Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Abysitter.com Turns Four! - PLEASE SHARE!

[CWIS'S NOTE] I AM ASKING MY REGULAR READERS TO GIVE MY BLOG A B-DAY PRESENT - AND SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND, OR FRIENDS, OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TO READ MORE, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ENTRY. 

On Sunday this blog celebrated a birthday.


That's right... four years old!!

When I began this blog on November 25, 2008 I had no idea what it would become. I was simply looking for a place to write more than I could include in a bio on Aby.com. I'd blogged on MySpace, and my MySpace diaper page had actually attracted quite a few regular readers - mostly unbeknownst to me. But my blog mostly consisted of updates on my road trip (dates, locations) and a few photo sets. No real stories, or anything like that. Still, I had no idea how many people were actually regularly reading it when I started this one. Only once people started hitting me up after reading this one did I realize how long some of y'all have been with me. 

When I began this blog, there were very few ABDL blogs. Of those I found, only two or three were actually active. Many have begun since I started blogging. Some have started and stopped, and others post sporadically. A few are very active.

This is my 753rd blog entry in four years. That's, on average, more than one blog entry every two days. Many have been blog entries about nothing. Others have been parts of whole series, including the What Makes Us Tick series in 2010; the Q&A Series I started last year; a whole host of guest entry baby picture (and diaper picture) photosets; my photo contest from summer 2012; the Hall of Shame, and, of course, even a few entries I've written myself.

In the four years that I've been blogging, you guys have stuck with me - and then some

You've subscribed to the blog and joined my short-lived mailing list. 

Some of you have sent in suggestions and submissions. 

You've entered - and sponsored - my contests. 

You've taken my surveys. 

You've submitted stories, Q&As, and more. 

You've sent in adorable baby pictures, diaper pictures, furry pictures... all kinds of cuteness has graced these pages. 

You've done a lot for me, for this blog, and for my readers. 

But, mostly, you've just continued to read the blog. 

I still remember when my view counter told me that I'd gotten my first reader - beside me. I was so excited! 

There was a time that I would count daily viewers on one hand. 

During 2008 and 2009 I made a habit of announcing viewer milestones on the blog. But I didn't really track the analytics. It wasn't until February 2010 that I began tracking it on a regular basis. 

On February 23, 2010 I had gotten 21,025 unique daily views. This means I'd essentially averaged 44 average daily viewers up until that point. Keeping in mind that for several weeks I'd averaged 1 daily viewer - me - and for weeks more I'd averaged a dozen or less a day - 44 daily viewers was pretty surprising to me, and exciting. 

For the remainder of that year I averaged 110 unique daily viewers. Not bad...

In 2011 Abysitter.com had 49,626 daily viewers - an average of 139 readers every day. (I'd spent the first half of the year at 160/day, but then took a break for almost a month, and saw it drop to 100). 

So far, for 2012, the blog has already surpassed 50,000 unique dailies - fuck yea! - and we're back, averaging 154.11 unique daily views this year. 

 With the advent of Tumblr, and Facebook pages, that rip ABDL pictures right off of websites, I had been expecting my numbers to drop. I figured a lot of my readers who only came here for the hot photos would move on over to Tumblr, where the photos are plentiful. That obviously hasn't happened - or at the very least many of us are visiting Tumblr and Abysitter.com. 

154 viewers/day - and 155,000+ unique daily views since birth?

More than 400,000 total views since I began counting them?

For a diaper blog that blocks Google searches and doesn't spam anywhere besides diaper websites and a diaper-only Facebook and Twitter account, that's pretty fucking dope. 

For a diaper blog that makes a concerted effort to only post pictures that have been donated by the subjects of them... well, you get the idea. 

And you all are directly responsible for it. 

So I have to say thank you.

NOW I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING. 

I'M HOPING THAT,
AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT TO THE BLOG
(HEHEHE)
YOU'LL TAKE A MOMENT TO SHARE IT. 

PLEASE POST A LINK TO IT SOMEWHERE. 
SOMETHING SIMPLE,
LIKE

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABYSITTER.COM!" 

