Gary walked into the kitchen rubbing his eyes. "What's the matter, son,

still sleepy?" Bob asked his son who was still wearing his all night

diaper.

With a yawn, Gary blinked his eyes as he reached out to his dad. "Not

really, It's just that we did not get to sleep until late last night."

Bob Beebe took his son into his arms, gave him a hug, patted his back.

"Why don't you go in to see Jimmy, then the two of you should get a

shower."

"Okay!" Gary answered as he turned and walked into Jimmy's bedroom.

Paul poured the second cup of coffee, offering another sweet roll to

Bob. "I'll get Jamie taken care of if you will see that the boys get

showered and dressed. I thought the five of us would drive into town

awhile this morning, need to pick up a few groceries before Betty gets

here."

"That's fine, Paul. I think I should get the last machine repaired early

as I can. Do you think we could take time to do that before returning

out here? Gary and I must be heading back home."

"None of us want to see you two go, but we understand, your wife must be

missing you as much as you miss her." Paul offered to pour the third cup

of coffee, Bob covered his cup, shaking his head. "Thanks but I had

enough!"

"Tell me, Paul, how are you planning to handle Jimmy's diapers to your

wife? Do you suppose she will understand?" Bob asked as he offered to

help if he was asked.

"I don't know yet. She is open-minded about most things and I think if

it is explained just as you did for me she will understand." Paul had

the look of confidence. "I will point out it is better for him to be

diapered then for him to wet his pants all the time. Now that he is also

pooping, I think she will have no choice but to agree."

"I wonder what's holding up those two boys. Gary went in the bedroom

over twenty minutes ago." Bob looked towards the door that was still

shut.

"Those two boy's bonded very well toward each other," Paul observed.

"Yes, we must keep in touch," Bob said. "Kim and I would love to have

you, Betty and the boys come for a weekend time to time,"

"That would be fun, Bob, that way the boys could keep in touch as well.

Also, if you are ever back this way please do stop and visit."

"Well, speaking of the boys. I think I'll just go see what's holding

them up." Paul moved towards the bedroom door.

Paul found two naked boys kneeling on each side of Jamie, who was lying

on the floor upon his changing mat. Both boys were doing their best at

cleaning him up.

Gary and Jimmy were using wipes to clean all around Jamie's diaper area.

Jamie had a electrifying look on his face, showing he seemed quite

satisfied with allowing the boys to change him.

Both boys hardly realized that Paul had entered the room.

"It seems to me you two seem to enjoy changing Jamie.". Gary jumped at

the sound of Paul's voice, thereby covering himself by crossing his

legs. Jimmy just leaned back, holding himself up with both arms held

behind him, letting his legs spread out in front.

"When you're done, bring Jamie out with you, then both of you hit the

shower before you have breakfast." Bob called from the kitchen.

Jamie was fixed in his special high chair. The two boys finished their

shower, got diapered and now were sitting at the table. What a picture

it made. Paul reached for his camera taking several pictures.

The two boys were instructed how to wash the many underpants in the wash

room, instructed to use bleach to soak them first then putting them into

the washing machine. Paul asked that they do not use the drier on such a

nice day. "Just hang them on the clothes line and let the sun freshen

them."

"OK, daddy, we will do it," Jimmy promised.

Gary was not looking forward to handling those dirty, wet diapers, but

agree to help his friend. After they had their fill of breakfast the

boys took the two buckets that were sitting on the back porch.

"They're heavy, aren't they, Jimmy?" Gary committed, almost dropping his.

"Ya!" Jimmy could only lift his and carry a few feet before sitting it

down, then repeating until he had his out into the back yard.

This was not the best of jobs, but had to be done before the many

underpants could be put into the washer. Gary reached carefully into his

bucket pulling underpants one at a time, laying them out on the grass.

Jimmy did the same thing, holding his nose between a finger and thumb

while laying an underpant on the grass.

"Peeeee Uuuuu! No wonder daddy wanted us to do this." Jimmy reasoned as

he reached carefully in the bucket for the next one.

"Ya! too bad Nancy isn't here she would have to do it," Gary laughed.

"Don't be too sure of that, Gary." Jimmy wasn't laughing, "She would

still make us do it, I think!"

"Ya, it is just like her, she probably would stand over us with her

hands on her hips giving orders." Gary shuddered at the thought.

"Let's just dump them out then we can fill the buckets with fresh water

to rinse them." Gary dumped his out, leaving a light brown streak

covering the once green grass, some splatted on the underpants already

on the ground.

