23	see above

How did you respond to adults who were not comfortable seeing you in your diapers? If your response varied towards different adults, please indicate these variances and with whom these variances occurred:

Name	Age	Answer
nathan	11	i acted like a baby more ie drinking out of a bottle
Tom	23	see above

How did your parents respond when another child (boy or girl) was not comfortable seeing you in just your diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Tom	23	see above

How did your parents respond when an adult was not comfortable seeing you in just your diapers?

Name	Age	Answer
Tom	23	see above

List the times when people expressed discomfort over seeing you in just your diapers while you were at home and explained what happened (their reaction, your reaction, reaction of parents, brothers and sisters, final outcome of the situation):

Name	Age	Answer
Tom	23	never, that I can remember. I was often in only my diaper and plastic pants, especially in the warm weather and it was just accepted.

List the times when people expressed discomfort over seeing you in just your diapers while you were in someone else's home and explained what happened (their reaction, your reaction, reaction of adults, boys and girls, final outcome of the situation):

Name

Age

Answer

Average Age of respondents to this question:	26.5
Range of ages of respondents:	10 -  56

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

Youth Age Distribution
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	1
11	1
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	1
16	0
17	0

Diaper Types
Single disposable diapers- plain white	8
Single disposable diapers- plain white	3
Single disposable diapers- patterned/colored	1
Multiple disposable diapers- plain white	1
Multiple disposable diapers- patterned/colored	1
Single cloth diapers- plain white	1
Single cloth diapers- patterned/colored	2
Multiple cloth diapers- plain white	1
Multiple cloth diapers- patterned/colored	0
Multiple underpants- plain white	1
Multiple underpants- patterned/colored	1
Other makeshift diapers	4
Single plastic pants- plain	2
Single plastic pants- patterned/colored	0
Multiple plastic pants- plain	0
Percentage of those 18+ who only wore these diapers as a boy:	0.00%

Pantslessness
Always	3
Usually	1
Sometimes	2
Rarely	1
Never	0
Percentage of those 18+ who reported being pantsless as a boy	0.00%

Diaper Usage
Pee	8
Poop	4
Percent of brothers 18+ whose diaper usage reported only as a boy	0.00%

Older Sisters
One	1
Two	1
Three	3
More than three	0

Younger Sisters
One	0
Two	2
Three	0
More than three	0

No sisters at all
One	2

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