“Yes, Mom,” Andy said. He felt like he was being talked down to. Was that part of it too?
“Now,” she said. “It’s been awhile, but I should still remember how to do this…”
“Mom?” Andy asked, confused. “Are you going to put a diaper on me?”
“Just this first one,” she said. “Just so you can see how it’s done. After that, it’s your responsibility.”
Andy nodded. So he wasn’t getting changed, after all. It wasn’t quite what he wanted, but, he reasoned, it was certainly good enough. Come to think of it, it was probably better this way. It was less for him to feel weird or guilty about.