Lillie, my middle daughter, jumps into my arms, sobbing.
"Daddyyyy," she sobs. "I don't want to wear a DIAPER!"
She bellows the last word. I don't say anything and I pull her close. As she sobs into my chest I think about how odd this situation is. Just the other day Lillie and I were talking about puberty and growing up, and now here she is crying and wearing a diaper under her pajamas.
"It'll be alright," I start. "Wearing a diaper won't cause you any harm."
"But I don't want to."
"I know sweetheart. But your mom thinks this is best, and it makes traveling easier."
"But I'm a big girl!"
"Yes you are."
I can tell that this tantrum is only partially from the diaper; it's also due to the lateness of the hour. I pull my daughter in tight.
"It won't be so bad, we're going to have lots of fun on this trip, okay?"
Lillie doesn't answer.
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After about 10 minutes she's fast asleep. I stand up carefully and start to carry her up to bed.
"Daddy." Katie says from the floor.
I put my finger to my lips and whisper in response. "I'll be right back."
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I lay Lillie down in her bed and notice that she is wearing one of the same diapers we use on Katie, her much younger sister. While Lillie is a tall girl, she's very thin, but I'm surprised the same diaper fit both girls.
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Back in the living room, I ask Katie what she wanted to say to me.
"Is Lillie wearing diaper too?"
"Yes she is. Both of your sisters are going to wear diapers like you sometimes on this trip."
"Okay Daddy." She says through a yawn.
"Come on Katie, it's time to go to sleep."
I pick up my youngest and carry her up the staircase to her bedroom.
As I set her in bed, I do a quick check of her diaper. It's dry.
"Goodnight sweetheart."
YOU ARE READING
A Padded Family Goes On Vacation
General FictionReagan, Lillie and Katie are sisters, and they know going on a trip with their parents means one thing for certain: diapers for all of the girls, even if they think they are too old.
