WTF Files: Moos who let their he-loaves stay in diapers when they're way too fucking old

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I feel as if I should have guilt. But I don’t. And in honor of BabyCenter’s Guilt-Free Parenting Week, I’m just going to put it out there: I don’t want to potty train my son Ryan, who turns 3 in a couple of months. I’d rather he happily play trains in a wet diaper or, on long car rides, sit in his poop instead of worrying about finding a restroom.

I realize this may seem like lazy or politically-incorrect parenting. I totally get it if you’re rolling your eyes or annoyed. But the truth is diapers are easier than a toilet-trained toddler. Potty issues aside, I find ages 2 and 3 to be the most challenging and, as a mostly stay-at-home mom, I’m with him most of the time. Ryan, who is also a sweet snugglebug, can be an all-consuming, often-exhausting handful. Consider:

Ryan rises early in the morning, gave up naps shortly after turning 2 and, despite a bedtime routine that mostly has him in bed by 7:30 p.m., he chatters and sings in his room until 9, 10, sometimes 11 p.m.

Ryan isn’t a fan of TV or movies or computer games. In fact, he prefers NOT EVER sitting still. He is also fearless in his activities, which means I have to keep a close watch on him. He is go, go, go, go, go from morning until night.

Ryan wants his mommy. ALL. OF. THE. TIME. (Or so it seems).

Ryan has perfected the ungodly terrible-twos tantrum. Couple this with his stubbornness, which he gets from me, and the two of us often share loud and, uh, interesting times.

Ryan still won’t eat. This is a long story, and I need to write about it since I’ve received a lot of emails and comments on the topic, but to say he is picky is putting it mildly. Mealtimes are stressful. The kid can go days without eating, which then makes him crabby and contributes to tantrums. This has been our normal for more than 18 months. Yes, we’re working on it with professionals but it hasn’t helped much.

All of that said, I’m in no hurry to potty train. As I wrote a few years ago, after my daughter Zoe was potty trained:

“Before the potty, my daughter would go to the bathroom and I’d change her. Like most of you, I had a system in place and could whip on and off a diaper any time, any place, with rapid-fire speed.

Now when she has to go to the bathroom–-which is all of the time–-it’s a big production. We stop what we are doing. If we’re in line some place, we step out and go. If we’re driving, we pull over and find a restroom. If we’re out on a walk, we run home….

If we’re at a public bathroom or someone’s house, I have to lug out her potty seat cover, a cumbersome device I must have nearby at all times because she is afraid of sitting on a standard-sized toilet (thank goodness for the kiddie toilets at family-friendly malls). That also means I must lift her onto the toilet since most public places don’t have step stools….

At home, she favors the potty chair. Which means once she’s done, I must dump the pee or poo into the toilet and wash the bowl out. Sometimes, she wants to do it herself. Inevitably, stuff splatters all over the toilet rim and floor.

Then there’s the wiping, especially after she’s gone No. 2. I’ve tried to teach her how to do it but she hasn’t quite mastered the technique….

(T)here’s the hand washing. My daughter loves getting soapy but dislikes rinsing and drying her hands. So it’s a struggle–-a wet, messy struggle at that. And again, if I’m at a place without a step stool, I must lift her up to the sink and hold her while she washes.”

So there you have it: My reasons for being in no hurry to potty train my toddler.

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My son is 3 years and 3 months old and is still in diapers—diapers the size that could fit me, nonetheless. I am FINE with it, even with a new baby in the house. He is go-go-go-go also, and trembles/cries at the mere mention of ‘going on the potty.’ I refuse to TORTURE him in order for him to fit into a social norm (yes, I see the TABOO glances from other moms who see a diaper peeking out from his pants). I refuse to potty “train” him until he is ready. Selfishly, I don’t want to experience that misery and unselfishly, I don’t want him to have issues. I will NOT reward with food/candy b/c I believe that creates unhealthy relationships with food too early (we have enough of that to deal with later in life). My philosophy is that my kid won’t go to middle school in diapers….it’ll happen when he’s ready.

