Mike was awake with the sun this morning, and out of bed just as fast. He was dressed before leaving the room and doing his morning things.

Mike then went to the kitchen and made the morning coffee. He also washed the mugs and glasses from last night as the coffee was brewing. Mike poured his first cup of coffee, and took it outside with him to meet the new morning.

Helen scared Mike when she said good morning to him. His back was to the door and he had not seen or heard Helen coming. Helen asked if he was jumpy this very beautiful morning. "No, you just scared me that’s all." Mike said.

The two of them finished their coffee without saying another word, just watching the sun climb higher in the morning sky.

Helen said that breakfast would be cereal and milk this morning. Helen went back inside the house to set up breakfast.

Helen asked if Mike would get the others up as they were wasting away this beautiful day by sleeping in. Mike’s first stop was the boy’s room. The door has still shut from last night. Mike opened the door and walked into the room. Both boys were a sleep. Each hugging a stuffed animal in their arms. The stuffed animals were the ones they had when they were little kids. Pam had put the stuffed animal away in the attic years ago. She said that big boys do not sleep with stuffed animal and that they were big boys. Both of them had kick off the top sheet and expose that they had both wore diapers to bed. Mike could see that both of the boys had at some time last night used their diapers. Mike walked back to the doorway of the bedroom. He then knocked on the half open door and said "Good morning guys. Time to get up." Greg opened his eyes to see Mike standing in the doorway. Greg hurled the stuffed animal to the floor, as if not to be caught holding such a thing from his young childhood. Then Greg tried to hide that he had worn a diaper to bed. Mike reached for the doorknob and pulled the door shut. "Breakfast is on the table, get a move on." Mike said. Mike then moved on to the room where Paul was sleeping. Mike knocked on the door and told Paul that breakfast was served.

Mike headed back down to the kitchen to help Helen set up the breakfast.

With in a few minutes both Ken and Greg were at the table. A few minutes after that, Paul was also at the table.

Over breakfast Paul asked if the boys wanted their help to study for the big test. Both boys said yes. Paul said that he would be going into town after breakfast to get some seeds to plant a garden, and underwear for the boys. Paul’s tone of voice changed and had a bite to it.

Ken thanked is grandpa for the help, but after last night’s accident he would stay with the diapers. Paul’s face showed disappointment with the fact the Ken would stay in diapers. Ken stated that the diapers were his choice, and now that it was in the open why try to hide from it.

Greg said that he would go with grandpa because he didn’t want to be in diapers, he was and adult. Mike did not say a word about what he saw that morning. It was not his place to do that.

Helen asked about the garden, and who was going to take care of it. "Since the boys will be here to study, they can help take care of the garden," Paul said. The rest of breakfast was spent on deciding what they would grow this summer.

After breakfast Paul went and got cleaned up and dressed for the day. Greg did the same. Soon the two of them were off to town to buy seeds for the garden and underwear for Greg. Ken helped in clearing away the breakfast dishes from the table. Helen washed the dishes. Ken dried them. Mike put them away.

After the dishes were done, and Paul and Greg had gone into town, Ken went and got dressed. Mike went to the bathroom as the early morning coffee went through him like beer.

On Mike’s way back downstairs Ken called to him. Mike went to the bedroom door and asked Ken what he needed. Ken asked that his father come in, and shut the door behind him. Ken apologized for his action's yesterday afternoon and for all the trouble he caused yesterday. Ken told Mike how grandpa found out that his grandsons were in diapers. "Grandpa was upset that the police had called. He had come into the room to ask what we knew, and he saw us the diapers and every thing. He was very mad at the time." Ken also told Mike some of the things said at the family meeting while he was outside.

Ken then cleared his throat and asked if his father "would you be so kind as to ... aah ..." Mike asked if Ken would like him to leave the room. Ken shook his head no. Ken’s eyes were darting between Mike and the bag of diapers on the floor. Mike waited for Ken to say something. "Oh heck, dad will you please ..." Ken said taking a deep breath, "change me." Mike looked at Ken and said, "Only you can change you, and how you are, I can’t do that." "Not that change, I mean my ... diaper, like before," said Ken. "Only if you are positively sure. I --" Mike said. Ken cutting him off said, "Yes. Why are you making this so hard dad?" "Because I want you to be sure. I was wrong in treating you this way," Mike said. "But I did it. You only helped me to be open about it. Please dad, please understand, please, please," said Ken. "OK. Let’s get your diaper changed," Mike said. Mike set about the task of changing Ken’s wet diaper. As Mike was changing Ken’s diaper Ken asked "Did you ever think that you would be changing my diapers again? I mean before last Friday." "After the time you were four, no, I did not. By that time you and your brother both told us you didn’t need diapers. It’s funny, in a very odd way, that you both ended up back in them. All done," said Mike. Ken sat up.

