Question of the Week

The Question of the Week for August 16, 2009:

Question #1: As a young boy (ages 12 and under) how did you attempt to poop in your diapers discreetly?
(Check all that apply.)

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

I tried to let it out slowly

I tried to wait until nobody was around

I kept my butt turned away from other people

I went to a private or isolated place

I entered the bathroom and sat on the toilet as if using it

I tried to distract people in other ways

I tried to do it while doing something else

I tried to avoid making facial expressions

I tried to avoid farting audibly while pooping

I did it where it was noisy enough to drown out a fart

I did it when too crowded for others to think it was me

All of the questions hereafter in this QOTW will pertain to when you were a young boy (ages 12 and under), as boys at this age are more sensitive to how they feel about their diapers and that those around them close to their age and younger will react with greater emotion.

Question #2: How did you react when someone you didn't know, didn't know well, or didn't like or trust, acknowledged the smell of your poopy diapers?
(Check all that apply.)

Deny that the smell came from me (no blame on spec. person)

Blame the smell on them

Blame the smell on someone else

Claim that the smell came from a nearby animal

Claim that the smell came from the bathroom

Claim that the smell came from the garbage

Claim that the smell came from some other source

Attempt to pass off the smell as a fart only

Admit that I pooped in my diapers if acknowledged

State openly that I pooped in my diapers if acknlwedged

State openly that I pooped in my diapers regardless of ack.

Announce ahead of time that I would be pooping in my diapers

Ignore the person completely

Question #3: How did you react when someone you did know fairly well and liked and trusted, acknowledged the smell of your poopy diapers?
(Check all that apply.)

Deny that the smell came from me (no blame on spec. person)

Blame the smell on them

Blame the smell on someone else

Claim that the smell came from a nearby animal

Claim that the smell came from the bathroom

Claim that the smell came from the garbage

Claim that the smell came from some other source

Attempt to pass off the smell as a fart only

Admit that I pooped in my diapers if acknowledged

State openly that I pooped in my diapers if acknlwedged

State openly that I pooped in my diapers regardless of ack.

Announce ahead of time that I would be pooping in my diapers

Ignore the person completely

Question #4: How did you attempt to minimize or control your poop odors?
(Check all that apply.)

Pooped in my diapers where nobody else was around

Pooped in my diapers while outside

I paid attention to the wind's direction

I pooped in my diapers in a place that already stank

Did it in a place that was expected to stink (eg restroom)

I pooped in my diapers around other diapered boys

I wore thicker diapers

Use air fresheners

Opened the house windows

Rolled down the car windows

Used fans

Pooped in my diapers while sitting down

Question #5: Where or when was it the most difficult to poop in your diapers discreetly?
(Check all that apply.)

Classroom

Boys' locker room

On the school bus

At the bus stop

Library (school or public)

Church

In the car

In my bedroom

While going up the stairs

While in an elevator

While on a plane, train, etc.

When I had diarrhea or loose stools

Question #6: Around whom was it the most difficult to poop in your diapers discreetly?
(Check all that apply.)

Mother

Father

Older sisters

Younger sisters

Older brothers

Younger brothers

Girl cousins

Boy cousins

Aunts and uncles

Grandparents

Friends

Other boys visiting

Other girls visiting

Boy classmates

Girl classmates

Other adults

Question #7: Why was it difficult to poop in your diapers in the presence of your sisters and/or other girls?
(Check all that apply.)

Stared at my diapered butt (pantsless), waited for the poop

She/they would remain behind me as much as possible

Frequently in close proximity to me (because of diapers)

Frequently in close proximity to me (other reasons)

I shared my bedroom with my sisters

She/they had a strong sense of smell

Perpective to my facial expressions indicative of pooping

Often asked me if I pooped in my diapers

Often sniffed the air to detect poop

Paid close attention to the appearance of my diapers

Paid close attention to the condition of my diapers

I was uncomfortable because they were girls

Question #8: Why was it difficult to poop in your diapers in the presence of your brothers and/or other boys?
(Check all that apply.)

Stared at my diapered butt (pantsless), waited for the poop

He/they would remain behind me as much as possible

Frequently in close proximity to me (because of diapers)

Frequently in close proximity to me (other reasons)

I shared my bedroom with my brothers

He/they had a strong sense of smell

Perpective to my facial expressions indicative of pooping

Often asked me if I pooped in my diapers

Often sniffed the air to detect poop

Paid close attention to the appearance of my diapers

Paid close attention to the condition of my diapers

Explain how you attempted to poop in your diapers discreetly as a young boy (ages 12 and under, for this and all fill-in-the-blank questions).

Explain how others you didn't know, like or trust called attention to your poopy diaper smells. How did you deal with it when you were, in fact, the source of the offending odor? How did you react when they blamed you but the smell really came from somewhere or someone else?

Explain how others you did know, like and trust called attention to your poopy diaper smells. How did you deal with it when you were, in fact, the source of the offending odor? How did you react when they blamed or suspected you but the smell really came from somewhere or someone else?

How did you attempt to minimize or control your poopy diaper odors? How well or how poorly did these methods work?

How well did wearing thicker diapers help control poop odors (or did this seem to make the smells stronger)? How did you feel about thicker diapers forcing you to be pantsless, especially in the presence of others, if your main concern was reducing the sight or smell of poop?

List and explain the places where you found it to be the most difficult to poop in your diapers discreetly. What made these places more difficult to poop in your diapers discreetly?

List and explain the people in whose presence you found it to be the most difficult to poop in your diapers discreetly. What made these peoples' presence more difficult to poop in your diapers discreetly?

Explain how and why it was difficult for you to poop in your diapers discreetly in the presence of your sisters and/or other girls. How did these girls react and how did you react in return?

Explain how and why it was difficult for you to poop in your diapers discreetly in the presence of your brothers and/or other boys. How did these boys react and how did you react in return?

As a young boy. would you rather have had people (especially sisters and other girls) see you in thick diapers without pants on that would hide the sight and smell of poop, or wear thinner diapers (with pants on so as to hide the diapers from view) that did not adequately contain your poop odors. Explain why you would have preferred one choice over the other:

Please share any comments or additional details regarding your answer choice(s): (500 chars. max):

Please provide a question you would like to see asked for a Question of the Week (500 chars. max):

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