June 9, 2000
Maggie glanced over at her son in the passenger seat. Although Joey has been handling his little problem quite well, something still seemed a little off.
“Everything ok, buddy?” she inquired. Joey just shrugged. “Come on, out with it, what’s the matter?”
Joey looked at his mother and sighed.
“The sleepover is in four days,” Joey answered quietly.
“Well, Dr. Jenkins said this is more than likely a temporary issue, just some crazy growth spurt, or possibly an infection, but we’ll hear back on the test results by Thursday,” Maggie did her best to sound hopeful.
“But the party is on Tuesday,” Joey lamented.
“Maybe you’ll have another dry night on Tuesday!”
“I dunno. I was wet every night but two these last two weeks.”
“Well, it’ll be ok, I promise. Now cheer up, it’s the last day of school!”
Joey smiled a bit at that thought. Even bedwetting couldn’t put a damper on summer vacation. Maggie was relieved to see the smile on her son’s face as she pulled into the Walgreen’s parking lot. She took a deep breath, knowing that this wouldn’t be an easy task.
“So, do you want to come in or wait here?” she asked.
“Do we have to get them?” Joey pleaded.
“Listen, sweetie, it’s for your own good. You’ll wake up every morning in dry pajamas and a dry bed, and it’ll save me a lot of laundry and mattress flipping. Besides, Dr. Jenkins said that these Goodnites are a lot like regular underwear, and they just started making bigger sizes so clearly you aren’t alone in this.”
“Ok. Can I just wait here while you get them?”
“Sure, no problem.” Maggie said as she exited the car. Once in the store, she was glad Joey waited outside. It probably wouldn’t have helped him seeing the Goodnites next to all of the baby diapers. She picked up two packages of the largest size available and grabbed some wipes and baby powder as well. Maggie glanced around, making sure none of Joey’s classmates were nearby, and made her purchase. She returned to the car and placed the bag at Joey’s feet.
As Maggie steered the car towards home, Joey took a package out of the bag. He looked the package over for a moment, studying it, squeezing it, and trying to get a feel for what he was in for.
“So what do you think?” His mom’s question startled him a bit. Joey put the package back in the bag.
“I guess I’ll see tonight.”
Sam came home to an empty house after completing his last day of school for the year. He was happy for summer, happy to be done with seventh grade, happy to be one year away from high school, happy to have a sleepover just four days away, but all of this happiness was second to his curiosity.
Towards the end of his younger cousin Jake’s visit last week, Jake ran out of his Goodnites. Sam’s mom picked some more up, and Jake’s mom, upon picking him up, left the partially used package at Sam’s house for future visits. Since Jake typically slept in Sam’s room during these visits, the package of nighttime diapers was in Sam’s closet.
Prior to Jake’s visit, Sam often had strange thoughts about diapers. He’d imagine he and his friends all hanging out as they normally do, but while diapered. Sam even dreamt about wearing, and sometimes using, diapers. Ever since he first saw Jake’s wet diaper last week, Sam’s strange attraction to the garments intensified. Now, he had an almost full pack at his disposal.
Sam dropped his book bag on the bed and looked at the clock. 3:30. That gave him two hours before either of his parents would be home. Sam decided it was now or never.
He went to the closet and took out the package of Goodnites. The package said 85-125 lbs. Sam smiled at the thought of people that size wearing diapers. Again he thought of Joey, Chrissy, and Lisa wearing them. Sam pulled out one of the diapers and held it in his hands. He stretched the waistband and look inside. He squeezed the absorbent padding and heard that crinkling sound. He felt his private area stir, causing him to blush. Sam took a deep breath, and decided to go through with it.
Sam kicked off his pants and underwear, leaving him in the school-issued shirt. After a moment’s hesitation, he ditched the shirt too, replacing it with a tee shirt from Disney World. Sam sat on the edge of the bed and placed his legs in the holes. He could see his excitement growing as he pulled the Goodnite up and finally into place. Sam stood and looked in the mirror.
