Tiffany's Playmate
"Honey, when you're done with your bath come into my room. I want to talk with you," Bobby's mother said passing the bathroom. Bobby was in his bath.
"OK mom," Bobby yelled back through the door. It wasn't what his mother said but the tone that worried him before he added, "almost done, but my pajamas are on my bed."
"No hurry, but leave your pajamas for now," Bobby's mother said. That tone again, Bobby mused.
Bobby knew what she wanted to talk about and he also knew why he didn't need his pajamas. Diapers! She was going to do it. She had been giving warnings all week. Not warnings he decided but hints. Hints that if his bed wetting didn't stop soon, he'd have to go back into diapers. After his doctor visit and the lab test there were no more excuses left.
"What's up," Bobby said with foreboding.
"I think you know," Rose said. She was sitting at the edge of her bed.
"My bed wetting," Bobby said with reluctance and then added, "and diapers, right?"
"Right," Rose said before adding, "It's been nearly a month and you've wet every night and I've washed everyday, sometimes twice because of the blankets. Honey, I know what this means to you but let's do this. Look, let's do it for no other reason than it means you wake up dry in the mornings."
"Dry like a baby is dry in the mornings," Bobby said with a touch of anger mixed with sarcasm. Bobby knew his stand against going back into diapers wasn't logical but the thought of being diapered like a baby turned his frustration into anger and the only one he could direct it at was his mother adding after he paused and before his mother responded, "it's not your fault mom, it's mine."
"It's not anyone's fault honey. Statistically, and I just read this, it's still three to five percent of boys your age that wet their beds and don't forget you've been just as traumatized as I have over your father's outburst so hold the blame. Seriously, I don't care why you wet the bed, only that you're wetting it. That's the only reason to put you back into diapers so never ever consider it punishment," Rose said stroking Bobby's wet hair with a finger.
"So now what," Bobby asked. He hadn't seen anything even suggesting his mother was planning on diapering him but there was that "leave your pajamas for now" statement she'd made.
"OK, so, we're both agreed that you should wear diapers to bed," Rose asked.
"Agreed," Bobby said after pausing.
"Thank you for making this easier," Rose said.
"Like I said, it's not your fault," Bobby added.
"And it's not yours either. Now then, I've done some research and diapers for someone your age are a little more difficult to obtain. You're not an adult size yet but your also not a child's size. You're more like a Tween Size as Monica put it," Rose said.
"Tween? You mean teen don't you," Bobby asked.
"Not really. I actually meant Tween. Listen, you know Monica and her girl's Tiffany and Barbie," Rose asked.
"Yes, why," Bobby asked and just to make sure added, "you're talking about Tiffany in my class? Right?"
"Yes," Rose said and added, "well, it seems that Barbie still wets the bed or did. I'm not sure to be honest with you because I didn't press. Anyway, Monica kept Barbie in diapers till just a couple of years ago which is when she had her surgery. As it happens, Monica also kept those diapers and the covers. Fortunately she confirmed that with me, and this very morning she brought them over."
"Wait, are you saying I'm going to be wearing Barbie's diapers? And those covers you're talking about are baby pants, right," Bobby said.
"They are Barbie's diapers, and while the pants can be called baby pants, Monica called them waterproof pants or diaper covers," Rose added.
"Girl's diapers," Bobby added.
"Diapers are diapers and yes, these have thicker centers, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are strictly for girl's. Honey, I'm trying to save a little money here. I've priced diapers big enough to fit you and they are at least $20 dollars apiece. Some more. A dozen would run us well over a hundred dollars. Monica has offered them for free," Rose said.
"If these can be used for both boys and girls then what do you mean thicker centers? That's a girl thing right," Bobby said. He wanted to add that the thicker centers was because girls went pee in the centers but he knew his mother would know what he meant.
"True enough and the worse case, that is if these diapers don't work well, means simply adding a soaker. In fact, lets do that - add a soaker and if it looks like the diapers alone will work we'll cut back to just the diaper," Rose said and added, "I think you made a good point and Monica gave me nearly all of the diapers, inserts and pants."
"I suppose so," Bobby said cursing his big mouth. Had he not said anything he'd be wearing just the diaper. Now he was going to be padded even more.
"Ready," Rose asked.
"Ready? Are you saying you've got them here," Bobby asked.
"Of course. That's why I asked you to wait on your pajamas. In fact, you may not even be able to put your bottoms on with this stuff. Anyway, I'm going to shut the light and just use the nightlight," Rose added.
"Why," Bobby asked as he became alarmed.
"OK, now don't panic, but when Monica made Barbie's night things she used threads and other sewing elements more appropriate for girls. I just thought that with the room a little darker it would be harder to see and, of course, less of a conflict," Rose said.
"Mom! What does those words 'other elements' really mean," Bobby asked.
"Bobby, it's going to be OK. Look honey, only you and I are going to see these things and you don't really have to if you leave the lights out. As to your question it's the color of the diaper, which is pink, and there are small ruffles and a bow on the pants," Rose said and then quickly added, "it's for one night at the most. Monica told me she had two boxes for Barbie's night things with one of them the fancy stuff. All she found was the fancy stuff so far."
"I'm going to be wearing a pink diaper... No, let me be more specific: I'm going to be wearing a girl's diaper dyed pink under PANTIES with ruffles? Mom, are you nuts," Bobby yelled.
"That's enough of that. Look, it's not a perfect situation but like I said, it's for a day at most. Monica promised she would look for the other box. Now please lets get this over with," Rose said as she stood and moved to shut off the light.
"Don't I have a say in this," Bobby asked in desperation.
"No," Rose added as the light went out. In the dark the automatic on feature of the nightlight turned it on and brought things back into perspective as Rose went into her bathroom. She came out with objects in her hand and Bobby guessed it was the diaper and pants. His mother was at least right about not seeing the details and Bobby made an attempt to relax a little.
"Okay, I've got two of the panties: One with pink ruffles over white nylon or white ruffles over pink nylon," Rose asked and added, "I didn't think it matter much but a choice is at least a choice."
"Oh thank you. How nice that you let me chose my girl baby panties. Gosh, let me think about this? If I go with the white I get pink ruffles on my bottom, but if I go with the pink panty with white ruffles there is more pink - right? I mean with more pink my panties would match the diaper better," Bobby said.
"That was my thinking," Rose said in her own sarcastic tone before adding, "either way you chose you've got cute little ruffles across your bottom. Look Bobby, I didn't create this situation and I don't like it any better than you do but at least we've got the makings of a solution and again, Monica is looking for the plainner stuff, OK?"
"Fine, then you pick," Bobby said in frustration.
"OK, let's get this over with," Rose said as she spread something on the bed. Bobby wasn't sure if it was the first diaper or a changing pad because it was rectangle.