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Lourdes was about to get up and
hit someone when Dakota started explaining, �Lourdes,
I have taken those pictures, not to embarrass you, but
to show you what you do. You may be 11, but it is
obvious from those pictures that you are not ready to
act like an 11 year old. Don�t worry. I won�t show
anyone those. Besides that, I think they are cute. It
shows you when you are most secure and happy.� �I suppose that some girls just
do not grow up like other girls� Their mum continued,
�As Dakota says; you have the body of an 11 year old,
but the mind and interests of a small girl.� �I-I-I am not a baby!� �No,�
her mother tried to console her, �But your mind could
still be at that stage. It is important for you to
develop at your own pace, and not try to grow up too
quickly. If your mind is telling you that it wants to
be a baby, then do not fight it. Just accept that you
may not be ready to be a big girl yet.� �This is too weird.� �I bet it is,� Dakota decided to
say, �But it would explain why you like pacifiers, and
dolls, and baby shows on TV. Don�t worry, people will
always love you. You will always be my little sister.
Mum, I will go in and get a cloth and clean up the
mess that Lourdes made. It looked like she spilt what
was left of her milk� �Sorry Mommy� Lourdes could not believe her
ears. She called her mother �mummy�. Normal 11 year
olds would never say that. Normal 11 year olds would
not spill their milk. Lourdes felt so tired and she
decided to go to bed early so she would not be too
tired, that she would not be able to wake up and go to
the toilet. She kissed her mother tonight and went to
bed. She laid in bed thinking of what was said. Maybe
her mother was right. Maybe deep down, she was not
ready to be grown up. That would explain lots of
things. Her sister even said she was her little
sister, and Lourdes could not help smiling when she
said this. Lourdes hugged her doll as she looked at
the new poster of the waterfall. Dakota came in and
gave her a hug and said she has a CD that would help
Lourdes go to sleep. It was a CD to relax people.
Lourdes listened to it as Dakota left the room. It was
a strange CD. It was just noises of water. It sounded
like rivers and waterfalls and oceans. On the other
hand, it was also cool. It made the new poster almost
come to life. Lourdes eyes became heavy as she looked
at the poster while listening to the music. Lourdes woke up. It was still
dark outside. It was not time to get up. Lourdes was
about to go back to sleep until she felt a bit
uncomfortable. Lourdes mouth opened wide and she
started crying when she could feel her bed was wet.
There was no doubt about it; she was an 11 year old
girl and a bed wetter. Dakota woke up hearing her
sister crying. Lourdes had her head bowed and admitted
in a low voice that she wet the bed. Dakota could not
believe her ears. Maybe the water poster and sounds
and the drink helped, as well as Lourdes confused
mind. Lourdes was so happy when Dakota got out of bed
and told Lourdes to go and wash herself in the toilet
while she took care of the bed. Lourdes could not stop the tears
as she cleaned herself. The words of her sister and
mother were going through her head. Maybe deep down,
she did not want to be grown up. Maybe her mind was
telling her body that she was nothing more than a
baby. But who wants to be a baby just a year or two
before they would start to enter puberty? Lourdes was
so confused. Maybe she should accept what she was. She
knew that her mother and Dakota would love her more
than anything, but what would the people in school
say? When Lourdes came back in her
room, the bed was made and new night clothes were on
top of the bed. No one could see what has happened
there earlier. Lourdes stared at the bed clothes. She
could see it was a sleeper pj with feet on it. She
wore it when she was 7. She remembered that it was too
big on her. Even at that time, she thought that she
was too old to be wearing them. Lourdes was too tired
to argue and put them on. She looked down and seen
that they fit her perfect. Lourdes felt embarrassed by
this as she knew she was small, but this just proved
it. Lourdes hurried in bed and was embarrassed once
more. The bed crinkled as she climbed it. Dakota put a
rubber sheet over the mattress. Lourdes thought about
it, and maybe it was a good idea, as it will save the
mattress even though Lourdes really hoped that she
would not wet the bed again. Dakota could see that he
sister was worried, and tucked her in, while giving
her the doll and putting a pacifier in her mouth while
saying �good night little sister� The next day, Dakota woke up
first. She was a bit surprised that Lourdes wet the
bed the night before. But deep down she knew it might
happen when she gave Lourdes the drink before she
slept. Dakota smiled as Lourdes woke up. She asked the
waking sister if the �baby had dry dreams�. Lourdes
looked confused, and then tears started rolling out
her eyes. It was obvious that she had wet the bed
again. This surprised Dakota, that her sister wet her
bed without any help. Why would an 11 year old wet the
bed? Maybe she was no more than a big baby. Dakota
played the big sister as she changed her sister�s
clothes, which was very silent, sucking the pacifier.
