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Do You Think Children Potty Train Older Than 30 Years Ago

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I was in the grocery the other day and saw they now make a pampers size 7.

I remember when size 4 was the biggest.

I can't even remember being potty trained in the 70's so I must of been pretty young at the time.

Are kids just being left in diapers longer, and don't get me started about Pull-Up's.

Back them thick training pants seemed to work fine since the toddler FELT the wetness and made them want to go to the bathroom.

I think they are just another excuse for the diaper companies to keep making money by keeping children in diapers longer.

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  1. Here's  what my mom's reason was for using bigger sized diapers.


    I can remember when my mom first decided I would have to wear a diaper. For some reason I was playing a video game and trying to hold it as long as I could while played, when I did stop to get up to go I didn't make it to the bathroom in time and wet my pants a bit. My mom did end up catching me when I tried to get back to my bedroom and asked what happened. I told her I was playing the game and then couldn't make it, she said what does she need to do put me in a diaper (I was 10 at the time). 2 weeks later we were headed on a car trip to see my aunt about 5 hours away and just after we got the car packed my mom said to come back in to the house, as I walked in I seen a package of Luvs diapers on the table, as my mom stood there she said that while we were on the trip I would have to wear a diaper so there were no chances of accidents while we were at my aunts, I got upset and asked why and she said that I couldn't hold it when I played my game and then she said she told me at the time if I couldn't hold it that she would put me in a diaper. She had me walk in front of her to my room and told me to lie on the floor so she could diaper me, I tried to refuse but it didn't help. I watched as she opened the package of diapers and took one out and I seen the color baby pictures on them then I really started to get upset and she told me to quiet down or she would give me something to cry about, she went into a bag (I later found out this was a diaper bag) in my room and took out a changing pad, diaper wipes and baby powder and put it all down on the floor and told me to come over by her, as I did my mom then laid me down on the changing pad and took off my pants and underwear. At this point is wear I really started to lose it and tried hide it as I started crying, mom told me to hush as she lifted my legs and put the diaper under me, she took the wipes and cleaned and then did the powder, then when she went to put the diaper on I thought I got lucky because the diaper wouldn't fit around me, mom told me to lay there and not to move. When she came back she hat 2 little white straps that had velcro on each end and stretched in the middle (these were the "belts" for a depends) and she put the velcro on the back and front of each side to hold the diaper in place, once she had this done she had me stand up to make sure the straps would hold the diaper on me. When she was done she gave me my pants back to put on and I asked about my underwear and she said I didn't need them because I would be wearing the diapers for the whole trip. After I got dressed my mom put as many of the diapers she could fit in the bag and told me to get my diaper bag and the rest of the bag of diapers and take them out to the car. Once we were on the road my mom explained the rules for the week, she said that if I knew I had to go #2 to tell her and we would make a stop or when at my aunts help me take off the diaper, she said because I only had a problem with wetting that's all I would wear the diapers for. I made it to my aunts without any accidents. Once we were at my aunts I told her I had to go #2 and she took me into the bathroom and took the diaper off, then she said when I was done to call for her, after I was done she came back in and put the diaper back on. (My aunt asked her what was going on and she told her about me having accidents and that I was back to wearing diapers) My plan was to always say I had to go #2 and then go pee instead, After telling her I had to go again later in the day my mom caught on to this real quick and made sure to tell me I was really going to get it if I kept trying to do this. So here it is the first night while we were all watching a movie and it's getting late and once the movie was over mom told me it was time for bed, as I got up she told me to come over to her, as I did she put her hand on the back of my pants and felt it and asked me if I needed my diaper changed before I go to bed, I just froze and stood there and looked at my aunt and then mom said I already told her that you were wearing a diaper because you wet yourself, my aunt looked at me and said it's alright and not to get upset because if I was having accidents it was better for me to wear diapers and then she wouldn't have to worry about me getting anything wet. Once again my mom said do you need to have your diaper changed or do I have to check it for you, I said no and mom said ok let's get you to bed. I never did wet that night, once I got up in the morning mom came in and asked if I needed a diaper change, I said no and she said to go down for breakfast, after eating I got the urge to pee and told my mom and then that's when she said that's what your diaper is for, I tried to hold it for a while but it got the best of me and I ended up wetting the diaper, I guess I didn't know what to do right away if I should tell my mom, as I was going back up to my room I passed my aunt and she noticed my diaper sagging through my PJ bottoms and said it looks like a little boy needs to have his diaper changed, I stopped and looked back at my aunt and heard my mom ask her if she could take me to my room and change me, my aunt said sure and walked up behind me and said let's go mister, my aunt followed me to my room and asked me where my diaper bag was, as she looked around she seen the bag and the extra diapers and picked up the package and as she took one out she said these are Luvs your mom didn't say you were still wearing baby diapers. Well we stayed at my aunts for just over a week and then headed back home, I ended up wearing the diapers the whole time and the car trip back home. Once we were back at home my mom told me that night I would still wear a diaper and tomorrow morning would be the last time. My mom came in that morning and woke me, I was dry and she said that she thought I had learned my lesson and wouldn't have to wear the diapers anymore. As I had my last diaper taken off mom to the diaper bag (there were still quite a few left) I guess she bought a big bag and said she was going to put these in my closet and if I had anymore "accidents" that she would put me back into the diapers for a whole month. That was the last time I did ever have to wear a diaper, but I do remember being 13-14 and finding the diaper bag on the top shelf in the back of the closet. To be honest I did take a diaper out and look at it and then put it all back away, don't know what ever happened to that bag though it was still in my closet when I moved out.