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Mother of Diaper-Wearing 15 Year Old Forced to Admit That She “Probably Should Have” Potty Trained Child At Some Point


Mother of Diaper-Wearing 15 Year Old Forced to Admit That She “Probably Should Have” Potty Trained Child At Some Point

–Sheboygan, WI (AIP)

Annie Lennox, mother of Sheboygan Central High School freshman Brian Lennox, was forced to admit Wednesday to authorities that she “probably should have potty trained [son Brian] at some point” after it was discovered during a gym class that her fifteen year old son still wears diapers.

The revelation occurred during a fourth period physical education class, at the conclusion of which, in the boys locker room, several of Brian Lennox’s classmates noticed the baggy, papery, stained undergarment being worn by Lennox. At that point, classmate Ritchie Sanchez pointed and said loudly, “Dude, what the fuck is that?”

“Man, I think he’s wearing a fucking diaper!” exclaimed Roland Gardner, after which Gardner, Sanchez, and several other boys began pointing and laughing at Lennox.

Annie Lennox—who was in subsequence detained by Social Services under suspicion of child neglect—was nonplussed by the accusation.

“I don’t understand what’s so wrong about my son wearing a diaper,” explained Lennox to reporters after being released by authorities and deemed a non-threat to flee. “A lot of people don’t realize just how hard it is to potty train a child, and I tried. I mean, eventually, I probably should have potty trained him at some point, but, you know…”

Lennox then began to extol the virtues of wearing diapers well into adolescence:

“In many ways, it’s a lot cleaner. Believe it or not, if you reuse the diapers, it’s cheaper than buying underwear, and plus, you save a lot on your water bill by not using the toilet so much.”

Her son Brian remains in the custody of Social Services as agents attempt to either place the child into foster care or teach him to control his bowels and use a toilet.

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If you have seen the question i asked before Potty Training! at age 7 and 9? you will know what i'm talking about. ***Description of that question*** I have 5 kids, 4 boys and one girl. My girl finished potty training at 16 months now at age 16 no problem! My boys however, are a different story; my oldest son at age 14 wasn’t potty trained till age 4. Both my older children go to public school unlike my 3 others they are home schooled. My second oldest boy (age 9) has an attitude problem we have tried everything to fix it. He has a different way of most things you ask him to do something he says no. He likes being in control, which what has probably lead to his potty training delay A VERY LONG DELAY! He at about age 3 was trying to be potty trained he picked it up right away was fully potty trained for six months! Then my third son came along I guess he felt left out. He immediately started wetting his bed, throwing fits demanding he wanted diapers on. My husband and I thought it was just a stage of a newborn baby being in the house. We tried playing with him more but he still stayed in pull-ups. Then it came to the stage of signing up for preschool. Bad idea, he was the only kid not potty trained and for that reason his teachers were edging him towards “Big Boy Pants”. The teachers, my husband and I agreed on this. Every time someone mentioned Big Boy Pants he got very mad, more than what you think a 4 ½ year old would get. Then one day I got a call from the preschool “Principal” saying I was to come clean up and take home my child. When I got there I was quite curious on what had happened the teachers had explained the situation, the had finally got him to try big boy pants but he had made an accident in front of everyone and had taken out his embarrassment the classroom throwing everything! I was so ashamed he never went back. We went to a psychiatrist he had no explanation for his fits and why he like diapers so much. We then went to a doctor who suggested anger management. From what we had seen at a young age we decided to start homeschooling him and his little brother for he too was just like his older brother. Over the years it was the same thing more doctors more patience more potty training. You would think they would be quite embarrassed to still be changed by their mom. But no they aren’t even embarrassed to wear them in public. I’ve tried taking away everything TV, Computer, Toys and refusing to change them; which usually ends up being a huge mess that I have to clean up. Still contacting my doctor they do not know what to do. I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!! How do I get them to listen and get out of pull ups?
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My 2 sons in diapers (7 and 9) are both being tested for autism, i have problems with them "touching" themselves for i am trying to take away the pull ups now with underwear. they are not embarrassed of screaming in the grocery store "I MADE POO POO!!!" younger son on Friday. But yet they seem perfectly normal except for diapers and attitude. Should i encourage diapers to resolve accidents from the daily basis or try to potty train through it??