 POST IT IN A TWITTER TWEET,
A FACEBOOK STATUS UPDATE,
A STATUS UPDATE ON YOUR FAVORITE DIAPER SITE,
OR JUST AN EMAIL TO A FRIEND. 


I'm asking you to consider helping to directly grow the blog. 

And I'm asking this for a reason. 

It's because, in the four years that I've been blogging, in addition to the dozens of people who have contributed to the blog, I've been hit up by scores more. 

I've been contacted in the comments. On diaper sites. On YIM. 

I've been emailed, and I've been texted. 

Many of you just made small talk. 

Some didn't really say much of anything. 

But some of you - quite a few of you, actually - let me know how much some of the entries you've read here have meant to you. 

Some of you say you've found your diaper awareness in the entries authored by me and others. Some of what you've read here has helped you accept this side of yourself. 

You value this blog. It's more than just a place to come and fap. 

It really means something. 

I know there are a lot of ABDLs out there who've never heard of it. 

And I don't go share-begging, like you see on a lot of sites and blogs, very often. 

But today, as we turn four, I'm asking you to do it just once. 

Figure out someone to share this with, or a place to share it, and go for it. 

Just keep it ABDL, and 18+. 

As I said in my "Message" blog in 2011: y'all are dope as fuck

Thanks. 


Cwis

PS - Note the helpful share buttons, below... ;)

The JEdward Shit Put Challenge...

Up today I have an awesome video sent in from one of my UK readers, Baby Brenty. This is a guest appearance from the frequently-diapered boyband duo on a UK program called Celebrity Juice. The two are clearly wearing AB diapers and are having a contest to see who can get their - uh, dookie - to fly the farthest. 

Gross? Especially when it turns out to be chocolate pudding, and they start eating it. 

Adorable, though... enjoy. Thanks, Brenty!

PS - I wonder when these two will come out as ABDLs? If either of y'all read my blog, hit me up. ;)


Diaper Pictures: Dman420

Up today I have a few pictures of my new diaper tapes, being modeled by none other than Dman420. These were taken at a few locations around Orlando. They're kind of semi-public... diapered and showing, but not too crazy. We're eventually going to take some nothing-but-D pics. 

Funny story: at one point just before this shoot we were just chilling on this public dock, relaxing, when we were joined by some random. I looked over and saw this dude sagging, diaper completely showing - and random dude getting a clear view of said diapered bottom. WTF lol. 

But it was all fun, and here's a few pictures. More to come...


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 And, as always, anyone visiting Orlando: 
hit me up!
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Monday, November 26, 2012

Q&A: NappiedMike

Up today I have a Q&A, a bit of a hot story, and some hot diaper pics from NappiedMike. Mike is a UK ABDL - mostly DL with a li'l AB mixed in. He's a long-time reader and first-time contributor, but I expect we'll see more of him in the future. Enjoy...

Thanks, Mike, for giving us a li'l international flavor, by the way. I've gotten Q&A respondents from a few different countries now, but so many are missing. Where are my Canuckistanians at? What about Australia? Eastern Europe? Russia? I know y'all read the blog, because I can see it in the analytics. Hundreds of Abysitter.com blog readers want to hear your story, so wtf! Stop reading, and start responding. Email abysitter@gmail.com, no matter what country you're from - even the USA - and put "Q&A" or "Questions" in the subject, and I'll send them to you.

Thanks again, Mike!!



Q&A With NappiedMike


Name: NappiedMike
City/Country: London, UK
AB or DL? More DL than AB - but love onesies and snap-fastening clothing (and dungarees) ...


When did you first realise you were ABDL?

Weirdly, I didn't - until it happened. I have always had a kinky streak and loved clothing that can 'give access' easily. Crotch-fastening underwear or onesies have always formed part of my wardrobe since I came across them just after leaving my parents (I was 17). I have a thing for underwear generally too, so had all sorts from jocks to boxers to complete thermal sets ... but hey, I digress already.

Anyway, I'd been seeing this guy and we'd been going out whenever I got into London. He gradually started asking me to turn up in assorted ways to ensure my 3-hour journey to the city kept me, shall we say, excited. 

