The day was a dark, wet, cold, gray day. The type of day that you just want to stay in bed. Mike and the boys slept in. The day before had been a long day and every one needed the sleep.

Mike was the first one up and it was after ten o’clock. Mike made the bathroom his first stop before going to the kitchen to make his morning coffee.

As Mike drank his coffee he heard a loud thud, then yelling from Ken and Greg. Mike went to find out what was going on only to find the boys on the floor in a fight. Mike broke them up and sent them back to their rooms.

Mike could tell that it was going to be one of those days. Mike went into Ken’s room and closed the door. Mike then asked what the heck was going on between them. Ken just shrugged his shoulders to Mike’s question. Mike then went over to Greg’s room and asked the same question. Greg just gave his dad a blank look. Mike knew that this would go on all day if he did not put a stop to it now. Mike told the boys to stay in their rooms until he got them.

As Mike went to the family room the house rang with Ken’s and Greg’s voices yell at each other. "Did so." "Did not." "Did so." Mike set two under pads on the floor about six feet apart and moved things out of reach from each location. Mike then went and got Greg and had him sit on one of the two pads facing the other pad. Mike then went and got Ken and had him sit on the other pad facing his brother.

The boys just stared through each other. This went on for forty-five minutes in total silence. "I don’t know what this is all about, but I am sure that it is not that one of you walked into the other." Mike said. Neither son broke the gaze or the silence. "Fine both of you stay there until we get to the bottom of this," Mike said.

Mike sat down in a chair and started to read a book that he had for over a year and never read. Mike was into the second chapter of the book when Greg asked if he could be changed. "Not until I find out what the heck the problem is between you two," said Mike without looking up from his book.

About thirty minutes later Greg said, "It's all Ken’s fault and not mine." "Is not" said Ken. "Is so." Greg yelled. Mike set the book down and asked Greg, "What is Ken’s fault?" "This is," said Greg. "I assume you mean the two of you sitting here is his fault," said Mike. "Partially..." said Greg and fell silent. "Is not," stated Ken. Mike asked Greg, "What is the other part or parts?" "This," said Greg. "Does ‘this’ mean the diapers and being treated like a baby?" Asked Mike. Greg shook is head in agreement to what Mike just asked. Mike looked at Ken and asked, "Is this true?" Before Ken could speak Greg said, "Don’t lie. You talked me in to trying them on one time and we get caught. You said that dad would not be coming home that night. You lied." Ken said, "I did not lie, dad said that he would see us Saturday morning. I did not know that he would be home that early." Mike said, "So this is all my fault that I caught the two of you doing what you were doing." Both Ken and Greg said, "No," it was not their father’s fault. Mike then asked "Then why did you, Greg, not tell the truth Friday night in your bedroom? You admitted then that you were at fault." Greg hung his head in shame. Mike then asked Ken if this was true again. Ken said that it was almost all true, but he did not force Greg to try on a diaper and that he was fearful if he told the truth.

Mike let out a sigh and asked what he did wrong to have two sons that lie. Mike looked at both of them and said "What should I do with you, is this another lie or the truth?" Mike waited for an answer but got none.

Mike picked up his coffee cup and went to the kitchen to get a second cup of coffee. The coffee maker had turned itself off and the coffee was cold. Mike went to the sink to wash out his cup and he saw the soap. His mother had washed his mouth out with it and his wife had used it on the kids too. For some reason no one wants to repeat what they did once they had their mouth washed out with soap, and Mike knew that first hand.

Mike made up two bottles of juice and carried them into the family room and set them on the table next to the chair he was sitting in.

Mike could see that both of the boys had leaked on to the pads. Mike told them to stay put he would be back to change both of them. Mike went and got the needed items to change the two boys.

When Mike got back the boys stopped talking Mike did not know what they were talking about and did not really care. Mike started with Ken and had Greg observe Ken’s diaper changing. When Ken was done Mike had Ken observe Greg’s diaper changing.

Mike then told Greg to stay in the family room right in that spot. Mike took Ken’s hand and had him standup. With Mike’s other hand he pickup one of the two bottles. Mike then lead Ken out of the family room and back towards the bed rooms. Mike lead Ken into the bathroom and closed the door behind them. Mike told Ken to brush his teeth. When Ken was done brushing his teeth, Mike told him to put the bar of soap in his mouth and bite down on it. Mike said that was for not telling the truth. Ken’s face showed that the taste of soap was well into his mouth. Mike said that it was OK to take the bar of soap out of his mouth. Ken was only too glad to spit the soap out and rinse his mouth out.

Mike then opened to bathroom door and lead Ken to his room. Mike told Ken he would be back when dinner was ready and he did not want to hear any noise coming from this room.

Mike then handed Ken his bottle of juice, and shut the locked bedroom door. Mike then went back and got Greg and the other bottle. They too stopped at the bathroom. Greg also got to taste the soap for his part in the lie. Greg was then taken to his room and locked in for the rest of the day as well.

Mike went back to the family room and cleaned it up then he fixed some lunch for himself. After Mike ate, he started on the laundry.

The last items that were washed were the six sets of plastic pants. The last two had an odor of urine. Mike added about half a cup of bleach with the soap and set the washer on the low water setting and started it. On this trip from the laundry room, Mike checked on both the boys and found them asleep. Mike collected the empty bottles and took them to the kitchen.

