Survey #2 - Siblings

Do you think your siblings affected how you view diapers and babyhood?

• Baby of the Family
• Bedwetting
• Diapers Available
• Exposure
• Force
• Jealousy
• No Effect
• Only Child
• Playing House
  
• Pressure/Toilet Training
• Privacy

Baby of the Family

• Yes, my old sister has always spoken of when I was little and how she would change me. I was introduced as her baby brother to everyone. I never thought it was wrong to be reliant on others as she and my mother did most stuff for me.
• No. As I am the youngest I was never around any siblings when they were babies or wore nappies.

Bedwetting

• Yes. My brother (2 years older) was a bedwetter until he was twelve. I wet the bed for about a year between the ages of 6 and 7. I was punished with diapers until I stopped bedwetting, but after that, my brother was either diapered or wore lined plastic pants over his underwear to bed.
• Yes, I was and still am a bed wetter, and my siblings always treated me nice and never teased me.
• Yes, definitely. I wet the bed and all of my younger brothers made it very difficult for me.
• No. however I often shared a bed with a cousin who was a bedwetter, which I'm sure has something to do with this.
• They made fun of my bed wetting problems. My sister occasionally diapered me when my parents would get fed up and put me in diapers again.
• My next three younger siblings were also all bedwetters. We all wore diapers to bed until we each individually stopped wetting the bed, some of us later than others.
• When I wet the bed, they made me feel ashamed about wearing, so I repressed my desires to wear until university. Even now their presence prevents me from wearing diapers often, as I live at home. It affected my AB side, because I got used to playing with people around my age and having fun, and I just want to do that again.
• Possibly, my older brother was a bed wetter and got a lot of attention because of it
• They teased me about wearing diapers when I was beyond the "normal" age for that because of my chronic bedwetting, so to that degree, yes.

Diapers Available

• Yes, I once saw my much older sister changing a baby's diaper and grabbed one to see what it was like to wear one. I was about 4 and already potty trained.
• Yes, since my younger siblings were in diapers by the time I was self aware, I was able to see how they were treated, and had access to their supplies.
• Yes, because I used to take my younger sisters diapers until I grew out of them. After I grew out of them I tried to modify them so they would fit me.
• In a way yes, nappies and plastic pants were available for a bit longer.
• Yes, because my older sister babysat a lot so I was always around diapers.
• when I was young I remember going downstairs during naptime and asking to be allowed to put on a diaper from my brother's room. I did not physically need them, but my mom would allow me to wear them just so I would return to my room.

Exposure

• I think that I developed an appreciation for cloth diapers due to my younger siblings using them.
• Yes. I think my brother having diapers had somehow triggered thoughts of how much I liked diapers when I was little.
• Very possible. My brother wore Pampers, and I remember being fascinated with them.
• Not directly. However, the parenting magazines my mother kept in the house might have. I remember reading articles on bedwetting and potty-training in the magazines around the ages of 10-12 or 13, and being strangely interested in the subjects.

Force

• Yes, I was forced into diapers by my older brother when I was 6 years old, and made to wear nothing but a tee shirt, and diaper all day, and that is how I believe I became a diaper lover.