On this particular trip, I was staying for 4 nights as I was working on a contract in the city. I was told not to pack any underwear but to arrive wearing a cock-ring instead. It meant I was flapping all-over the place in my pants and was pretty ready for anything by the time I got to his place. As a bottom, I was welcomed and then welcomed him, if you get my drift, but wasn't allowed to get off too. Instead, he put a butt-plug in and gave me a pair of black-CK underwear to put on.

We then went out partying. Of course, I was semi-erect, leaking pre-cum and the plug didn't really help this condition much at all. Sp I flooded the black underwear with something of a sticky mess and was spanked for it when we got back in - "look at this mess in your underpants" etc. 

For work, the following day, I was put in a chastity cage (a CB6000S) as I still hadn't 'shot my load', this to prevent playing during the day. When I got back in the evening, I was stripped to the CB6000S, the plug re-inserted, and we ate before getting ready to go out. Thinking about it, I should have twigged at the amount of liquid I was given with my meal.

Anyway, I went to shower, and when I came back to the bedroom he'd laid out my clothing for the trip to the local club. Trainers, socks, jeans, a tight white t-shirt ... and a nappy - a tena Maxi. 

He said I had made such a mess of the underpants that he wanted to make sure I didn't do the same to the jeans as I would stay locked up and plugged for the evening. He put the nappy on me, and I have to confess that I was straining within my CB from the moment I'd seen the nappy. He then gave me another drink ... then we headed out.

Later, I needed to go to the bathroom to relieve some of the huge amount of liquid I had consumed ... that's when he caught hold of me and whispered in my ear "that's what the nappy's for". 

I blushed like mad. And held on to my piss until I couldn't hold it any longer. At that point, I tried letting lots of little bits out at a time - at least I had the sense not to flood my nappy completely. I had never been so horny as I was, standing in the bar, pissing myself in front of everyone and then feeling the nappy bulk up around my bits. He had been watching me intently and knew the moment I started to fill my nappy - he patted me on the backside mid-flow and asked if I was hard ... I simply nodded.

When we got back, I was on the point of leakage - he simply stripped me down and changed me. I was nappied every night I was there from then on. If travelling to/from his place from home, I would also have to travel nappied. He found a fetish i never knew I had - and boy, do I love it :)


What steps did you take to get your fix ...

I cheated. I chatted to some guys in Gaydar's nappy chat room and found out where to buy some locally. Initially, I made up a story about my Dad having surgery and needing them as he's a similar build to me. So I went in and bought over the counter. I didn't need my cover-story, and they were completely indifferent about it. Good choice using a mobility store as they sell them all the time. 

These same chatroom guys then recommended a few different brands and a few places to order online, so I tried a few out. Generally, you'll find me in M4s these days.


Do your parents/siblings know about your diapers?

Nope. Not yet. It'll come in due course. They didn't cope well (parents) with me coming out - although my siblings wouldn't give a damn :)


Binge/Purge/Recycle

Not a chance. I'm still binging! 


How has it affected social life and/or dating?

I prefer dating with a nappy on. Socially, I have a couple of friends who know I wear, so they're cool with it. I also have a more recent guy who wants me to wear 24/7/365 and loves to control what state I end up in ... So, all's well in that respect.


Some experts believe that we become the way we are because of traumas experienced at an early age, including abuse and/or neglect. Do your life experiences bear this out?

Nahh - I did have a particularly rough childhood and went to an all-male boarding school - perhaps that's where my (many) fetishes generally came from, perhaps not ... I just think we are what we are - whatever turns you on - as long as it doesn't do harm, cause offence or break the law, go for it!


For the little dunces, please tell us about what it was like to discover this fetish/lifestyle on the Internet. Please be at least 18 at the time of writing, but be specific about what age you discovered it, what sites helped you, and keep this part PG for obvious reasons.

I hit the Internet a LOT after I was sent home in my (wet) nappy. I had a few spare, so I was sat in them while finding groups and sites. Once I found a few other sites, I realised I wasn't so extreme and began shopping for onesies and all-in-ones (sleepwear for use in the house while padding around, I sleep either naked or more recently nappied) so that I could wear more.