Mike then went about cleaning the house and doing the dishes. When Mike was done with the dishes he went out and got the mail. When Mike came back into the house he noticed that it smelled, and would need a good airing out, but not on this cold rainy day. Mike got out a sauce pan and put some bay leaves, a stick of cinnamon and water and then set it on the stove on a low heat. He also lit some candles just like his wife did when she said the house smelled bad.

Mike made up two bottles of milk and warmed them up a little before taking them to the boys in their rooms. Mike did no say a word to either son, he set the bottle on the night stand and left the room.

Mike went back to the laundry and took the towels out of the drier and folded them.

The six plastic pants would be air dried on hangers. Mike did remember that much from the time the boys were real babies. He had put the plastic pants in the drier when the boys were babies, and had to buy a new drier because they melted to the drier drum.

Mike then set off to make dinner, a beef stew on this cold day. When the stew was in the oven Mike sat back down and started reading his book.

Just before dinner was ready Mike set the table and then went to check on the boys. Mike started with Greg. The first order of business was a diaper change. After dinner would be baths, and if they were good some TV.

As Mike cleaned Greg’s messy bottom up, Mike asked Greg if he had learned any thing today. Greg said that he did and that he would not lie to his father again. When Mike was done changing Greg he told him to go wash his hands then go to the dinner table and sit and wait for him and Ken. Mike followed Greg out of the bedroom.

Mike went into Ken’s room. Ken was waiting for his father. Ken stated that he did not feel well, and that he was light headed. Mike said that was because he had not eaten and it would go away after he ate. Mike changed Ken’s dirty and wet diaper but did not clean up Ken before the new diaper was put on. Mike told Ken that after dinner it would be his bath time and if he was a very good boy that he could watch some TV before bed time.

Mike walked Ken to the bathroom and had him wash his hands. Ken noticed that the bar of soap had two sets of teeth marks in it when he picked it up to wash his hands.

When Ken was done, Mike led Ken to the table and told him to sit down. Mike tied towels around the neck of each boy to act as a bib.

Mike went into the kitchen and washed his hands before serving the meal. Mike placed the meal and two bottles in front of each boy. One bottle had milk, the other had juice.

The three of them ate in total silence. When dinner was over and the bottles were empty, Mike asked Greg to clear the table and put the dishes into the dish washer. Mike then untied the towel around Ken’s neck and told Ken to go to the bathroom and wait for him. Mike then untied Greg’s towel and told Greg to get started.

Mike went to the bathroom were Ken was waiting for his bath. Mike started fill the tub, and had Ken step into the tub as it was filling. Mike took Ken’s diaper off and had him sit down in the tub. Mike then told Ken that he was very disappointed with him. And that he should have told the truth Friday night or Saturday morning when they talked. Mike asked Ken, "Why should I believe any thing you do or say from this point on?" Ken knew that he was in hot water with his father even though the water in the tub was cool. Mike waited for an answer from Ken but got none. Mike then had Ken stand up and step out of the tub onto the bath mat. Mike was still waiting for some form of an answer but Ken just hung his head. Mike dried Ken off and was not very kind about do it.

Mike then took Ken to his bedroom to get his diaper put on. Mike rubbed in the diaper rash cream on Ken’s bare bottom until it was white all over, and between his legs. Mike then powdered his white bottom and rolled him on to the waiting diaper. Mike then spread lotion over Ken’s front and chest and rub it in followed by a good powdering. Mike taped the diaper firmly in place. Ken said that was a little tight but it fell on deaf ears as Mike pulled up the plastic pant over Ken’s diaper.

Mike got a clean T-shirt out of the dresser and put it on Ken. Ken knew that he was not going to bed at this time as his father did not put a diaper inside his diaper. Mike took Ken by his hand and lead him back to the dinner table.

Mike then got some paper and a pencil and placed it in front of Ken. Mike then told Ken to write two apologies. One to Greg and one to his father, and he would be done when Greg was done with his bath.

Mike took Greg by the hand and lead him towards the bathroom. As Mike bathed Greg he said, "I can understand you not wanting to talk to me, but why did you not tell the truth?" Greg started to say that he didn’t want to get Ken in trouble and that Mike would not believe him if he had. The rest of Greg’s bath was in silence.

After Greg’s bath, Mike diapered Greg and also put a clean T-shirt on Greg. Then lead him to the dinner table.

Mike asked if Ken was done. Ken said yes he was. Mike told Ken to read the apologies out loud. Ken’s voice was shaky as he read the two apologies out loud. When Ken was done, Mike asked for the written apologies and quickly read them. Mike then handed one of them to Greg.

Mike had Greg write two apologies for his part, and read them a loud. Mike told the boys that they could watch some TV. Mike went into the kitchen and got out two very large glasses made out of plastic and filled them half way with juice and the other half with warm water. Mike took the two glasses to the boys and told them to drink them.

After about an hour or so, Mike asked if the boys would like any ice cream before bed. Both of them said yes. Mike went and served the ice cream in three bowls. When the boys were done, Mike sent them to brush their teeth and then to bed. Mike changed both boys before they went to sleep. Mike stayed up and watched the late news before he went to bed.