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FREEING WOMEN FROM TABOO
Why I Wear Diapers as a 30-Something-Year-Old
The ugly side of infertility issues I no longer want to feel ashamed to talk about
I am in my thirties and I wear diapers. There. I said it.
For about one week per month, I look like an oversized toddler, walking around in a big, white, and waterproof piece of cotton. Unlike a toddler, I do know when to go to the toilet without peeing or pooping my pants— that’s not the issue here. Nor is incontinence.
It all started around a year ago when I decided something had to change if I was going to live a somewhat normal life — be it in diapers. I had been hiding this detail from the outside world — afraid of what others might think.
But that’s not how I want to live. Wearing diapers is part of my life for now and nothing to be ashamed of. I don’t want to hide anymore because of something out of my control.
I’m a 30-something-year-old woman who wears diapers one week per month. I’ve spent the past years feeling embarrassed about it. But I’m done. It’s time to share my story — the good, the bad, and the ugly. Women shouldn’t have to hide…