"Are you disappointed with us?" asked Ken. Mike sat on the bed next to Ken. "Disappointed more that you didn’t trust me, but I will always love you. I may not understand why you do something. But I will support you, as long as there is no harm to life. That is not to say that you can go out and rob a bank," said Mike. "You have not asked why the diapers," questioned Ken. "Well?" Said Mike. "I don’t know. I know that is not a reason, but it is the truth," said Ken. "That is not the reason you stated earlier to me. You said that ‘it reminded you of the good times with mom,’" said Mike. "But grandpa said that is not a reason, but an excuse," stated Ken. "It’s your reason. Only you can understand why," said Mike. "As your father, I trust you to do those things that are right, and do those things that bring you happiness."

The two of them sat next to each other on the bed. Mike holding Ken tightly to his body as if he would float away if not held on to.

After a few moments, Mike let go of his tight hold on Ken. Ken did not pull away. He stayed tight against Mike’s chest as if held there by an unseen force. This lasted only for a moment. A knock on the bedroom door broke the hold.

Helen asked if every thing was OK. Mike said yes. Helen then asked if they would hand her the wastebasket so she could empty it. Mike got up and took the wastebasket to the door and handed it to Helen.

As Mike started to leave the bedroom, Ken said, "Dad, thank you, thank you for understanding." Mike closed the door behind him as he left without saying a word.

It was about two hours later when Paul and Greg got back. Greg went upstairs to change out of his diapers and into his new underwear. Paul handed Ken a small package for him to open.

Ken opened the small package. Inside were two items. The first was an appointment card. The second item was underwear. The appointment card stated that Ken had an appointment tomorrow at eleven o’clock with Dr. Ash. "Who is Dr. Ash?" Ken asked. "You will find out tomorrow at eleven o’clock," said Paul. "Does this Dr. Ash have something to do with your disapproval of Ken’s choice to use diapers?" Mike asked. Paul didn’t answer the question. Instead, he told Ken to change out of his diapers and into the underwear. Mike told Ken to stay put. Mike then went after Paul with the same type of words that Paul used on Mike the other day. Mike told Paul that he was now forcing his will on Ken. And that Paul had not taken the time to ask Ken what he wanted. And if Ken wanted or needed to make an appointment with a doctor, that it was Ken’s place to do that, and not his unless asked. Paul came back with it was not normal that a person of Ken’s age would want to wear diapers.

Paul then stated that Greg was forced into diapers and because of him he is now free of them. "Greg was not forced into diapers. He and Ken have both stated that," stated Mike. "I feel that you don’t believe them or me. All you see is two teenage boys that don’t meet your definition of normal. OK I will give the fact that not every child that enters adulthood goes through this stage, but it is normal for some. I hate to think how you see me," Mike snarled. "Don’t use that tone of voice on me Mike, not in my home," stated Paul. "Ken, go get changed now," said Paul. "No! Ken, do what you want, if it’s to wear diapers, or if it’s underwear fine, but it’s your choice. Not mine or grandpa’s," said Mike. "I will not tolerate my grandson wearing diapers," said Paul. "Mike you are a bad parent because you did not stop them, but helped them back into ... diapers. They’re not babies but teenage boys. Teenagers do not wear diapers!"

Mike took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "So the truth comes out. Yesterday at the family meeting you did not assert this position. What you said yesterday must not have been how you indeed feel. For if it were, you would not have done all of this." Mike stated in a calm voice. Paul looked at Mike and realized that his actions, words and feelings did not agree with each other. Paul left the room without saying a word.

Ken went to the telephone, and dialed the number on the appointment card. Ken told the person answering the telephone who he was and that he wanted to cancel the appointment. Ken started talking to the person on the telephone. Mike left the room to let Ken have some privacy while he was on the telephone.