So I think the sites (such as yours) explaining how people came to be AB/DL really helped keep my head in the right place. 


Do your interests involve a subset of this community, such as babyfurs, diaper disciplinarians, wet/messy, sissy babies etc.? Please tell us about it. I won't even try to be specific here; just tell us what you think people should know.

Not necessarily - I'm up for most things. I guess I'm more DL than AB, but love some of the clothing (I really like adult clothing that accommodates the nappy and makes it easy to access - snap fasteners and onesies tick theses boxes nicely).


What % of your sexual activities and/or masturbation incorporate diapers? Has this caused problems for you?

If not in a CB, I'd say 99% now.


If you get into the regression aspect of ABDL please tell us more about that. If you do not, and you have feelings about being lumped into a fetish involving it, explain how it makes you feel.

I am a hypnotherapist, so I have a few people ask if I can regress or make them incontinent. As long as it's done safely, then I'm fine with it.


Anything else to add?

In finishing, I'd like to say thank you for providing the site. I enjoy reading (and peeving at) it.



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PS: I am a sucker for hot jean+diaper photos... damn.





UFC - In Diapers?

Up today I've got a video sent in by Vincent VanGoo. It's a video of UFC fighters rocking diapers, Sumo-style. In it, UFC middleweight fighter Tom Lawlor says "I think it's about damn time Sumo gets some recognition." We agree! Hopefully we'll see more UFC/Sumo wrestling in the future. 

I'm not usually a UFC fan, but I can make an exception for UFC in diapers. Think about it: a mixture of about as tough as you can get with as soft as you can get. Who wouldn't love that? 





Diaper Pictures: Dman420

Up today, I have five more pictures from last month's photoshoot with Dman420. These pictures are primarily closeups of the Attends small/youth brief. I'm not even sure that these are sold in stores anymore...

I got these at an amazing price because I had been going to the same pharmacy to buy Attends medium briefs a few years ago, and had become sort of a regular customer, when one day the clerk told me that, due to the high number of pill poppers in the state of Florida, the pharmacy was being forced stop selling items like adult diapers so that they could make the pharmacy section of the store bigger for pills. She offered me two bags of this style diaper just to get it off the shelves. I can't remember if it was five dollars each or $10, but they typically sold for over $20. I said no at first, but then thought better of it and said yes. Who can pass up an amazing deal like that? I figured one day I'd have the chance to use them. And I think you will agree they look adorable...

Check out last week's entry to see how they look with 'diaper tapes' on them.


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Visiting Orlando, FL and want to pose for photos?
Email me! abysitter@gmail.com
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Diaper Tapes - Now In Holiday Colors


If you read my blog regularly you know I recently discovered duct tape that doubles as diaper tapes. A few weeks ago I posted some different patterns that I thought would look cute on a diaper, and since then I've posted some pictures and some more pictures of Dman420 modeling at least one type of this tape.

Today I checked out their supply, and found that Walmart has a ton of new patterns in stock - including a few for the holidays. I snapped a picture and bought a few rolls for myself. You'll notice snowman, gingerbread men, and penguins among them. Also new: a tropical print - kind of reminds me of the 'Aloha' Huggies-brand diapers released last year, no? Also rainbow, skulls-and-crossbones, and military camouflage. And there's even some kind of weird mustache tape.

Anyway, if you are looking to cute up some adult-looking diapers, swing by Walmart or visit Walmart.com to see all of the different patterns available.

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Facebook Trollage...

There is nothing cuter than a group of Facebook trolls in a heated debate, and the insults turn to bedwetting and diaper wearing. I've actually seen this quite a few times, and always wonder if the people involved are ABDL.
Probably not, but makes you wonder LOL.

Do diapers get thrown into so many troll debates because it's the worst, most humiliating insult someone can think of to say to someone else - even someone who should have been out of diapers for many years? They do seem to make way more than their fair share in Internet debates...


Friday, November 23, 2012

Seacrest?

