You both make very good points and I will address them individually. First, to Jacob: I agree that many younger kids do want to get into diapers for the reason you did. In most cases, however, their parents will not permit it, and the desire fades. Maybe at a later time - the teen years, for example - the desire will be rekindled and they will have more privacy and greater opportunity to obtain diapers allowing them to satisfy their urge. But, based on surveys taken over the last five or six years on adult diaper fetish sites this is not as common as you might think. At least it does not seem to last into the adult years. (However, I note that there has been an explosion in the number of web sites and 'groups' devoted to 'teen babies' the last few years, so maybe that is changing. I have to wonder why!) Also, while I am not going to explain it here, there is more to being a 'diaper fetishist' than just liking to wear and maybe use diapers once in a while. And finally, the main purpose of the post was to point out how parents - even unwittingly - help to create fetishism by their actions. My parents had no intention of doing to me what they ended up doing when they first put me in diapers. It was just that through frustration with my continued wetting that things escalated. (It was their attitude towards bedwetting that allowed it to get to the point it did, though.) I do thank you for your input and perspective, Jacob. And Jefferey: I just tried to locate the book, but this university library doesn't have it. I know it doesn't come through in my post, but I took it as the author (male and a parent) was being a bit facetious. People my age (45) or older were more likely to be raised by parents with that kind of attitude. I know in my youth I heard comments like, "Heck, a kid like that ain't worth raising," from several different people, mainly in reference to a child that was 'sissyish.'. They weren't as serious as you seem to have taken it, but more so than we would like to think these days. I realize that my upbringing was far worse than most, but my years as a foster parent and my research into child abuse and sexual paraphilias have shown me that my experiences, especially in regard to bedwetting, are more common than most people think. Unfortunately, if the child feels sufficient shame he/she will not reach out for help for fear of others learning of their 'babyishness.' It is only when an outsider learns of the abuse and reports it (as I have done three times), or when it goes to far, that there is intervention. And then the confidentiality laws keep the public from even hearing that this type of abuse still goes on. And most of it is from parents that mean well.