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thundergirl85
And then there's this. I really hope that this is not real.
http://oudeis23.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/mother-of-diaper-wearing-15-year-old-forced-to-admit-that-she-%E2%80%9Cprobably-should-have%E2%80%9D-potty-trained-child-at-some-point/

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Mother of Diaper-Wearing 15 Year Old Forced to Admit That She “Probably Should Have” Potty Trained Child At Some Point

–Sheboygan, WI (AIP)

Annie Lennox, mother of Sheboygan Central High School freshman Brian Lennox, was forced to admit Wednesday to authorities that she “probably should have potty trained [son Brian] at some point” after it was discovered during a gym class that her fifteen year old son still wears diapers.

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My 2 sons in diapers (7 and 9) are both being tested for autism, i have problems with them "touching" themselves for i am trying to take away the pull ups now with underwear. they are not embarrassed of screaming in the grocery store "I MADE POO POO!!!" younger son on Friday. But yet they seem perfectly normal except for diapers and attitude. Should i encourage diapers to resolve accidents from the daily basis or try to potty train through it??

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I was born in Ames, Iowa with two loving parents. I have had a pretty decent life to be honest. From what I’ve been told and not sure, but I had a good baby life, and nothing really happened that would cause me to have this what ever it is (Infantilism). Some people think that it is a trigger from your past child hood history of where you were treated wrong or abused, this is not the case for me.

There are three places that I can recall that might have sparked it but I just don’t know. The first would have been in Ames, Iowa I must have been maybe 5 to 8. My sister had a problem so she had to be in pull-ups and i remember me getting a little jealous of that, to the point that my sister and i made a club called the DP club, only my sister and i knew about this club for years. Our code word for diapers was socks, and other baby things.

The second place i recall was when i couldn’t be more than 10. I had some how wanted baby things all over again, and at this age you really don’t know what is going on. I stole some of my moms money went over to the Harlens and grabbed what i thought the biggest pack at the time. I faintly remember me being very nervous and wanting to get out of the store as soon as possible. I ran home as quickly as I could and remember hiding the diapers on top of my bunk bed. I very faintly remember me putting one on and waking up the next day with baby powder all over the ground. After that I really don’t know what happened as my memory is only so good. I do remember that the diaper had a nice cute duck on it and it was plastic base back then.

Lastly there was a time when I couldn’t be more than 7-10 not sure when, but my cousin and I were at my grandparents house, my aunt Krista had a new baby and I remember nabbing some of those diapers, but before that my cousin and I played a truth or dare game. It was late at night and of course I always would choose dare. He dared me to pee my pants at first I was in a little shock as it wouldn’t have been the first time that I have explored in this area. I said only if you poop yours, well needless to say my cousin was tricky he put batteries down his pants to look like a big lump. So I soaked the bed, he reported it to everyone right away and even made fun of me to his boy scout friends the next day. The weird thing about this was I didn’t care I liked the baby feel. Later I would find out that my cousin was a DL(diaper lover).

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Shiny
Teenager in diapers . . . well that's one way to ensure he'll never have a woman in his life besides Mommy. Ugh, can you imagine getting intimate with someone, then the pants come off and you find a DIAPER?

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Peace
Nasty!


And, do you realize WHO will have to toilet train all those older kids and teenagers?? Their teachers at school! The school nurses will have to do this. If they're in elementary school, then their classroom teacher will have to do this! This is NOT the job of any teacher!


Fucking lazy moos!!!

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Peace
Nasty!


And, do you realize WHO will have to toilet train all those older kids and teenagers?? Their teachers at school! The school nurses will have to do this. If they're in elementary school, then their classroom teacher will have to do this! This is NOT the job of any teacher!


Fucking lazy moos!!!

Fuck that noise! Suspend the brats until their trained. They're a bio-hazard!

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segaface
One of the comments on the first post says that the kyd "seemed to be so afraid to use the toliet bowl or even pee on the bathroom floor."

Am I misunderstanding that, or is the moo trying to get him to pee on the floor?

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kman
No news outlet would have printed the moo's or kyd's names. Edited to add: nor would outlets have printed the names of other boys teasing him in class. Libel, etc., you know.