I was listening to the Ryan Seacrest show on XL 107 in Orlando today at 12:15 p.m. EST, and I caught the tail end of his monologue about Justin Bieber. The gist of what he was saying was, it would be a perfect world if we could all just go to a Justin Bieber concert and wear nothing but a diaper.

Wtf?

Did anyone else catch what he was talking about? I don't usually listen to the show, so I'm not sure if it's streamed online or something, but if you heard it and know what he was talking about, hit me up with an email or comment.

Deals deals deals!


Happy Thanksgiving to all of my American readers. If you are here in the United States, you know that today is Black Friday... the day Americans line up to beat some ass and try to get the best deals in department stores everywhere.

I was reading an article yesterday about families lined up Up outside at Babies-R-Us trying to just score enough diapers to last them through the holiday season at a discount. Then I remembered this picture someone had sent in. Line up, be safe, and enjoy.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

NEW CONTEST! Sponsors Wanted...


My blog turns four years old this month. For most of us, that would be a crisis: four is just a li'l too old to be in diapers. For Abysitter.com, however, it'll be a celebration! And I'll celebrate it by announcing a new photo contest!!

Any sponsors interested in donating a prize, please email me ASAP.

abysitter@gmail.com

I am looking for manufacturers and/or sellers of anything ABDL-related:

• disposable diapers
• cloth diapers
• plastic pants
• training pants
• onesies, footies, & other clothing
• publications
• & more.

If you are willing to trade something of value in exchange for a bit of free publicity, please email me right away. Your support of my blog and our community will be greatly appreciated.

If you are a member of our community, an event owner, a website owner, or a business owner, and would like to donate the cash ($40 and up) for a special prize for a specific category, email me with your ideas! Last contest we had a "best photo" prize. You can remain anonymous, or have your picture put with the prize info - it's completely up to you.

Finally, if you are an ABDL who knows anyone who might be interested in sponsoring my contest, please send them this link.



More information on the contest will be announced on November 28. I hope to have the prizes lined up by then, but if you remember my last contest, that's unlikely. You can check out my last contest here:

http://contest.abysitter.com

I will be in touch with some of you who have sponsored before or expressed interest in doing so in the future, but if you read this and can contribute in any way, please get at me ASAP.

Thanks,


Cwis

I've Been Dreaming Again...


I'm not sure who originally created this, but I've had it sent to me several times. It is a fantasy come to life in illustrated form. If only this nightmare could happen to me...

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Baby Pictures: Spencey in Luvs

Up today I have the latest contribution from Baby Spencey! Spencer is a collegebaby in the midwest who's contributed to this blog an impressive number of times. His pictures are among the most requested, so every time I get new ones in my inbox I know y'all are gonna be happy to see them. You can view the whole series here

Much more to come this week, including a guest entry from Diapscort, a photoseries from Champ, and more new pictures... if you have anything you'd like to share with my blog readers please email me abysitter@gmail.com!

Thanks, Spence.

 


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And some more...








 Not quite sure what these diapers are... 







Thanks, as always, Spencey!

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Diaper Pictures: Dman420

Up today, some more pictures from my photo shoot with Dman420. Actually, it wasn't so much of a photo shoot as it was chill time. And after breakfast at the Cracker Barrel, a walk on a nature trail, and some playground fun, it was time for a change...

More to come, and if you have any of your own you would like to share (18+) hit me up!!

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Guest Entry: Champ on Puppy Play

Up today, I have another guest entry from Champ. Champ, as you may remember, wrote a guest entry for this blog a few weeks ago on his experiences growing up ABDL. He has a Tumblr blog where he posts fresh, original content (essays and photos) quite often. His guest entries will become a regular feature of Abysitter.com, as well. 

Today's entry is on puppy play. I've dabbled in pup play before, and loved it. In a perfect world I'd have my own ABDL house complete with a nursery and - wait for it - a puppy cage. There's nothing like feeding an adorable li'l AB a bottle... or rubbing an AB pup on his tummy. Both are an amazing feeling, although I suspect most of my readers will be familiar with the first and not-so-much with the second. So read on... and, if you have any experience with pup play, or want to contribute some photos of your own, get at me.