Mike found Greg on the porch going over the different seed packages trying to find out how big the garden would have to be made. Mike asked Greg how he was coming, with the order in which the seeds were to by planted and the light needed for each. "I know that." Greg said while gave his dad a dirty look. Mike excused himself and went to the bathroom.

On his way back Mike noticed that the package of underwear on Greg’s bed was unopened. Ken was still on the phone. Mike went into the bedroom and took a quick count of plastic pants, and found that there were only two clean pairs in the bag. The laundry bag was empty. Mike looked out the window and found that four of them were hanging on the line to dry with the other wash that Helen had done today. Ken had on his plastic pants, so that was one plastic pant missing. Mike wondered if Greg was diapered or not, but Greg had done his thing. Had Greg played them all?

Mike knew that Greg was a master at getting his own way. As Mike left the bedroom he heard Ken say good bye and the faint sound of the telephone hand-set hitting the cradle, as Ken hung up the telephone.

Ken was out on the porch with his brother going over the seeds by the time Mike was down the stairs.

Then came an ominous sound followed by a high pitch yelling from Helen. Paul had tried to start the old tractor only to send a cloud of thick black oily smoke over Helen’s clean wash.

The old tractor had not been started in five or six years, as far as Mike knew. The last time the tractor had been started, it had taken a half of a day of hard work to get it started.

After Helen was done yelling at Paul, he came and asked if Mike and the guys would help push the tractor down wind of the drying laundry. It had not taken much to get the tractor out, as it was all down hill. This move would need help, as it would be up the small hill and down the other side.

Greg stated that the garden would be eight by ten feet and they really wouldn’t need the tractor. Grandpa asked if Greg wanted to spend all day turning over the ground. Greg said no. Grandpa said then we will need the tractor. Mike under his breath said, "If it ever starts."

The five of them pushed the tractor clear of the laundry and well away from anything that thick smoke would hurt. Paul then got his tools. He and Mike started working on the tractor. Greg and Ken laid out the size of the garden in a flat spot in the yard well away from the clothesline and the drying laundry.

The tractor finally started. After some fresh fuel, the spark plugs had been cleaned, and a can of starting fluid added.

By the time lunch was ready the tractor was running, and the first pass through the new garden was done. Mike was the first one to come in for lunch.

After Mike had gotten cleaned up Greg was the next to come in. As Greg exited the bathroom Mike asked him to follow him. Mike went into the boy’s bedroom and asked Greg to close the door when he came in. Mike said that Greg should change his diaper, as a wet and/or dirty diaper would lead to a bad case of diaper rash. Greg said that he was not wearing a diaper but underwear that his grandpa had gotten for him. Mike held up the unopened pack of underwear. Greg’s face went white, and he said "Oh shit."

Mike said, "It looks like you can’t take care of yourself. So I will." Mike had Greg on his back on the bed in a blink of an eye. Mike had Greg’s pants down to his ankles in half the time it took him to be on the bed. Mike found the missing plastic pant on Greg. Greg was not diapered as Mike had thought. Greg had nothing on under the plastic pants, but that would soon change.

Mike removed Greg’s shoes, pants and the hot and sticky plastic pants. Mike cleaned up Gregs diaper area with a wipe, then applied the lotion very carefully. Greg’s penis was very big and hard and Mike did not want to give Greg any ideas, or create any.

Greg was acting like a toddler that did not want his diaper changed. Mike was able to keep Greg off balance as he worked. By the time the diaper was half on Greg gave up the fight.

Greg asked how his dad found out that didn’t have the underwear on. Mike said that he counted the number of plastic pants and came up one short, and the unopened package of underwear. Greg said oh. Greg then asked what happened to his choice. He wants to wear plastic pants and not diapers and plastic pants. Mike told Greg that he lost his right to choice because he used it to deceive them.

By the time Mike was done with Greg, Ken walked into the room and was a little shocked to see Greg back in diapers. Mike asked if Ken needed any help with his diapers. Ken said, "yes" in a tone that showed relief. Mike said that he would be with Ken in a moment. Mike got out a clean pair of plastic pants and put them on Greg. Then Mike helped Greg put on a clean pair of shorts so he could go down to lunch in them.