Jealousy

• I believe I felt some jealousy. When I was 5, my brother was still in diapers (nappies) and I remember feeling jealous and the feeling to want to wear them, I would always feel the diapers when my parents were not looking and I believe on 1 occasion I took one to take upstairs to try on.  I can't remember if I got caught. Once he was out of diapers I cant remember much about my feelings for them until I was about 13-14.
• Yes, I wanted to be treated like they were being treated. Wearing diapers, getting attention, wetting & messing their diapers, and being changed and cared for.
• Possibly. I do remember stealing diapers from my brother's nursery when he was still in them. I do remember being somewhat jealous from time to time of the care he got.
• I believe that had a great impact on my view. My earliest feelings and yearnings were when I was old enough to realize my sister born closest to me was the baby, and when my youngest sister was born. I most certainly associated the attention they were receiving with the objects of babyhood...I.e. diapers, pacifiers, etc. Also realizing I was no longer the baby and wanting to hold on to that title and all that came with it.
• Yes. I think, maybe, seeing by younger brother receive all my mother's attention (my father died just before my younger brother was born)aroused a feeling of jealousy in me - thus by becoming a baby again I would receive (in theory) that attention once more. I does not explain the enjoyment I get from the feeling of humiliation though.
• Absolutely - one of my earliest memories is watching my mom change my brother (2 years younger than me) and thinking (desperately) "I wish that was me".
• When my new neighbors moved in when I was young, they had a little baby. all the attention from my sisters went from me to the neighbor baby, so I think that played a part
• Could be possible, though I have a hard time picturing any direct link. However having a younger bro by 3 years, I think it's possible there could of been jealousy of him wearing diapers after I had just gotten out of them, don't know though. My interest in them is as early as I can remember which is about age 4.
• Yes, my brother wore 24/7 until he was about 8, then for another 3 years at night. He also has learning difficulties and autism, coming from a single parent family meant that I did not always get the attention off of my mother I wanted, but she is a really good mom.
• I do believe so. Seeing the attention my little sister's got made me crave being a baby again.
• I was fascinated by seeing my younger sister in diapers, especially after she was old enough to toddle around. I was also a bit jealous because she didn't have to stop playing to go pee or poop.
• Yes, I think maybe that I saw the attention my younger brother got by wearing nappies, and became jealous of this, leading to regression.
• Possibly. Due to my older sister's jealousy of me as a baby I was potty-trained and weaned off a bottle earlier than my other sisters were.

No Effect

• No. I don't remember showing an interest in my brother's diapers.
• To put it simply, no. There's only a year and a half difference between myself and my sibling, so we spent time sharing infant and toddler experiences. However nothing that I can remember was related to diapers.
• Nope! Definitely not a factor.
• No, they were half-sisters and I was already developing an interest in wetting and messing underwear prior to their birth.
• While not technically in foster care, when I was 5, I lived w/ relatives for 6 weeks when my mother was sick. It was there that I was put back into diapers as I wet the bed. Siblings did not affect my view of diapers or babyhood.
• My big sis does not know about this kinda stuff, so I think that is a no.
• I can't say I think so, as I never really noticed the diapered state of my younger siblings. At least I don't remember noticing.
• No!
• No. Seeing my baby sisters in diapers meant nothing to me.
• I don't really think this has ever really had an effect. Was never a "baby" brother, and I don't ever remember my brother being in diapers.
• I do believe that they have had some affect on the subject.
• No, my sister was adopted after I started exploring this.
• No, not in any cognizant way.

Only Child

• I'm an Only Child
• As an only child, I had no siblings to to affect my views on diapers and babyhood.
• No siblings
• Only child, so obviously not.
• Not relevant - I am an only child.

Playing House

• My younger brother and I used to play "baby" occasionally when we were younger (and he was out of diapers).
• Probably, my sisters and I diapered each other frequently in play as small children.
• Definitely yes - the first diaper I tried since I was potty trained was the one my mum put on me for a joke while changing my little sister, and since then I kept stealing some diapers from her stash until she was potty trained too.
• Don't think so. Although when playing house I was always the baby. Never dressed the part or anything that I remember.
  
• Maybe, growing up with three older sisters, I remember playing "house" and my oldest sister would be the mom and I would be the baby.

Pressure/Toilet Training

• Yes. Three younger siblings all one year apart so lots of pressure to get me out of diapers.
• I do, yes. I was the middle child, and raised with the instruction that my younger brother was "my baby" (this was because my mother was struggling with cancer and wanted all of us children to be responsible for each other). I felt like I was taught early on to be very responsible, while still being old enough that my older sister was not very responsible for me. I had a lot of pressure, and as the second oldest child, was responsible for a lot, and had to do quite a bit.
• Yes to a small degree. When she was born, it made my parents rush potty training me, trying to get it over with quicker than most parents would, so they would not have two kids in diapers. So I feel that the potty training was done quickly, carelessly, and selfishly.
• Yes. Even though my brothers were younger, I always seemed to have trouble related to potty training, so I started associated diapers with being a girl.

Privacy

• I'm afraid to get diapers because my older brother may find out, then tell everyone at school.
• Yes and no. I have an older brother of two years and he doesn't know about my AB/DL side, despite having to share a room with him. Rather, it's made me value my privacy much more. Being extra cautious when browsing through AB/DL websites or getting padded when home alone and having to clean up more thoroughly is one way my sibling has affected my experiences of diapers and babyhood, but not my view of it per say.
• Not having siblings did allow for some extra privacy that I wouldn't have had otherwise.

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