Adelio said:
Well, I guess maybe it was a bit rash to seek only babyfur input. Your perspective is interesting as well. So were you a DL before furry then?
It’s OK. No worries. I just wasn’t sure if I was going to get yelled at for commenting. I’m not exactly sure how to classify myself, so I was hesitant to respond.
Yep, I’ve been interested / fascinated with diapers since as long as I can remember. I’ve got a few memories from when I was 4 and 5 involving them. Didn’t get into the whole furry thing until a year and a half ago. I’ve been on ADISC since 2011, and there’s a long running joke about how everyone on ADISC eventually turns furry. Just took me several years. I’m still not sure if I’d even classify myself as furry.
Since I’ve never really been or done any AB or “little” stuff, I feel a bit silly trying to do anything. But I can see and understand that role-playing as a cub, would be easier than as a human child. I’ve been told that if you can get someone to help you along, it makes it easier. Hopefully one day I’ll find someone that can help me do that. I’m honestly not sure if I’ll enjoy any of it or not. I guess I won’t know until I get the opportunity to try it out.
Adelio said:
I was at TFF myself this year and I ended up going to the Cub Corral as a way to get my first step onto the babyfur community. I can easily say it was a unique experience being surrounded by so many cubs. I knew a couple already though they were already busy with doing other things.
Wait!?! What?!? You were there? Did we meet? I’m honestly trying to remember. Dang it. Just like Cereal, I don’t think I got to meet you. I was very big on trying to meet people this year. I missed out on so much my first year because I was too nervous about meeting others. Did you stay for the cub Olympics? I was the guy that gave up on trying to drink the bottle, that hurt my jaw too much. I’ll be posting some pictures to my FA eventually of me in my fursuit. I took a few pictures of “me” as well, but I don’t think I’ll be posting them.
Adelio said:
But I wonder if I could've gone about it in a different way or if it would've been a more lax experience over all if I knew more people that I could be confortable around. I was pretty nervous in the Cub Corral and felt kinda lost. That and a lot people I knew were pretty insistent I go too.
Personally for me, knowing people, really helps. I don’t like large groups of people or meeting new people. I was so out of my element last year. I was talked into going by Oceltot. He was my rock. I didn’t go anywhere without him. I’m serious. We ended up getting a commission of me walking behind him with me holding his tail. This is something that really happened at the con. I was so scared and nervous. He had on his tail and had me hold on to it, as he walked around and met with his friends.
Over the past year I spent A LOT of time getting to know others in messages, pm’s, skype, teamspeake, etc. And I did MUCH better this year than last. I had several people comment on how I was a different person this year than last. Last year, people couldn’t get me to talk to them (they remembered) This year, they couldn’t get me to shut up. LOL, several people commented on how different I was.
Did you visit the cub hub? At times there were only small groups in there. Story Time is a good panel as well for cubs.
I was usually hanging out with different groups of cubs / babyfurs / AB / DL / diaperfur / littles / etc. It was fun. We went out to eat, and do various things together.
I highly encourage you to get to know others. It’ll make things more fun next year.
Adelio said:
I tried to explore a different side to myself this weekend and it kinda left me wondering about myself even more. I had never really done anything like this before (especially around such a large crowd of virtual strangers) and I wonder if maybe I should've tried to approach this differently than how I did this weekend.
Find people. Get to know them. Hang out with them. Use them to help you meet others. It helps. It works. Just trust me.
Little2Roo said:
I am a recent convert (Mattew's fault) to the Babyfur side, about 1 year ago…
Yep. lol, all my fault. There’s a long running joke here on ADISC that everyone that comes here eventually turns furry. It just took a long time for me and you. Many years.
Little2Roo said:
Then I was introduced to some of the cute and awesome artwork (Mattew's fault again) and sort of fell in love. Then the idea of creating a fursona (for me a 2 year old tiger cub) was a perfect match with my diaper wearing and age regression interest. I find I can role play much easier as a mischievous hyperactive toddler tiger, than as a human.
Can you blame me? The art is AWESOME! Also yes, this is exactly what I was talking about earlier. It’s easier and more fun to do the animal rp than human.
Little2Roo said:
…I even bought a Tiger tail and wore it around the hotel and even went out to lunch wearing it. Attracted some attention, but none of it negative.
Lol, yep. Going out to eat at a pizza place, and all the kids there were looking at our tails and had smiles on their faces.