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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is your five year old in a diaper? A pull up is a diaper.  [/quote]

I am surprised there are so many ignorant people out there who don't realize that it's a hormonal change that happens in childhood that makes you produce less urine overnight (hence not peeing all night long like you pee all day long).   You can't "train" your way into that development.  It just happens.  For many kids, at age 2 or 3.  For some kids, not until age 9.  Bedwetting is SO normal, especially in boys.  And there is absolutely a genetic component. It's not a behavioral issue.  It's like making fun of a kid for using an inhaler and asking why he can't just breathe normally without it like everyone else.  I swear, some adults are worse than kids. [/quote]

Is there a hormonal or genetic reason why he can’t wear pants or shorts?

It’s flat out weird to have kids walking around in their underwear (and especially their diapers!) in front of other people.

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I think it's flat out weird that you think it's weird.  I would never consider travelling with another family if they weren't ok with some preschooler nudity.  Are you serious?  Half the kids at the playground (in the city!) in the summer are running around in their underwear under the sprinklers!  There are some serious prudes out there.[/quote]

I’m not a prude. I’m also not the one starting this thread complaining about the fallout of my own failure to respect my son’s privacy. Listen you can try to blame every other kid you meet for being a kid and being curious when they see something outside of the norm. You can keep setting your son up to be embarrassed. You can insist that societal norms of wearing pants shouldn’t apply to kids but the only one who will suffer is your kid.

If you think pants are optional why don’t you go outside in your underwear? Or better yet, wear some depends. See how other people respond to that.

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Wow, does anyone on this board actually have an infant/toddler/preschooler? The number of people who think it's scandalous for a kid to be seen in a pull-up at bedtime...you people are nuts[/quote]

Sigh. Okay keep setting up your kid to be embarrassed and teased.

Note nobody has a problem with an infant in a diaper. A 4 year old is not an infant. No matter how much you want to pretend otherwise. 
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I'm so glad I have your permission to put my infant in a diaper! Hopefully you aren't scandalized if he wears a onesie over it with *gasp* no pants[/quote]

I find that look somewhat trashy, as if you don’t have the time or money to put on pants, but you do you.[/quote]

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