Nothing was said during breakfast
about wetting the bed, although Dakota already told
her mother. When breakfast was finished, Cassie asked
Dakota if she would put the old baby seat in the car,
as she had to take her niece to the doctors, because
her mother was working. Dakota started complaining,
but then sniped and said that she understood, she was
the only one that could do it, because she was old.
Dakota smiled at Lourdes who looked confused. That night Lourdes found the
sleeper on the bed she wore the night before. It was
washed and dry. She wondered why her nightdress was
not ready. Lourdes thought it didn�t matter, as no one
could see her, except Dakota that took a few pictures.
The next morning, Lourdes woke up and was wet. She now
was convinced that she had become a bed wetter. Maybe
she could go to the doctors. She had to ask her mum if
this was wise. This has been happening for a few days.
Once Dakota had a friend home, but luckily they sat on
Dakotas� bed. Lourdes was afraid that she would hear
the rubber sheet or touch her bed. Luckily nothing
happened. Cassie said that there was no
need to take Lourdes to the doctor. She already
explained to her that some girls did not grow as other
girls did. She even read about adults that acted and
were babies. Cassie was putting pigtails in Lourdes
hair and telling her daughter not to fight it, and
just develop as her brain does. Lourdes nearly burst
out crying. Her mother was basically calling her a
baby. It didn�t help that Dakota starting teasing her
sister that she had no boobs and was as flat as an 8
year old, plus she didn�t have any hair. Lourdes got
her school bag and looked in a mirror. No matter why
no one at school wanted to speak with her. She looked
like a small girl. That day Cassie was taking her
niece to the doctor. As she drove, she looked in the
mirror at her niece that was still a toddler. She
looked so pretty in the car seat. Cassie thought about
Lourdes and the way she was regressing. Cassie
remembered how she looked this morning. She was
sitting in the chair, getting pigtails in her hair and
sucking a pacifier while holding her doll. This was
not normal for an 11 year old. Maybe her dead
daughter�s soul shared Lourdes body. Indeed, for a
moment, when she looked at Lourdes, she could see
Maria, her long lost daughter. Whatever the reason was
that her eleven year old daughter was acting more like
a toddler than her age could be many reasons. Cassie
had to support her in whatever way she could. The
first thing she had to do was to help her with the
bedwetting. She realized that she had to stop and buy
diapers after she took her niece back to her mum. It was not an easy day for
Lourdes either. No one spoke with her at school except
some younger girls that started speaking with her
every day. They most likely thought she was their age.
At the same time, Lourdes felt safe and secure playing
their childish games. She may have looked like a 6
year old, and she wasn�t that much taller than one,
but no one knew that she watched baby shows and sucked
a pacifier and wet the bed. Well, they nearly found
out that day. When Lourdes was taking out her book
before history class, her pacifier fell out. Her face
went red, as she quickly put it back in her school
bag. Lourdes was not paying attention to the class.
She was thinking about her problems. Deep down, she
wanted to be like every other girl. It confused her to
as why she wet the bed or liked pacifiers and her
doll? Not to mention the TV shows that no 11 year old
would watch. Lourdes thought that she had to accept
that she was not as developed as other girls. Not her
brain or her body. She was just not ready to be a big
girl yet. When Lourdes came home, her
mother told her to go on her room. She noticed that
the old changing table that was in her little sisters
room was now in her room. Her mother was standing
beside it. She told Lourdes to come over to the table,
where she was lifted on the table. Lourdes was
confused and this bought back memories to when she was
a little baby. Her mother lifted her legs and started
taking off her skirt and panties. Lourdes starting
crying. Her mother was about to see her privates. Was
there no law against this? Lourdes eyes widened and
more tears came as she seen her mum pick up a diaper.
She screamed and cried. The diaper was a baby�s diaper
with tapes, not even a pull up. Her mother put a
pacifier in her mouth and made her voice be heard,
�Lourdes stop crying like a baby! Do I need to spank
you? You have been wetting the bed for the last week.
There are rubber sheets on your bed. But do you expect
me to be washing sheets and your night clothes every
day. These diapers are for your own good. I do not
know if you are a baby as we have discussed, but you
have a problem and only diapers will help until you do
not wet the bed.� Lourdes calmed down as her mother
put a night dress on her. She did not understand why
she had to get ready for bed so early. She could have
put on the diaper and night dress just before she went
to bed. This was a battle that Lourdes would not win.
She realized how strange parents were at times.