Jimmy did the same thing with the same result. "What a mess!" Jimmy

jumped up to run towards the house.

Calling back over his shoulder Jimmy said, "I will get the hose, we can

spray them."

"Good idea." Gary moved over to get out of the way taking both buckets

with him.

With the water turned on full force, Jimmy returned with the end of the

hose spraying both underpants and brown things. In no time the grass was

looking cleaner and so was the underpants.

Gary took the hose from Jimmy and sprayed the buckets clean. Picking up

the rinsed underpants, Jimmy dropped them into each bucket.

"Smart boys," Paul called out to the kids. "Now dump these into the

washer and fill it to full mark. Also be sure to use a half cup of

bleach and let them sit for a while before turning on the wash cycle."

Bob handed a sack full of clothes pins to Gary. "Use one pin to hold two

underpants that way the pins will go farther."

"We know!" Gary seemed to resent his dad telling how to do such an easy

job.

Once the underpants were soaking in the bleach mix the boys ran to the

front yard to play on the swing.

Bob and Paul were getting ready to leave for the office to finish up the

last copier.

"Who's that coming up the lane?" Bob asked.

"I don't know, wasn't expecting any one this early." Paul strained to

see the car that was racing toward the house. "Why, its Betty she's home

earlier than she thought she would be."

"Maybe we should get the boys in the house so she won't see them before

we can explain the diapers." Bob headed towards the tree swing.

"Too late, Bob, the boys are already running to meet her." Paul seemed a

bit nervous.

"Good night, Paul, both boys have taken off their T- shirts also, they

are only in diapers!" Bob wanted to run and hide until the explaining

was over, but instead, he stood by his friend Paul.

The dust from the lane was clearing in the light wind just as Betty

stepped from the car with her arms wide open to receive her son, Jimmy.

Gary stood back a ways wishing it was his mother hugging him. It had

been several days now and he was getting a little home sick.

Jimmy's mother looked the boys over with a puzzled face, "What are you

wearing....... Let me look at you." She stood back, taking both boys

into her line of vision. By that time Paul had taken her into his arms

for a lover's hug and kiss. "Missed you, dear."

Bob stood behind Gary, enveloping the boy into his arms. Gary reached

up, pulling at his Daddy's neck.

Betty kept an eye on Jimmy as she asked, "Paul, why's the boy in a

diaper?"

"Its a long story, dear. Let's go into the house and we will talk about

it."

Jimmy came up alongside of his mother, placing an arm around her waist.

She placed her arm over his shoulder. Paul's arm was around his son

walking on the other side. Bob and Gary followed them into the house.

Everyone started to talk at once. Betty held her hands over her ears,

"One at a time, please". Betty looked at each person, "I am so glad to

be home with you all." "Now tell me all that has been going on".

"Mom, we had such a wonderful time we........" Jimmy began telling her

almost everything that needed to be told in just a few minutes. Betty

listened to his boyish excitement as he told her how he and Gary became

friends, he told her how Nancy came over to sit with them. But never

mentioned the diapers.

Betty reached out to Jimmy, taking a hold of the top of his diaper, "And

what about these?" Jimmy looked over to his dad. Bob's eyes dropped to

the floor. Gary, sitting on the sofa, just pulled up his legs by

grabbing around the knees and rolled backward, peeking out around his

upraised legs.

Finally, Paul began to explain that Jimmy had wet his pants again, that

Gary was also wet, but did not show because he already had a diaper on

under his pants. That Bob suggested a diaper would give Jimmy more

self-esteem because he could be wet without anyone knowing. "And

besides, Jimmy is pooping his pants again...... sometimes.... a little."

Betty was amused at the two men, who she realized were trying to explain

such a delicate subject. She could hold it no longer and began to laugh

out loud.

The men looked at each other in wonderment. "Why are you laughing,

Betty?" Paul seemed somewhat confused at his wife, whom he thought would

be quite upset.

"While at Mom's, she told me that Sue Parker was in town, you remember

her, we went to school together. Well, she is married, has three of the

most adorable little boys. Mom invited her and the kids to come over for

lunch on Saturday. You could imagine my surprise to see how much weight

she put on, I would never had known her if we had met on the street, I

but she was close to 160 lbs. her clothes seemed to cling to her, and

her.........." Paul interrupted her, "Betty, not all the details,

please, tell us what this has to do with anything!"