Mike then went about changing Ken’s very wet diaper. Ken had wet so much that the diaper had over flowed. Ken’s plastic pants were heavy with the over flow. Mike did his best to keep the majority of the pee in the plastic pant as he helped Ken take them off. Once the plastic pants were off Mike set them in the wastebasket and set about removing Kens very wet diaper. Ken had not only wet his diaper, he also had messed in it. Mike went about getting Ken’s wet and messy bottom cleaned up as he told Ken that he was a very good boy. Mike also told Ken that he should let his daddy know when his diaper is wet so that he could change it for him. "Yes daddy," Ken said almost laughing in a high tone of voice. Mike started to laugh and so did Ken. Mike noticed that Ken was calm, his whole body was.

The lotion, the powder even the diapers, nothing moved. It was as if Ken were a baby, and a diaper change is away of life. Mike got a clean pair of plastic pants out of the bag. Mike placed Ken’s feet through the waist opening of the plastic pants and then one foot through each leg opening. Ken was in a daydream type state sucking his thumb when Mike had him standup so he could pull the plastic pants up and over the diaper. Mike had Ken get dressed and go downstairs to lunch.

Mike took the wastebasket over the bathroom and drained its liquid contents into the toilet. Mike also rinsed out both pairs of plastic pants in the sink before going back to the boy’s room.

Mike put the wet plastic pants in the empty dirty laundry bag. Mike then went back to the bathroom to wash his hands before going downstairs for lunch.

At lunch Paul asked if Greg was happy being out of diapers. Greg said that he did not have that choice, and that his dad had put him back in to diapers. Mike cut Paul and Greg off and stated the fact that the package of underwear was still unopened and that Greg had only worn the plastic pants and not underwear since they got back. Paul asked if it was true. Greg shook his head to say yes. Paul looked and Mike and said, "They are your kids, maybe you were right." For the rest of the lunch no one said a word.

Helen broke the silence by asking Greg to help her with the dishes. Greg said OK and started to clear the table. The others went back to working the soil in the garden.

It was the best part of two hours later when Greg came out to help work on the garden. Mike could see that Greg had been crying but did not ask why or for what reason. The soil in the garden was a very dark brown and very fine almost like sand, and not like the chunks in the first pass before lunch. Greg was surprised when grandpa asked him what seeds were to be planted first. Greg said that he would have to go get the seeds and he would be right back.

As Greg ran off to get the seeds Helen yelled that refreshments were ready. The three of them started walking to the house to get something cold to drink. The sun was high and hot and the shade on the porch looked inviting. On the way Mike asked Ken if he needed/wanted his diaper changed? Ken said that it would be a good thing to do after they had their refreshment.

Greg was on his way back by the time they reached the back porch. Mike called to Greg and told him they were on a short break. Mike also asked Greg if he needed his diaper changed. Helen answered the question with firm no. Her statement got looks from Mike, Ken and Paul.

Mike wanted to ask what had happened, but thought better it. Paul on the other hand demanded to know what Helen had done. Helen said that it was between her and Greg and would/could not say.

After the guys had their short break on the porch. Ken said that he would catch up with them in a few moments and went inside. Paul, Mike and Greg headed back to the garden. Helen took the empty glass to the kitchen. A few minutes later Helen and Ken came walking out to the garden.

The first row had been planted. It was flowers. The flowers that were planted are to help keep away the bad bugs.

Greg was planting the second row. It was carrots. Greg very carefully took one seed at a time and placed it in the row. He would then move down the about four inches and place the next seed. When the row was planted Greg would gently cover the seeds with soil. Mike and Paul were making the third and forth rows.

Greg planted all the seeds row by row, seed by seed it took him the rest of the day to it. The others had left Greg to plant the seeds, as they went about doing other things.

Before the last light of the sunset had faded, the garden hose came out to water the newly planted garden. Greg took great pride in his work. It was a dark night and the only light was the pools of light coming from the windows and the open door ways of the house. Helen was holding the family dinner until Greg came in for the night. When Greg did come in, he went straight upstairs to the bathroom to get cleaned up for dinner.

