Step-Brother to Step-Baby – Chapter 3
The Women step up their plan as Mike’s resistance begins to waver.
Mother encouraged me to finish making the preparations and lay out the bits needed to complete the job.
“Go on Rosie, get Mike’s nappy ready on the bed please.”
Mike’s anger seemed to have temporarily subsided. He remained silent as he just looked angrily at me and my Mother as I unfolded the terry toweling and took out the other items.
There was a stoney look on his face – it looked like he was holding back tears as he clenched his teeth in an effort to avoid the tears that were forming behind his eyes.
Mother sensed his resistance had weakened and encouraged him to accept his fate.
“Come on Mike, let’s get you changed for the evening.”
With that, Mike’s anger reached boiling point and in one last desperate attempt to avoid his fate, he ran at me and grabbed the items laid out on the bed. He threw them all over the room and then proceeded to kick and punch the bedroom in an attempt to get out.
“LET ME OUT YOU CRAZY BITCH…..” he screamed but his voice gave away that he was now resigned to his fate and that he had realized that there was no escape from the situation. We were serious and there was no way out.”
Mother calmly replied, “Oh dear, you want to have a tantrum and act like a toddler, do you? Girls, will you pick up with the things please?”
It was at that point that Mike began to burst into tears and he slumped to the floor. It seemed his resistance had been broken – we had managed to break him down.
“Come on, let’s get it over with Darling. I know you’re upset but the quicker we do this, the quicker you can get back to your games and we can all have some supper.”
Mike looked broken but he didn’t respond to Mothers words. He sat with his head in his hands, remaining in the same spot for several minutes. Tears continued to stream down his face. Mother had discussed the prospect of this happening so we knew that we needed to be patient and let Mike have the time to come to terms with the situation and make the decision to accept the night nappy. It was important that he said ‘Yes’ and did not object – it was a battle of attrition but we were fully prepared for it and happy to wait as long as it takes.
“Mike, we can wait here all night if you want. None of us are going anywhere until this is sorted.”
He continued to look down at the floor. It was now clear that he was beginning to contemplate accepting the situation and it was now a matter of when, not if.
The room was eerily quiet as we all waited for Mike to make his decision. My tummy was beginning to rumble as it was now nearly 9pm – it had been an hour since we first entered the room.
Mother reached down towards Mike and offered her hand to pull Mike up.
“Mike, we’ll keep waiting as long as it takes but the quicker we do this, the quicker we can all have some food. I can hear your tummy rumbling.”
Mike reluctantly accepted the hand initially and stood to his feet. As soon as he was standing, he flicked away Mothers hand. It was almost his last stand of defiance before he accepted his fate.
As he glanced down at the floor with his head hunched over his shoulders, he looked just like a toddler who had a tantrum after being told off. He looked like a vulnerable little boy who needed his parents – I kind of felt sorry for him at that moment but I then thought back to all of the unkind things that he had done to all of us.
Mother gently cajolled him over to the bed “Come on, over here please Mike.”
We all watched in amazement as he walked of his own free will towards the bed – it was actually going to happen. He was going to be put back in nappies by Mother, we couldn’t believe it. Even Mother seemed pleasantly surprised at how well it had gone.
We had all expected him to have been more violent or put up a bigger fight.
He stood by the side of the bed as Mother began to lift his t-shirt off him.
“Let’s get this off you. Arms up please.”
Mike continued to look at the floor as he willingly put his arms in the air and allowed Mother to remove his t-shirt.
He mumbled a few words out as she lifted the t-shirt over his head.
“Are you sure it’s muted? Can I just turn the Xbox off please?”
It was clear that the idea of Mike’s friends knowing his secret was a prospect that really scared him. It was incredible to see Mike acting in a polite manner – it was not something that any of us were accustomed to and it only served to reinforce our determination to follow through on our plan. It was also a big moment because asking for permission was a clear admission that he recognized that he was no longer in control – we were.
“Sally, can you turn off the Xbox for your brother please?”
Sally turned off the Xbox without having to say anything back. It remained eerily quiet in the room – it was almost as if none of us could believe what was happening.
“Right, your sister has kindly done that for you so let’s get you sorted for bed so we can all go and get some food. I don’t know about you all but I have worked up quite an appetite. Now, lie on your back here please”, Mother calmly showed Mike what she needed him to do.
Mike briefly opened his eyes so that he could follow the instructions he had been given. Once he had laid on bed as instructed, he closed his eyes. As he lay on the bed, he was sobbing silently and biting the nail of his little finger which only served to make him look even more like a toddler. We all watched in amazement as he did what he was told without any arguments – we really had broken his resistance.
The End of Step-Brother to Step-Baby – Chapter 3
Written by: BacktoBabyhood – Chapter Three
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