He couldn’t believe what he saw. He looked like a big version of a three-year-old. Sam lifted the hem of his shirt to get a better look. Seeing himself in a diaper and feeling the comfort of the padding on his private area had him excited in a way he hadn’t felt before. Sam laid on the bed and reached down into his diaper and within moments felt a wave of pleasure. Afterwards, he sat up and again looked in the mirror. Why did diapers make him feel this way?
Chrissy and Lisa both went to Lisa’s house after school. They were thrilled that school was over. They spent their entire lunch period planning all of the things they wanted to do at the big sleepover at Joey’s next week. Both girls were very excited for their annual party. They each dropped their book bags in the foyer and headed into the kitchen for an after school snack. Chrissy took a seat at the breakfast bar as Lisa got out some milk and cookies.
“Doesn’t it feel great to be done?” Chrissy asked.
“Heck yeah it does! I don’t think I could’ve taken one more day of Pre-Algebra.” Lisa responded.
“Just think or all of the regular Algebra we have to look forward to next year,” Chrissy lamented.
“Ugh!” cried Lisa, “Ok, new rule. No more mention of school until September.”
Chrissy giggled. “Deal.” Lisa took a seat next to Chrissy and the girls began dunking away and enjoying their snack. After a few moments of chewing and gulping, a sudden thought popped into Lisa’s head.
“Hey, have you noticed anything weird about Joey recently?” she asked.
“Like what?”
“He seems quieter recently.”
“Well it’s hard to get a word in with you around,” Chrissy retorted. Lisa laughed and gave her friend a playful shove.
“Seriously, though, he’s been, like, extra quiet.”
“Yeah, I guess so. Same for Sam recently. He always seems to be daydreaming about something.,” Chrissy pointed out.
“I know, right?” Lisa agreed. “I wonder if his daydreams have anything to do with his suggestion for the party.”
“Truth or dare?”
“Yeah.” Lisa paused thoughtfully, then continued, “Well, even if it doesn’t, I’m sure we can use that as a way to figure out what’s going on in their little heads.” Chrissy laughed and nodded in agreement.
The girls continued their snack in relative silence. Part of the reason for the silence was due to the deliciousness of their cookies. But the other part of the reason was that both Chrissy and Lisa were wondering about their male friends and what had led to their recent change in behavior. As usual, it was Lisa who broke the silence.
“Let’s go upstairs and watch TV!”
“Ok!”
The girls cleaned up after themselves and grabbed their book bags before heading upstairs. As soon as they crossed the threshold into Lisa’s room, Chrissy blushed. The last time she was in this room she wet herself, and sitting on the bed as a glaring reminder were the clothes she had wet. Lisa noticed them and blushed as well.
“Oh yeah, my mom washed these for you,” Lisa said as she handed them to Chrissy.
“Thanks,” she replied sheepishly, shoving them into her bag. Sensing the embarrassment, Lisa, again, broke the silence in the room.
“Again, nothing to be embarrassed about.”
“Yeah, yeah…”
“No, I’m serious. Tell a funny enough joke and I’m soaked,” Lisa said with as straight a face as possible. Both girls laughed, although Lisa was the only one who knew it was true.
Later that night, Joey stood at the foot of his bed in his boxers. He was staring at the Goodnite that sat atop the tee shirt and shorts he was going to wear to bed. His mom, dad, and Dr. Jenkins all insisted that it was not a diaper and that plenty of kids his age use them. Joey was skeptical.
“If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck…” he murmured to himself. “Oh well, here goes.”
Joey stripped off his boxers and pulled on the Goodnite. The first thing he noticed was how soft it was. It actually felt kind of nice. He walked over to the mirror to get a look, and the crinkling sound caused him to blush. Looking in the mirror, he decided to see how well his clothes hid it. He pulled on his shirt and shorts and was surprised. He had know way of telling that he was wearing a diaper!
“Maybe the sleepover will be alright after all.”