Step-Brother to Step-Baby – Chapter 1
Hi, I’m Rosie and I am 16. This story is about my 17 year old step-brother who has since become the step-baby in our family. He now acts just like any other two year old – it sounds crazy huh? Well it is a bit but hopefully you’ll agree that he kind of deserved it – we are only treating him like the toddler he is.
So where to start? Well, I should begin by saying that Mike was always bullying, teasing, hitting and humiliating me and my two younger sisters. We were all younger than him (Katie 13 and Sally 11) and he made sure to use that to his advantage.
It was always clear where he got it from – his Dad was also a bully to our Mother and there were many occasions over the years when the two of them would gang up against us girls.
One such example was when my poor sister, Katie, started having trouble with bedwetting at night. Both found it hilarious and within a few days, Mike’s Dad had concluded that she would need to go back to wearing nappies again until she stopped wetting the bed. This was not a view shared by our Mother but the decisions were made by the men of the house in those days and she had little influence over what happened.
We all felt desperately sorry for Katie, but not Mike. He pulled her outside in front of all his friends to be teased. But in life, what you do sometimes comes back to bite you.
Mike’s father sadly passed away earlier in the year but he continued to live with us because his Mother had abandoned him and his Dad when he was younger and he had no other immediate family.
In the aftermath of his father dying, he was understandably very upset and soon began to wet the bed at night. In spite of how he had treated our sister, all of us including my mother were very understanding and tried to help. We did not seek to humiliate him – we just tried to be there to support him through a difficult stage in his life.
But it didn’t help, the bedwetting continued and Mike’s behavior and rudeness to all of us worsened. After being checked by the doctor, they found no medical problem, so while he was out of the house one afternoon, my Mother called us girls together to discuss how to handle the situation moving forward.
“Girls, thank you for your support with Mike. I know that he’s not been easy at times and you have been extremely kind and understanding. But, I have been thinking….I can’t go on washing his bedding each night so I am going to propose that he goes back to nappies for the time being. Just at night to begin with but let’s see what happens….”
“Really Mother? Mike will go mad! There’s no way that he will wear nappies.”, my sister Katie replied.
“Well I have thought long and hard about this. If Mike’s going to continue to be so horrible to us all then he will have to find somewhere else to live, or he’ll have to live by our rules.”
I was impressed with Mum’s sudden assertiveness on the issue but I remained skeptical. There was no way that Mike would just lie down and agree to wearing a nappy without one heck of a fight.
“So you really think he’ll wear one? What if he kicks off a fuss and refuses?” I asked curiously.
“Well I am glad that you asked that question Darling because I will need all of your help. With Mike, you have to fight fire with fire so I’ve taken a few pictures of his wet bed the last two days and I will inform him that if he doesn’t oblige with the request that I will be sure to let his friends know about his night-time troubles and show them pictures of the evidence. I am sure that will help focus his mind on the situation”
“I can’t believe it Mother, I didn’t know you had it in you…”, I remarked.
“Now, that might not work. I have bought him the nappies – if he tries to make a fuss then I would like you with me so that between us, we can restrain him and get him changed. I am sure he will put up a fuss the first time but if he realizes we’re serious then he’ll soon back down. He’s just most men – there’s a lot of hot air but once you break the resistance, they will be putty in your hand.”
“I feel bad for saying this but it’s quite exciting.”, Katie smiled as she nervously exclaimed her view on the matter.
“Well, we have tried the nice approach and he’s behaved appallingly to all of us. I am sick and tired of it. It’s time he learnt his place in the house – if he wants to act like a toddler then we’ll treat him like one. I am not having him disrespecting you girls or me any longer”
“Can we see the nappies?”, Sally asked with a smirk on her face.
Mother went off upstairs and came back down with a bag. She had decided on cloth nappies so had a number of terry towelling squares, some pins and a very babyish pair of plastic pants which had some form of padlock on them.
“Awww they’re so cute, he’s going to look adorable. I can’t wait. Why is there a lock on the plastic pants?”, Katie said.
“I don’t want him removing them on the first night so this padlock will help prevent that risk. Once they’re on, they’re on and he can’t remove them until one of us does it. It’s important that he realises that we’re in control and that we will set the rules otherwise he’ll just continue to treat us like doormats”
“Wait, so all of us are going to be changing him?”, I asked quizzingly.
“Oh yes, I want him to know that all of you are able to change his nappy. That way, he might start showing all of us a bit more respect. I am sure he might be a little more respectful to his sisters after he has to ask them for a nappy change.”
“Oh wow, this is going to be incredible. I don’t know if I am more scared or excited.”
“It might not be easy because I am sure he will put up a fuss. We might need to be patient but I am prepared to wait as long as it takes. I really would much rather give him time to come to terms with the situation so that he willingly accepts that he’ll be wearing nappies at night from now on. Whatever happens, he will be changed into his nappy at 8pm every evening, starting tonight. It is important that he has a good routine with this.
My sisters and I were all in shock at what was going to happen. Mother never used to be this assertive but it seemed that time’s were changing. It was time for a bit of girl power!
Mother smiled at us all and told us how proud she was.
“Now go and enjoy the rest of your afternoons and let’s regroup later. I will call him to his bedroom and I would like you girls to follow and prevent him from running away while I explain how things are going to work in this house from now on. There is a lock on his door so Rosie will be in charge of locking it and holding on to the key until we’re finished.”
All of us were pumped up for what was to come. I tried to carry on with my day as normal but in all honesty, I couldn’t concentrate on anything else because I was too excited at the prospect of what was going to happen – I was just counting down the minutes.
We had always wanted a baby brother and now after several years of teasing and bullying, it was time for us to get our own back on Mike.
The End of Step-Brother to Step-Baby – Chapter 1
Written by: BacktoBabyhood – Chapter One
If you want to read more stories by BacktoBabyhood you can find a list here: Diaper Boys – Index