Well, what gave me away as to whether I liked taking enemas, was probably (1) that I never complained when Mom gave me one.
But, that was probably not the only factor.
Number (2) was probably this … after our family doctor got ill and had to give up his practice and our new doctor told Mother to stop giving me enemas. (In fact, he insisted that Mom was to give me oral laxatives instead ). Well, I absolutely hated the taste of the oral laxatives and if they worked at all, they worked at the most inopportune times. Therefore, I kept asking Mom (no I kept begging Mom) for them instead of the laxatives.
Then, (3) around the age of 12, when I got a paper route, I bought myself a Tyson open top syringe. Why? My Mother in an attempt to stop me from taking enemas cut up her Rexall Victoria Combination syringe. Well, anyway, Mom found it and hid it from me. I searched but could not find it. Then, After a few days of not having an enema and feeling miserable, I decided I needed help.
So, what did I do? I finally went to my mother and asked her if she had seen it?
While I was asking, I, also, told her that my Father was planning on taking me fishing with him and another man the next morning. Mom him-hawed around a bit… but, then she said “yes, I found it! And you know, Mike, what our doctor says about those things! So I put it up!”
I said “I know, Mom, but”
Mom quickly replied “But, what!”
She sounded angry!
I told her, again, that I really did not taking Laxatives.
Mom said “I know Mike, but”
Then, I reminded her that Dad was planning on taking me fishing with him and another man the next morning and that they’d probably be here before 6 A.M.
She, then, offered to give me a give me a dose of Castoria to help me go.
I said “Mom, we will be in a boat, and what happens if I need to go then?”
She appeared to ponder for a second, then she got up out of her seat and told me to follow her. So, I did.
She took me back to my bathroom and opened the cabinet doors that were above the washing machine.
Then, she pointed up to a silver pitcher on the top shelf and said “ok, Mike, your “thing” is in there.“
I, immediately, jumped up onto the washing machine and retrieved my “thing” from out of the pitcher.
Mom reached for it… and I handed it to her!
Once it was in her hands, she began to unwind the red tubing that I had wrapped around the bag. She, then, snapped the metal shut-off and filled the bag with warm water.
When it was brim full, she hung the bag above the toilet and gave me 3 enemas that night.
Question- Do you think Mom knew that I loved taking enemas after that or even before that?
Answer- Yes!
Question- Did my Mother hide the syringe from me again?
Answer- No!