You can read more from Champ by visiting http://Champ.abysitter.com [coming soon] or by visiting his own Tumblr blog at http://lilboychamp.tumblr.com/. Thanks, Champ!


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Preliminary notes on the appeal of the puppy play phenomena from a genuine newcomer...

My first inkling of the world of pup-play came to me on a sunny day in San Francisco's Soma.  It was July 26th, 2009 and I was at the Dore Alley Street Fair with my room mate and friend B, a self described bondage enthusiast and a founding member of the SFLDG.  We were enjoying the sights and muscling our way through the press of skin and motorcycle jackets when we spotted a mutual friend, D with a posse of leather and spandex-clad friends.  Now, I had discussed many experiences and scenarios with our friend D but I had never heard tell of the 'pup thing'.  Yet there was his friend - on two legs with a puppy hood a collar and lead looking happy as could be.

I'd be lying if I said this was the moment I knew pup play was for me. That, like a lightning strike I felt an affinity that resonated to my core.  No, I hardly batted an eyelash at the scene before me.  I had seen to many things and, writing it off as a slight variation on the standard slave/master relationship we hear so much of, I simply smiled inwardly at his happiness and pleasure.  But I never thought I would be in his position.

Two years later I went to visit a new acquaintance in my hometown and over the course of our conversation his interest in pup play came up. He showed me his collar, his bowl, his hood and mitts.  Yeah yeah, I had seen this all before but this time something was different.  I found myself expressing enthusiasm not just for the love of diversity, or the emotional piggybacking that tends to occur when someone around you is excited.  This time I was secretly excited as well.  For some reason I wanted to see him use these things, and I hoped it would be soon.

What strikes me about the relationship between a master and a sub - pup, or otherwise - is that it goes deeper than a mere 'whose line is it' roleplay.  The depth of feeling and meaning that is transmitted between two people in these role-playing scenarios can be transcendent - spiritually transcendent under the proper circumstances.  It's not just about one forcing another to do what they say.  It's not simple humiliation.  There is a pact of trust and understanding there, there is the negotiation and fulfillment of emotional needs, and so many more layers which are particular to any individual involved.  I have been told that getting into a BDSM 'headspace' can be more mind altering than any drug.  That said, I never felt comfortable with being dominated outside of brief bedroom encounters.  I always valued my independence and had no desire to give that up.  Tests of endurance and ceding control just aren't my bag, baby.  But it was in the special relationship between pup and master that I found something else to love.

It happened after he crawled into the living room in full pup gear. My first thoughts were 'Wow, this is really cool.'  I was thrilled and right away I knew just where we both stood - who hasn't played with a dog in their lifetime?  I found myself compulsively scritching him on he head and praised him for being a good puppy.  But it happened after all this.  That moment of realization happened after he took off the mitts, when he was sitting on the couch chatting in human form again.  I was stroking the real dog in my lap, someone said the word affection and it hit me that this was what made the experience so appealing.  The ancestral bond between man and dog, that unbounded love one feels for their pet and companion.  I knew that feeling.  And through this vehicle I could experience it both ways.

In the next 24 hours I devoured the book he lent me on the subject (Woof by Michael Daniels) and found that this play offered a staggering array of angles and dimensions in which to engage this headspace.  From feeding to grooming, gear to training, the detail and care which goes into this kind of play is beyond what I could have imagined.  And for the first time I found a scenario where I could imagine myself the top - gone were the reservations and insecurities that I face in the standard ‘man-to-man' interaction.  The conditions and caveats to affection, all those walls I build around myself in everyday life would be reduced to rubble.  Step right over, rover.

I will never be a lifestyler.  I still can't see myself with a permanent partner whom I call master, and who - everyday when I come home from work - snaps a collar on me and transforms me into something else.  Nor can I see myself as a dedicated master who spends his time devising new ways to  engage my pet.  I don't have those needs, I don't have those resources.  I only had a chance to try out the role of pup for 15, 20 minutes tops.  But in short order I've picked up something to add to my bag of kinks.  And I have a feeling I'm going to have a lot of fun with this one.