Mike went upstairs to check on Greg when the water stopped running. Greg was it the top of the stairs as Mike came up. Mike could see the ground on dirt down Greg’s bare legs. Mike turned Greg around and took him back to the bathroom. Greg stated that his hands were clean and he wanted to eat dinner. Mike said that he was to dirty to sit at the table and he should take a shower to get clean.

Greg slowly took off his dirty clothes and handed them to his dad. Greg removed his plastic pants which were also covered with dirt and handed them to his dad. Greg asked his dad to leave before he would remove his diaper. Mike said "No. I will leave only when you are in the shower. So off with your diaper now. The longer you take here the later dinner will be." Greg’s back was turned to his dad and very, very slowly he removed his wet diapers and let it drop to the floor.

Greg stepped into the shower and pulled the curtain closed behind him. Mike handed Greg his washcloth over the top of the show curtain. Mike rolled up the wet diaper and took it and the dirty clothes back to the boy’s room. Mike put the dirty clothes into the laundry bag and the dirty diaper in the wastebasket.

Mike set out the needed items and Greg’s PJ’s. Mike noticed that the stuffed animals were sitting on the pillows of each bed. Mike headed that the water had stopped in the shower.

A few minutes later Greg walked into the bedroom with a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair dripping wet and dripping water on the floor. Greg did not put up a fight as his dad took the towel from his waist and started to dry his wet hair with it.

Greg tried to fight his dad on the diapers, but gave up when Mike told him it would be diapers and dinner or diapers and no dinner if he fought him. Mike got Greg diapered and clean pair of plastic pants on him before Helen stated that dinner was ready. Mike helped Greg into his PJ’s then combed his damp hair. Mike sent Greg to the dinner table as he went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Mike made it to the dinner table as Helen brought the last dish out of the kitchen. Dinner was pork roast with stuffing, gravy, peas with mint, apples with cinnamon and brown sugar and a tossed salad. Dessert was cookies and ice cream.

After dinner Helen and Paul did the dishes. Ken took his shower. Greg fell a sleep in a chair in the family room.

Mike got Ken diapered after his shower and set for bed. Helen brought a sleepy Greg upstairs to put him to bed. Helen helped Greg into bed and tucked him in. She kissed him goodnight and then tucked his stuffed animal under his arm. Greg was a sleep in a second.

Helen asked Mike if she could have one of the baby diapers. Mike said sure but why? Helen said that she did not want to do laundry tomorrow because of Paul’s diaper leaking sometime in the night. Mike gave her a baby diaper and an under pad for the bed. Helen thanked him for the items and kissed Ken goodnight. It had been a long day and an early night seemed to be the right thing to do. Mike said goodnight to Ken as he left the room. Ken said goodnight and turned the light off that was on the night stand between the two beds.

Mike could hear Paul putting up a fight over the second diaper, and the under pad. Helen told Paul that she would not do laundry tomorrow, and that he was going to wear both diapers and use the under pad. Paul made it known that he would not wear the diapers. He would get up and uses the bathroom when he needed to but no diapers and that was final.

A door slammed against the wall and then a knock on Mike’s door. Mike said come in. It was Helen very red in the face, and mad at grandpa for the extra work he was creating for her. All she kept saying is, "why does he do this. Every night, the same thing. Get up, come back, get up, come back, etc., in the morning a wet bed. Then your coming here, he got a bag of eighth diapers so not to disturb you all, at last a dry bed and sleep. Then he finds that his grandsons are in diapers and then no more diapers for him, just that more laundry for me to do. The boys are so easy to diaper, no fighting no problems, but him ... fight, problems, why. If the operation doesn’t work he will ... " Helen started to cry at the fear of what might be.

Mike held her in his arms as she sobbed. He gave her time, just like she did when he told her about the boys. Mike told her that the boys wanted to wear diapers and that Paul has a need, but if he gives in then he would feel that he lost the fight. You needed to reassure him that he has not lost the fight. That the diapers let him get a goodnight sleep, and the bed stays dry, so he is not embarrassed. And if you really love him let him know that. Helen looked at Mike and stated that she really did love him with all of her heart. Mike said, "Don’t tell me, tell him." Helen asked Mike how he got so smart. He said "Pam." Helen kissed Mike goodnight then left.

Mike could hear noises coming from Paul and Helen’s room but not what was being said. Soon the house was quiet and Mike was a sleep.