Question of the Week

The Question of the Week for December 13, 2009:

Question #1: As a young boy/teenage boy (ages 12 and under), how much control or discretion did you have over wearing your diapers?
(Check only one.)

Intended participants for this question: All boys who wear diapers and adult males who wore diapers as a young boy for any reason.

None at all

Little

Some

A lot

Complete control/discretion

Question #2: In which areas did you have the least control or discretion?
(Check all that apply.)

Who saw me in my diapers

Who saw me getting my diapers changed

Who changed my diapers

How much privacy I had for diaper changes

What kinds of diapers I wore (e.g. cloth or disposable)

What brands of diapers I wore

How many diapers I wore or how thick my diapers were

Whether or not I wore pants over my diapers

How discreetly my diapers could be worn

How I was to use my diapers (aside from medical need)

When I wore my diapers

For how long I was to wear my diapers

When I could get a diaper change

Question #3: Who within your immediate family had the most control over your diaper-wearing?
(Check all that apply.)

Mother

Father

Older sisters

Younger sisters

Older brothers

Younger brothers

Question #4: Why did you have little or no control over the handling of your own diaper-wearing?
(Check all that apply.)

I was not responsible enough to handle it

I was not physically capable of doing it

I could not do it as well as others could do

I wanted others to do it instead

I was being punished

Question #5: Why did your sisters have control over your diaper-wearing?
(Check only one.)

My sisters volunteered to have this duty

My parents asked them to have this duty

My parents expected them to have this duty

Question #6: Why did your brothers have control over your diaper-wearing?
(Check only one.)

My brothers volunteered to have this duty

My parents asked them to have this duty

My parents expected them to have this duty

Question #7: How sensitive or responsive were your parents to your concerns over matters that you had no control over (e.g. privacy, discreetness of diapers)
(Check only one.)

Very sensitive/responsive

Somewhat sensitive/responsive

Hardly sensitive/responsive

Not sensitive/responsive at all

Question #8: How sensitive or responsive were your sisters to your concerns over matters that you had no control over (e.g. privacy, discreetness of diapers)
(Check only one.)

Very sensitive/responsive

Somewhat sensitive/responsive

Hardly sensitive/responsive

Not sensitive/responsive at all

Question #9: How sensitive or responsive were your brothers to your concerns over matters that you had no control over (e.g. privacy, discreetness of diapers)
(Check only one.)

Very sensitive/responsive

Somewhat sensitive/responsive

Hardly sensitive/responsive

Not sensitive/responsive at all

Question #10: At what age were you given more control/discretion and responsibility over the handling of your diaper-wearing?
(Check only one.)

Under 8
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Over 17
Never

Describe how much or how little control you had over how your diaper-wearing was handled. Why did you have little or no control of these matters, if applicable?

List and describe the areas regarding other people;s involvement or presence where you had little or no control over your diaper-wearing (e.g. who saw you, changed you, etc.) Who was in control of these matters instead and how did they handle them?

List and describe the areas regarding your diapers themselves where you had little or no control over your diaper-wearing (e.g. how thick/multi-layered your diapers were, how they were put on, if you were left pantsless, etc.) Who was in control of these matters instead and how did they handle them?

List and describe the areas regarding your diaper usage where you had little or no control over your diaper-wearing (e.g. when and where you wore diapers, how you had to use your diapers, when to get changed, etc.) Who was in control of these matters instead and how did they handle them?

Describe how your mother and/or father had control over the handling of your diaper-wearing. How did you feel about the ways they handled these areas and how they responded to your concerns?

Describe how your sisters had control over the handling of your diaper-wearing. How did you feel about the ways they handled these areas and how they responded to your concerns?

Describe how your brothers had control over the handling of your diaper-wearing. How did you feel about the ways they handled these areas and how they responded to your concerns?

How did you feel when you were given more control and discretion, and more responsibility towards the handling of your diaper-wearing? What changes did you make from how others handled these matters?

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