"So, anyway, where was I..... Oh yes, she brought these lovely little

boys, such little dears.... Let's see, there was Donny, he was about 9 I

think, and Davy, oh he had the cutest smile, he sat on my lap most the

time they were there..... Oh, yes, Davy was 6 he told me that several

times while holding up his fingers. Then the baby, Tommy he was only 4,

a real boy that one." Betty stopped before making her point, reaching

out to Jamie who was sitting beside her on the couch.

"So" Paul urged his wife to continue.

"Yes.... well, you remember how she made some comment about Jamie having

to be diapered after age 4. Remember how she gave the remark that if he

was her kid she'd have him out of diapers or know the reason why? You'll

never guess...... not only is Tommy in diapers so are the other two....!

Can you imagine? She had asked me if Jamie was still in diapers. When I

told her he was and why she had to admit her kids could not give them

up."

"Sue Parker was so sure she knew just how to raise a child." Paul

explained to Bob. "She was always telling us what we were doing wrong.

Now she has her own...... I almost forgotten about her, some gal, and

was so good-looking, too."

"Got heavy, eh?" Paul returned the conversation towards his wife.

"I'll say she did, she said she just gained too much with each birth and

was not able to lose it. She still has her personality."

"What about the boys, did she say why they were still in diapers?" Paul

asked.

"Yes, it seems Donny has some kind of problems with his bladder, I think

she said he may have the problem most of his life. When Davy came along

he just would not get the hang of using the toilet. She said he is okay,

but just has a hard time remembering to go when he needs to. With his

older brother still in diapers he cannot understand why he can't be

also. I guess they are working on Tommy now, but without much luck."

"How in the world do they afford to buy diapers for all three?" Paul was

looking at the financial side.

"I told her how we do for Jamie, that we can do fine for him, but.....

and I am sorry Jimmy, but I told her how you wet your pants so much."

Betty really did not want to hurt Jimmy's feelings. She knew how

embarrassed he gets when he wets in public. "Sue gave me some good

advice, I think. She said it would be best for you to wear a diaper then

to get embarrassed. She seemed to make a lot of sense."

"I told her we just could not keep buying diapers for two boys. I asked

he how they make out buying for all three." Sue asked Jimmy to go get

her a glass of water.

"Yes, and how did she answer that?" Paul was listening with interest.

After wetting her throat Betty continued. "It is so simple, she lets

Donny wear several pair of underpants. They act like a diaper and can be

washed like a cloth diaper."

Bob looked at Paul and smiled. The two boys gave each other a high five.

"All right!" they said to each other as their hands hit together.

Of course Betty had no idea what caused all this celebration, but she

began again to tell what she learned. "Well, they keep several

underpants for Donny, for Davy they had been using cloth diapers but are

just now changing him over the several underpants. But little Tommy,

they still buy store-bought diapers, but plan to start him with the

underpants also."

Betty reached out to Jimmy, patting him on the leg. "Sweetheart, While

drive home I had been thinking about how your wetting had been causing

so much problems between us..... I am truly sorry for getting so upset,

I now know you don't do that on purpose. I am so sorry that I get on you

for it... Forgive me?"

"Sure I do, Mom, you know I love you and Daddy!" Jimmy moved closer to

his mother who just gave him a big, tight hug.

"Son, if you want to wear diapers I think it will be all right with

me...... I thought of the box out in the garage that we were collecting

for the Church..... One or two sacks have several boy's and men's

underpants. I had been told that some underwear are welcome by the

missions, but most think they are too personal and really just as soon

we don't send used ones. So... my idea is for you to used 4 or 5 at a

time, making yourself a diaper. Daddy and I could see you get plastic

panties if you leak. Would you try them?" Betty had no idea what that

the underpants already had been used and were right then being washed

for another use.

"Betty, that is one heck of an idea you had there. That is just truly

the answer to our problem." Paul seemed to relax as he gave a big sigh

of relief.

Bob was already counting the savings his own family could save. Sure,

white cotton briefs would cost, but could be used over and over. Even if

they got some wear and holes they could still be used as inside layers.

"Clever idea, Mrs. Norton, very clever indeed."

The men left for town promising to pick up some groceries before coming

home. As Betty and the boys watched the car disappear down the lane,

both boys began telling mom about how Nancy sat with them, how she made

them wear multi- underpants.

Betty looked the boys over shaking her head. "Boys! I'll never figure

them out, who would have thought either of these big boys would want to

wear diapers," She thought to herself.

"How would you boys like to help me unpack?"

Grabbing the baggage out of her car, the boys half dragged the heavy

suitcases into the house. Betty stood watching the sight..... two strong

little boys wearing nothing but a diaper. "So cute....wish I had a

picture of this". Betty laughed to herself as she headed back into the

house.