Question of the Week

The Question of the Week for November 2, 2008:

Question #1: As a young boy (before age 12), in which ways did wearing diapers limit your activities outside of the house?
(Check all that apply.)

Intended participants for this question: All boys who wear diapers and adult males who regularly wore diapers beyond babyhood/toddlerhood.

I couldn't even leave the house because of no pants to wear

I was afraid of having pee leak out of my diapers

I was afraid of having poop leak out of my diapers

I was afraid of having people detect my smells

I was afraid my diapers would show above my pants/shorts

I was afraid my diapers would bulge through my pants/shorts

I was afraid of having to change my diapers

I was afraid of my brothers calling attention to my diapers

I was afraid of my sisters calling attention to my diapers

I was afraid of my parents calling attention to my diapers

I was afraid of my friends calling attention to my diapers

I was afraid of other boys calling attention to my diapers

I was afraid of other girls calling attention to my diapers

I was afraid of other adults calling attention to my diapers

All of the following questions will also apply to when you were a young boy (ages 12 and under)

Question #2: How significant of a factor was pantslessness to you not leaving the house for various activities?
(Check only one.)

Very significant

Moderately significant

Somewhat significant

Not very significant

Not significant at all

Question #3: Which activities did you want to do but miss out on because of wearing diapers?
(Check all that apply.)

Playing school sports

Playing sports/physical activity with friends

Sports/physical activity with family

Going out to eat

Going to the movies

Going to sporting events/other shows

Going to the store/mall

Visiting friends during the day

Outdoor recreational activities (camping, fishing, biking)

Riding my bike

Visiting friends during the day

Sleepovers with friends

Summer day camp

Summer sleepaway camp

Swimming

Go outside in the first place (not even the back yard)

Question #4: Which activities did you still do in spite of wearing diapers?
(Check all that apply.)

Playing school sports

Playing sports/physical activity with friends

Sports/physical activity with family

Going out to eat

Going to the movies

Going to sporting events/other shows

Going to the store/mall

Visiting friends during the day

Outdoor recreational activities (camping, fishing, biking)

Riding my bike

Visiting friends during the day

Sleepovers with friends

Summer day camp

Summer sleepaway camp

Swimming

Go outside in the first place

Question #5: Which of your concerns about your diapers (things you were afraid would happen) actually did occur when you were out of the house?
(Check all that apply.)

Having pee leak out of my diapers

Having poop leak out of my diapers

Having people detect my smells

my diapers would show above my pants/shorts

my diapers would bulge through my pants/shorts

Having to change my diapers

My brothers called attention to my diapers

My sisters called attention to my diapers

My parents called attention to my diapers

My friends called attention to my diapers

Other boys in my party called attention to my diapers

Other girls in my party called attention to my diapers

Other adults in my party called attention to my diapers

Other boys (strangers) called attention to my diapers

Other girls (strangers) called attention to my diapers

Other adults (strangers) called attention to my diapers

Question #6: Which events did you not consider having happen but actually did occur when you were out of the house?
(Check all that apply.)

Having pee leak out of my diapers

Having poop leak out of my diapers

Having people detect my smells

my diapers would show above my pants/shorts

my diapers would bulge through my pants/shorts

Having to change my diapers

My brothers called attention to my diapers

My sisters called attention to my diapers

My parents called attention to my diapers

My friends called attention to my diapers

Other boys in my party called attention to my diapers

Other girls in my party called attention to my diapers

Other adults in my party called attention to my diapers

Other boys (strangers) called attention to my diapers

Other girls (strangers) called attention to my diapers

Other adults (strangers) called attention to my diapers

Question #7: After having diaper-related incidents while out of the house, what did you do?
(Check all that apply.)

Always stayed home unless I had to leave the house

Stayed home more than I did before

Took better measures to prevent such problems

Kept doing as I did before

Question #8: What things did you do at home because of wearing diapers?
(Check all that apply.)

Watch television

Watch rented/purchased movies

Play video games

Use the internet

Play with toys and games

Read books/magazines

Listen to music

Engage in hobby activity (art, collecting)

Play outside in back yard

Question #9: How afraid were you to leave the house because of wearing diapers?
(Check only one.)

Very afraid

Moderately afraid

Somewhat afraid

Not too afraid

Not afraid at all

List and explain the concerns you had regarding your diapers and leaving the house. What was the basis or rationale behind each of these concerns?

List and explain the situations you dealt with regarding your diapers and leaving the house. Which of these were problems you feared or anticipated and which ones did you not consider before it happened?

How did being pantsless limit your acitivities outside of the house? Who and how was your being pantsless enforced? How did others in your family feel about your pantslessness keeping you home?

List the activities you wanted to do but could not do because of wearing diapers. How did you or others compensate for this?

Explain how the situations you listed changed the way you felt about leaving the house while wearing diapers? How did these situations change the frequency of your activities outside the house and/or the places you went?

Which event or events had the greatest effect on how you felt about wearing diapers out of the house?

List the activities you did at home while you were in diapers. How often were you pantsless? Did others stay home with you, and if so, who? How did you feel about doing these things knowing that without wearing diapers you could otherwise go out of the house?

How did you overcome any difficulties you faced with leaving the house due to fears or due to following an unpleasant situation? Who was involved with this overcoming of such difficulties and how did they do it?

How did your brothers and/or other boys contribute to the way you felt about leaving the house wearing diapers, or how you felt about them leaving when you could not or chose not to?

How did your sisters and/or other girls contribute to the way you felt about leaving the house wearing diapers, or how you felt about them leaving when you could not or chose not to?

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