Angelapinks
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- Adult Baby
- Diaper Lover
- Sissy
- Incontinent
If I am wearing plastic pants by themselves I prefer the texture for a tactile feel on the body but if wearing over a diaper I kind of loves the smooth soft sensation of smooth shiny plastics if I have them on hand. If not them any type of plastic pants will do for covering a diaper as long as I am safe from leaks.Maia said:Part of that is that smooth-surfaced plastic tends to stick to the skin much more. I think that’s the reason for having textured plastic in the first place.
Another original reason may be that textured plastic looks somewhat like regular fabric (silk or satin) while smooth plastic looks more sterile, quite distinctly like plastic.
The texture of the plastic, or better, the particular tactile ‘touch and feel’ (combination of texture, suppleness and softness) it had to my skin and fingertips, together with the highly peculiar sound of my mother’s fingernails brushing across the plastic (and the snapping of buttons, and the gentle smell of plastic pants) when she was fussing over me was a crucial part of the experience.
For me those sensations, smells and sounds were an essential part of well-being, feeling secure and cared for. When I realised other children of my age didn’t wear plastic pants, it became part of my sense of who I was.
Smooth plastic simply lacks some of the most important sensory elements. I truly miss being aware of the texture to my fingertips. There’s no typical swishing “wheeeooo” sound when brushing over it; a loud and very tell-tale sound that told everyone in earshot that I needed plastic pants. I found embarrassing and delightful at the same time because it made me feel shy and girlish.
Smooth plastic does away with all that. It takes away everything that has helped me come to terms with being incontinent, the sweet inner shelter of cherished babyish-ness into which I could retreat when needed and recuperate.
It’s as if smooth plastic tells me that “get over it, it’s time to say goodbye to such silly security blankets” - you can’t have it any more.
I have indeed often felt angry, frustrated and saddened beyond belief with textured plastic pants disappearing over the past years, especially because there was never a reason given except the occasional outrageous and ludicrous designation “texture-free”. They could just as well have written “joy-free”.
Of course I can accept it if people find the smooth plastic attractive. I don’t mind that it exists, but why at the expense of textured plastic?