Lourdes walked to the sitting room. She realized that
she had to spread her legs and nearly waddle. She put
her hand down to the diaper and realized how thick it
was and how big it was. Lourdes laid on the baby rug
as she watched a Barbie DVD while she thought that she
hated the idea of wearing diapers. Imagine if others
knew what she was wearing? Lourdes quickly forgot
about it as she was engrossed in the DVD. This was
until she heard a click. It was Dakota that just took
a picture. Lourdes went red as she realized that her
nightdress was hiked showing the pampers or whatever
they were. Dakota laughed as she said, �It is about
time that my baby sister is in diapers. You wet the
bed last night! You look so cute there with a diaper
and a pacifier, hugging your doll. Don�t worry, I
won�t tell anyone that you are really my baby sister
and not my twin sister� Lourdes felt a bit relieved that
Dakota will not tell anyone. She did not know what to
think about being called a little baby sister. The
hours went quickly that night as Lourdes went to bed Dakota woke up the next morning.
She could not help thinking that her twin sister was
now wearing diapers at night. How embarrassing that
must be. Still her sister was not normal. She was
sleeping in a diaper, with a pacifier in her mouth and
hugging a doll. Finally Lourdes got up. She was wiping
her eyes and a bit confused. Most likely because she
could feel a wet diaper. Dakota broke the silence by
saying, �I need to use the toilet. I see that you
don�t need to use it, as your diaper looks wet. Look
at the bright side; it�s only your diaper and not your
clothes or bed sheets.� Lourdes admitted to herself that
it was nice not to wake up in wet sheets and clothes.
At the same time it was so humiliating when she
realized she was wearing a wet diaper and her sister
was going to use the toilet. She felt like a baby.
Lourdes took off the diaper and put it in a bin. When
she looked to get new panties, she realized that her
panties were changed to the type of panties that she
had when she was 5. You know them with cartoons on
them and cute little bows. Lourdes blushed as she put
on a pair while she seen that Dakota was wearing big
girl panties. Lourdes thought at least it was good to
wear panties again. Breakfast was also different.
While Dakota got the normal bowl and spoon for her
cereal, Lourdes was given a plastic bowl and a baby
spoon. She was about to complain but thought it would
not go anywhere. After all, she just took a diaper
off. Her mother was different too. She was speaking to
her as if she was a baby. Lourdes could not believe
her ears. Her mother was using baby talk with her. After Lourdes mother helped her
to fix her hair. This time was different too. Her
mother took some scissors and cut her front hair so
she had bangs. Dakota laughed and said that no eleven
year old had bangs, only small girls had them. Then
she reminded Lourdes that she was just her baby
sister. Lourdes blushed and wondered why she didn�t
hit her sister. Maybe it was because it�s true what
she says. Because Lourdes mum cut her hair,
they were late for school and the bus already went.
They would be driven to school. However when they were
getting in the car, Cassie told her daughters in a
worried voice that she forgot to take the baby seat
out of the car and that one of the children would have
to sit in it. Dakota got mad and asked why she could
not sit in the front seat, only to get an answer that
it was illegal. Lourdes did not like when people
fought, so she quietly said that she would sit in the
Baby seat. On the way to school, Lourdes ignored the
way that her sister was smiling and taking pictures
with her cell telephone. Lourdes tried to see the
positive of sitting in a baby seat. It was comfortable
and she felt very safe. In fact she felt special. The
more she thought about it, the more she wanted to sit
in it. How would she tell her mother that the car seat
can stay? As it turned out, Dakota did it for her by
saying that Lourdes should keep the baby car seat
until she was dry at night. Cassie agreed. When they arrived at school,
Lourdes was teased when her mother unbuckled the
seatbelts and helped her out of the car. Some girls
were watching and laughing. They were teasing that
Lourdes used a baby seat. One girl said look at her
hair. Another girl joked that she seen a pacifier on
the seat of the car. Then they all joked that they bet
that Lourdes wore diapers and slept in a crib. Lourdes
told her mother that she was sick and didn�t want to
go to school. The response was that she had to be
brave and be proud for who she was. It was not easy though as within
an hour, everyone knew that she was sitting in a baby
seat. There were even some that said that she was
sucking a pacifier. By Lunch time, people were asking
if she was wearing a diaper, and lifted her skirt to
see if she was. It did not help that Lourdes was
wearing toddler panties. At least she was not wearing
diapers. Lourdes mind was going crazy that
day. She had a lot to think about. She had to think
why she was acting and behaving as a baby. She had to
think about why she had no control at night time. At
the end of the day, Lourdes finally figured out what
was happening in her life. Lourdes will have a talk
with her mother when she came home. She didn�t want
Dakota there, as she would only tease. Cassie had the same thoughts all
day as well. It was time to speak with her daughter. |