First communion

It is interesting how some stories seem to circulate for all time...however implausible. Teen girls being required to wear diapers and plastic panties under their "pouffy" white dresses at first communion is one. It seems quite silly to think a priest would instruct a parent to dress their daughter this way; and even more unlikely that parents would accept such instruction. To say nothing of the embarrassment factor for their child; how many parents would even know where to look for "adult" sized plastic baby panties, or go to the added expense of buying an adult diaper and panties? The long life of this story indicates that a lot of people either have the fantasy of being so situated (something of a delightful fantasy me thinks) or there are a lot of people who would like to see teen girls dressed in such a fashion. I will admit to something of a turn on with that image but in reality would never wish anyone, and certainly not a teenage girl, to be forced into such a position. Would enjoy some insight from y'all about this enticing, but difficult to buy into, story. (I have a vague memory of this being a topic on here some time ago...if so, please forgive the repetition.)

As an atheist and anti-spiritual, I have no idea about any of this.

How old are these girls when they are told to be diapered for their communion?

WHY are they told to wear a diaper instead of underwear? Is this an urban myth?

The ages most cited in the stories are between 13 and 16. I know little about all of this too. Really curious about the longevity of the stories as I doubt there is any truth to them. HOWEVER, WE ALL LIKE OUR FANTASIES...ISN'T THAY SOME OF why we are on this cite?

Sounds very much like an urban myth to me. And a rather perverse one at that. One element that gives it away - priests wouldn't talk about such intimate things to a mother about girls. If anyone would have been charged with such a silly task, it would have been a nun ... and even then ... I can't say any of the nuns I had the misfortune to suffer under as teachers, showed any knack for mastering much scientific, medical or even common sense ...

And besides, if the ages cited are 13-16, then it wouldn't have been for a First Communion - that is usually around the ages of 6-7, in first grade. Then again, maybe the myth is supposed to refer to Confirmation, which is done at that age, though in Europe there is also a rite of 'Solemn Communion' in which adolescents of around 13-16 solemnly and more knowingly renew the earlier Communion vows, they presumably being of age and an understanding about what it's all supposed to be about.

If the last is the case, then perhaps advice on being surprised by a sudden onset of menstruation is what is actually being advised. But in the stories got somehow embellished and blown up into something more racy and prurient. Typical fantasy stuff for Catholic Boys no doubt ... ha ha

Agracier, you are right, it was confirmation. I don't suppose the stories true either. I was more curious about what keeps such a story circulating and reappearing.

I convinced this is being put about by one or more people with seriously wrong fantasies. The girls wear white for purity etc at their confirmation (which was the same time as first communion when I was that age) but certainly not diapers

It is true. Here is a catholic site with messages from people who remember a variety of things from childhood church. https://catholictalkshow.com/things-only-kids-who-grew-up-catholic-will-remember/

I read somewhere that some Catholics consider first communion an extension of baptism, therefore a flowing white gown and “baby like” undergarments.

Maybe a tradition from the past.

I read somewhere that some Catholics consider first communion an extension of baptism, therefore a flowing white gown and “baby like” undergarments.

Maybe a tradition from the past.

If you see somewhat older First Communion or Confirmation photos in Belgium/France, it will be with boys in a proper suit and tie and the girls in a dress, usually white with something on the head.

In Spain the older photos are much more fun and are often displayed in the local photographer's storefront. There it was quite customary for boys to wear some sort of military uniform. Don't ask if these were correct copies, I have no idea, but since many were white (or light blue) uniforms with gold lanyards, they had a naval look to them. To be honest, if I had had a choice back in the day, I would have found a (pseudo) military uniform way much cooler and neato to wear.

For my American confirmation, we were given red gowns to wear. In retrospect I suppose we could have played extras in a Spanish inquisition sketch had we been given the proper hats like the Monty Python guys wore ... ha ha ha ...

I was raised Catholic with several sisters. Never was there even a suggestion that girls wear diapers for First Communion. I checked out the site mentioned by babyja965. Its seems that the poster is the same fictitious person that made several posts there and that posted on dozens of sites. Always the same wording but different names. All within a brief time period. Maybe he should just write a fictional story and be done with it.

I agree with metoo, the site linked by babyja965 has a lot of nonsense posts on it. It starts off with about 15 normal posts about peoples childhood communion memories, then every single post mentions diapers and rubberpants, furthermore it is the main subject of every one of these posts, nobody seems to have remembered anything else about their day. Its possible that for special events / long days with no access to toilets that parents would but a discreet pullup on a young child, but not as part of a uniform / dress code / babyish clothes that these 'posters' are making out.

I've also since this myth debunked in French on ABKingdom forum, someone tried to start this nonsense over there as well!