Rise Above the Diapers

"I have to go pee."

"Me too. Can you hold it for a minute?" Sarah asked her friend, Raymond, as she felt the pressure build in her bladder. He nodded his head and ran back to the swings. She had just met him yesterday and was really happy he was still talking to her today. She decided to follow him, hoping that she could make more friends if she played with him. Sarah's parents had just moved them from New York to Cleveland, Ohio and she didn't know anyone here.

Sarah walked up behind Raymond and grabbed the chains of his swing. "That was fast!" Sarah said with a smile, curious at how long he managed to hold it in. He shrugged his shoulders and looked down at his shoes while he rocked back and forth on the swing. Sarah thought it was kind of funny how shy he seemed all of a sudden because he had been running around screaming before they took a break. "So what do you wanna play next?" She asked, hoping that he would suggest something fun.

"Can we go see Ms. Myra?" He asked in a low voice as he continued to rock back and forth on his swing. Ms. Myra was their teacher at the day care they both went to every day after school and Raymond always loved seeing her when she came out from her office to watch them play after lunch.

"Umm... sure." Sarah replied as she let go of the chains of the swing and started walking towards the door that led into Ms. Myra's office where she usually sat during lunchtime so that she could keep an eye on them all. Before Sarah reached the door, however, Raymond called out to her, asking her if she could carry his backpack since his arms were full with two dirty diapers he had picked up off the ground just moments ago when they were playing outside in the sandbox area of their classroom. Feeling a bit nervous about having their teacher see dirty diapers in her hand, Sarah quickly agreed before reaching out for the backpack and grabbing one of the straps in each hand.

When they got inside Ms. Myra's office, Sarah found herself sitting down right away on one of the chairs across from Ms. Myra's desk while Raymond climbed up onto her lap so that he could be closer to his teacher while Sarah handed him over his backpack so that he could put away his dirty diapers before they left for home later that afternoon after they finished up their homework together as always at this time of day after lunchtime was over and done with for the day.

"So are you having fun today?" Ms. Myra asked Raymond once Sarah had finished handing over his backpack. Sarah, wanting to prevent any misunderstanding regarding the dirty diapers, nodded her head in agreement and flashed a bright smile towards her teacher, who smiled back at her. The atmosphere in the room was warm and friendly, with both children feeling comfortable around their attentive and caring educator, Ms. Myra. As they continued with their visit, Sarah found herself enjoying this unexpected bonding moment at daycare, grateful to have already made a new friend in Raymond, who proved to be a loyal and caring companion.