Orphan Petal

July 2023 - Part 4

Doctor Mary
Some have asked about my role in this documentary and how I know what is going on. I get a preview of what was said in the last part, and I suppose my job is to give a summary of what I read. Anyhow, I have read the last part and here is what I think...Shirley is now wearing diapers to bed and has been experimenting with wearing a dress. I do not see a problem here. It can be a phase he is going through. I still wonder how much of this is to impress Aunty. What worries me more is that Miss Hawthorne wants to treat him like a baby and a girl. Will making him live in a nursery help Shirley? Will treating him like a girl help him any? Would it not be better to give him the freedom and space to do what he wants? The question is how will Aunty react to Miss Hawthorne's plan?

Aunty
Miss Hawthorne wants me to put Shirley in a baby nursery and even treat him as a girl. Is this not punishing Shirley or at the best, it would manipulate him and force an identity on him? I think that he is just going through a phase of trying to be this diaper girl in his dreams. Susan says that he has one of her dresses. All this is his choice. No one has forced him to wear a dress or be a bedwetter. Let me tell you this, this morning, I looked at old pictures of my nephew when he was acting and dressing like a girl. It was a confusing time for him. Everyone was judging him if he should be feminine or not feminine. I do not want Shirley confused and feel Miss Hawthorne's plan would force something on Shirley that he did not want. Still, I suspect that Shirley has been wetting on purpose, so maybe he would love this treatment. I will do what Miss Hawthorne suggested. If it does not work, I can always use it against her.

Shirley:
Aunty told me that I would be getting a new room. When she showed me I just stared at it with my mouth open. It now had a bed, where the sides could go up. I suppose it's like a toddler cot. There was a changing table. In the corner, there was a box of baby toys. I just stood there and looked at it not knowing what to think. Aunty told me that she hoped I liked my new bedroom. It would help me find my identity and feel happy and content. She told me that she would come every day and help me get ready for bed. I just stood there in shock. I was moved to a baby nursery! I suppose that I started wetting the bed on purpose and was happy to be in diapers. Aunty was just trying to give me support and attention. I should not complain!

Austin:
I am only starting in my teens and maybe this is why I do not understand some things that adults do. Shirley was moved to another room. It is a baby's room. I feel sorry for Shirley. Yes, he wets the bed. Is just strange he now has a cot and baby things. Not only this, but everything looks so girly. You know everything is so pink and frilly. Does this place not have boy things? I would hate it if this was done to me. Shirley did not seem to mind. The way I see it, this is now Shirley's problem. Maybe it's good we do not share a room anymore. Jason has been asking me a lot if I wet the bed. He did not believe me when I told him no. Now that I was not sharing a room with a bedwetter, maybe people would not think that I also was one. It's bad enough that people bully me because they think I am gay.

Miss Hawthorne:
Things used to be so good between Aunty and me. Now I do not trust her. She always questions me when I decide something. She accused me of not caring for the children here and not having a clue what was going on. I have a feeling she thinks I am incompetent. Does she want my job? I am not ready to retire yet. That woman will not get rid of me. I will do anything to keep my job.

Jason:
I do not consider myself evil, but I do find it fun tormenting Austin. I do think he is gay and I even teased him for being a bedwetter. He pretends that he does not care what is said to him. I doubt that very much. I bet that he sits in his room and cries. I thought that Shirley could no longer tolerate Austin, as I heard that he was given a new room. Shirley put a sign on his bedroom door to keep out. I thought this was to keep Austin out. My plan was easy. I would be friendly with him and he could help me torment Austin. So when I went to Shirley's room and saw it, I was shocked. Shirley sleeps in a baby room. It is he who needs diapers and not Austin! The room is also so girly! Why are there so many weird boys in this world?