  2. Here's what my mom's reason was for using bigger sized diapers.


    I can remember when my mom first decided I would have to wear a diaper. For some reason I was playing a video game and trying to hold it as long as I could while played, when I did stop to get up to go I didn't make it to the bathroom in time and wet my pants a bit. My mom did end up catching me when I tried to get back to my bedroom and asked what happened. I told her I was playing the game and then couldn't make it, she said what does she need to do put me in a diaper (I was 10 at the time). 2 weeks later we were headed on a car trip to see my aunt about 5 hours away and just after we got the car packed my mom said to come back in to the house, as I walked in I seen a package of Luvs diapers on the table, as my mom stood there she said that while we were on the trip I would have to wear a diaper so there were no chances of accidents while we were at my aunts, I got upset and asked why and she said that I couldn't hold it when I played my game and then she said she told me at the time if I couldn't hold it that she would put me in a diaper. She had me walk in front of her to my room and told me to lie on the floor so she could diaper me, I tried to refuse but it didn't help. I watched as she opened the package of diapers and took one out and I seen the color baby pictures on them then I really started to get upset and she told me to quiet down or she would give me something to cry about, she went into a bag (I later found out this was a diaper bag) in my room and took out a changing pad, diaper wipes and baby powder and put it all down on the floor and told me to come over by her, as I did my mom then laid me down on the changing pad and took off my pants and underwear. At this point is wear I really started to lose it and tried hide it as I started crying, mom told me to hush as she lifted my legs and put the diaper under me, she took the wipes and cleaned and then did the powder, then when she went to put the diaper on I thought I got lucky because the diaper wouldn't fit around me, mom told me to lay there and not to move. When she came back she hat 2 little white straps that had velcro on each end and stretched in the middle (these were the "belts" for a depends) and she put the velcro on the back and front of each side to hold the diaper in place, once she had this done she had me stand up to make sure the straps would hold the diaper on me. When she was done she gave me my pants back to put on and I asked about my underwear and she said I didn't need them because I would be wearing the diapers for the whole trip. After I got dressed my mom put as many of the diapers she could fit in the bag and told me to get my diaper bag and the rest of the bag of diapers and take them out to the car. Once we were on the road my mom explained the rules for the week, she said that if I knew I had to go #2 to tell her and we would make a stop or when at my aunts help me take off the diaper, she said because I only had a problem with wetting that's all I would wear the diapers for. I made it to my aunts without any accidents. Once we were at my aunts I told her I had to go #2 and she took me into the bathroom and took the diaper off, then she said when I was done to call for her, after I was done she came back in and put the diaper back on. (My aunt asked her what was going on and she told her about me having accidents and that I was back to wearing diapers) My plan was to always say I had to go #2 and then go pee instead, After telling her I had to go again later in the day my mom caught on to this real quick and made sure to tell me I was really going to get it if I kept trying to do this. So here it is the first night while we were all watching a movie and it's getting late and once the movie was over mom told me it was time for bed, as I got up she told me to come over to her, as I did she put her hand on the back of my pants and felt it and asked me if I needed my diaper changed before I go to bed, I just froze and stood there and looked at my aunt and then mom said I already told her that you were wearing a diaper because you wet yourself, my aunt looked at me and said it's alright and not to get upset because if I was having accidents it was better for me to wear diapers and then she wouldn't have to worry about me getting anything wet. Once again my mom said do you need to have your diaper changed or do I have to check it for you, I said no and mom said ok let's get you to bed. I never did wet that night, once I got up in the morning mom came in and asked if I needed a diaper change, I said no and she said to go down for breakfast, after eating I got the urge to pee and told my mom and then that's when she said that's what your diaper is for, I tried to hold it for a while but it got the best of me and I ended up wetting the diaper, I guess I didn't know what to do right away if I should tell my mom, as I was going back up to my room I passed my aunt and she noticed my diaper sagging through my PJ bottoms and said it looks like a little boy needs to have his diaper changed, I stopped and looked back at my aunt and heard my mom ask her if she could take me to my room and change me, my aunt said sure and walked up behind me and said let's go mister, my aunt followed me to my room and asked me where my diaper bag was, as she looked around she seen the bag and the extra diapers and picked up the package and as she took one out she said these are Luvs your mom didn't say you were still wearing baby diapers. Well we stayed at my aunts for just over a week and then headed back home, I ended up wearing the diapers the whole time and the car trip back home. Once we were back at home my mom told me that night I would still wear a diaper and tomorrow morning would be the last time. My mom came in that morning and woke me, I was dry and she said that she thought I had learned my lesson and wouldn't have to wear the diapers anymore. As I had my last diaper taken off mom to the diaper bag (there were still quite a few left) I guess she bought a big bag and said she was going to put these in my closet and if I had anymore "accidents" that she would put me back into the diapers for a whole month. That was the last time I did ever have to wear a diaper, but I do remember being 13-14 and finding the diaper bag on the top shelf in the back of the closet. To be honest I did take a diaper out and look at it and then put it all back away, don't know what ever happened to that bag though it was still in my closet when I moved out.


  3. Parents are very busy now.  Maybe this is a logical result of society's trend towards instant gratification?
    (it is very convenient for the parents)

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