As a child (under 18), which of the following two situations would be the most embarrassing in public: having a visible accident in your pants (with or without diapers on), OR wearing diapers fully exposed (without pants) over them?

Number of responses received: 41

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Having a visible accident in public (with or without diapers on)	16	39.0%
Wearing diapers in public fully exposed (without pants) over them	13	31.7%
These situations would be equally embarrassing	10	24.4%
Neither situation would embarrass me	2	4.9%
Total:	41

As a child (under 18), which of the following two situations would be the most embarrassing amongst your family: having a visible accident in your pants (with or without diapers on), OR wearing diapers fully exposed (without pants) over th

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Having a visible accident around my family (with or without diapers on)	20	50.0%
Wearing diapers in public fully exposed (without pants) over them around my family	8	20.0%
These situations would be equally embarrassing	8	20.0%
Neither situation would embarrass me	4	10.0%
Total:	40

Which of these situations did you experience during your childhood (before age 18)?

Response	Count	Percent	Graph
Having a visible accident in public (with or without diapers on)	28	68.3%
Having a visible accident around my family (with or without diapers on)	26	63.4%
Wearing diapers in public fully exposed (without pants) over them	10	24.4%
Wearing diapers in public fully exposed (without pants) over them around my entire family (excepting baby/toddler ages)	16	39.0%

Why do you feel that one of the above choices would be more embarrassing than the other?

Name	Age	Answer
		THEY JUSTA RE
Shawn	18	Becouse there are not that many people who wear diapers, and the might make fun of you.
Baby-G	21	Because I Know what's it feels like to wet your pants with out a Diaper
Danny	35	I just thinking having to go out in public in a diaper (I had it happen to a younger cousin) would be too damaging to my developing self esteem.
	55	more humiliating
Bobby	60	I felt that I should have controll over wetting my pants
Orophin	15	I think actually letting someone know that you have a diaper on is more embarassing than letting them knwo you had an accident, in public, it would be more so to have an accident in a hom
Taylor	10	I don't
baby davey	17	It is easier to explain an accident than wereing diapers.
bedwetter	60	more embarrassing because others would not know I have a phys. problem.
guido	15	in public you don't feel realy safe you know it's just scary to wet your pants in the front of someone who starts laughing very hard
tad	33	i have experienced wet pants and its not fun
the Dex	13	becaouse no one knows i wear diapers
Mike P.	54	My diapers were rarely visible in public, except when being changed in a public restroom or when my shirt came out of my pants and you could see the tops of my rubber pants and diapers
Travis	16	They are both embarrassing.

Describe your most embarrassing public accident experience:

Name	Age	Answer
Shawn	18	Wetting my pants in the store and having my dad drag me into the bathroom.
Didn't have one		Didn't have one
Danny	35	4thgrade. I was sitting in class and wet my pants. I stayed in my seat until the end of the day. I wrapped my jacket around my waist and went home like that. no one knew.
	55	skinny dipping then being changed into a diaper and plastic pants for skinny dipping
patrick	16	in the mall with the family i had to go to the bathroom i did not want to go. so i held it as long as i could tell i went and their were kids from my school their and they made fun of me t
Bobby	60	I was playing with friends and wet my pants my friends mother put a double cloth diaper and plastic baby pants on me.
Orophin	15	I havnt really had any public accidents
bedwetter	60	At 15 years old my mother would check my diapers in front of her friends. If I was wet she could be talked into one of the doing the diaper change in front of every one there.
Matt	16	Wet my pants in school
guido	15	when my mom and i went to town to do a bit of shopping i needed to poop and suddenly i pooped my pants and eh.. i had to walk with her for still a small hour
tad	33	peeing the bed without a diaper on with my cousin there
		was out in the yard at 10yrs old and wet my pants before i could get inside
the Dex	13	never had one
Mike P.	54	It was always embarrassing whenever I had an involuntary bowel movement in public (like at the movies or shoppng with my parents) and others could tell
mlynns	42	messed my pants while playing little league baseballl
Travis	16	Well, I was at school one time back in 8th grade. I have always needed diapers, but nobody knew it. I was sitting in history and had wet my diaper one to many times, and it leaked.

Describe your most embarrassing public diaper exposure experience:

Name	Age	Answer
Shawn	18	being outside, locked out.
		Didn't have one
Danny	35	never happened in public
	55	being changed in public.
Bobby	60	I was sitting in a bar & grille I was 17 and someone pointed out in a loud voice that I was wearing diapers.
Orophin	15	Ditto
Taylor	10	When I was 6, my little brother pulled my diaper off at the park in front of a girl and her mommy.
bedwetter	60	At age 14 on a long trip in the car I wet and soiled my diapers so bad that my mother changed me on a wayside picnic table.Cloth diapers & rubber pants in full view of others
Matt	16	I was wearing very thick cloth diapers in school
guido	15	when i was trying on some pants i wanted to buy and a girl opened the cutains and she saw me in a large yellow diaper
tad	33	getting caught in the gym while beeing pantsed
the Dex	13	never had one
Mike P.	54	As a teen it was always difficult to get changed in a public restroom; sometimes i couldn't get into a stall with my wheelchair and had to be changed in full view of anyone present
Travis	16	I was at the mall trying on pants one time and forgot to lock the changing room when a kid I knew from school opened the door and saw me pulling up my pants, wearing diapers.

Describe your most embarrassing accident experience in the presence of your family:

Name	Age	Answer
Shawn	18	my dad finding me in the with poopy pants on.
Baby-G	21	I pooped in my pants when I was drunk
Danny	35	At my aunt and uncles, I messed my underwear and everyone knew, mom took me to the downstairs bath and made me strip while she swished my underwear in the toilet.
Bobby	60	I wet my pants and a thick diaper and plastic baby pants were put on me and I was given no pants to cover the diapers up.
Orophin	15	cant really say
bedwetter	60	Multipal diaper changes in front of them. If my pants got wet (diaper overfill) I would be changed into clean cloth diapers and rubber pants without pants over them.
Matt	16	Did #2 in my Jammies
guido	15	i all know they know
tad	33	peeing the bed with my cousin in it.
the Dex	13	i wet the bed
Mike P.	54	I don't think my parents were ever embarrassed by either my noticeable accidents or the visibility of my diapers. They understood my incontinence and they managed and taught me to manage

Describe your most embarrassing diaper exposure experience in the presence of your family:

Name	Age	Answer
Shawn	18	having the twins find me in diapers and telling my mom
Baby-G	21	I didn't care much
Danny	35	Only once did mom ever diaper me and she sent me downstairs infront of my bother and sister wearing it. I cann't remember what happened when I got down there.
Bobby	60	I had put a wet diaper in the trash my step father found it and our relationship went down hill after that.
Orophin	15	seeing me in bathroom
Taylor	10	When I was 8 I was changed in front of everyone at a family reunion
bedwetter	60	Everyone in my small family was awear of my diaper wearing. And had me go without pants many times until I was 16 years old. My mother was never concerned about who saw this.
Matt	16	Was caught wearing Pampers when I was six
guido	15	n/a same awnser as the prvorious question
		when i was 12 and was made to wear diapers again at night
the Dex	13	never had one
Mike P.	54	possible. In recent years they were pleased to see more handicapped-accessible public restrooms as they give people like me with spina bifida more privacy for getting changed and/or cathi

Average Age of respondents to this question:	26.8
Range of ages of respondents:	10 -  60

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

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