Adult Baby Fetish: UR doin’ it…wrong?
The Adult Baby Gangsign! photo by lawgeek (Jason Schultz)
There are plenty of fetishes that evince puzzled looks or giggles from people, and I know that some of mine fall into that category. While the average person can grasp the general concept of “Power Exchange” a more finely-tuned fetish such as racially-motivated play or reverse-anthropomorphic play can be more difficult for folks to grasp. And Ganesha knows that furries get it from all sides.
One of the more nichetastic fetishes is AB, or “Adult Baby” play. These folks are fans of a playstyle that rarely includes the harsher aspects of BDSM, but is more abut a regressive type of play. Though it seems silly to some, I very much see the appeal of giving up ALL control, to the point of bodily functions, even, and relinquishing all of that to the hands of a nurturing, caring adult. In this scenario, generally the point is to be cared for and loved, not used or beaten down. Some folks will include an aspect of SM, in the form of castigation, or punishment, depending on the “age” that the bottom is assuming in the scene.
If you are an aficionado of this type of play, sometimes finding partners can be difficult. You have a limited range of folks for whom topping at this level of caretaking is their kink. Sometimes a professional dominant is a good approach, but that can become expensive if one truly craves that type of scene.
One gentleman in Florida connived a rather…ingenious…if deceptive, methodology for fulfilling his kink. Or so it seems to me!
 Â August 9, 2009Â Woman duped by middle-age man who acted like a child “It’s a weird case,” Sheriff’s Lt. Tod Goodyear said. “It’s really on a borderline of possibly being a fraud. He is perpetrating something there because he’s doing it under a false pretense.” FLORIDA TODAY tried several times to reach the man at his Port St. John home and on a cell phone. He did not answer the door or the phone. How It Started The deception began, Schulte said, when she placed an ad online on Craigslist.org offering child care services. She said a man called and asked Schulte if she knew any special-needs caregivers. And, she said, his story went on. The man told Schulte that a car accident left his brother with physical disabilities, including weak arms, poor bladder control and the mental capacity of a 5-year-old. He told her how an aunt and current caregiver had no patience. He offered Schulte $600 a week to look after his brother. The man insisted that his brother could come to Schulte’s house by himself because the aunt lived nearby and he knew the neighborhood. Schulte said “the brother” spent his days at her house watching cartoons and playing video games. “I took care of him just like I would my kids,” she said. “I rubbed his head when he was falling asleep. I waited on him hand and foot.” In the three months Schulte provided care, she said the man never slipped out of character. “The guy played such a good role,” whether pretending to be the brother or the man who hired her. “Brother” not seen. Schulte said the man who hired her always had an explanation for any red flags. She tried to meet him in person, but their plans always fell through. But that seemed normal, given their competing schedules. Schulte and her husband, Dominic Randall, talked to him often by phone. Then Schulte said her husband noticed subtle changes in “the brother’s” behavior, and payment to his wife was erratic. Schulte said Randall followed him one day when he left their home: Instead of walking to his aunt’s house, he got into a parked car two blocks away and drove off. Her husband followed the man to his home and confronted him, she said, and sheriff’s deputies came. According to a sheriff’s report, the man admitted to the deception and blamed post-traumatic stress disorder, without further explanation. Schulte said his behavior was never sexual in nature. She briefly posted a warning on Craigslist, and she said five women wrote to her, saying they had nearly been taken in by the scam. Some suggested that it might be an “adult baby” or “diaper-lover” fetish. Often, people with such fetishes want to be treated as babies and talk in barely audible voices, as the man did. Advice on fraud. Ross Wolf, a criminal justice professor at the University of Central Florida, said the man obtained services fraudulently, but he paid for them. “It’s the opposite of what fraud statutes are set up to criminalize,” he said. The laws seek to prosecute people who get money, goods or services with deception and don’t reciprocate fairly. “There is not a law for everything that we might consider improper or criminal in nature,” Wolf said. “I think it’s unfortunate that things like this happen to people where we don’t have legislation, but we do have an imperfect system of justice, and it’s constantly under revision.” Schulte can go the civil suit route, Wolf said, especially because she didn’t get her full pay. And Melbourne police have reopened the case, investigating whether the man used another person’s credit card illegally when he paid Schulte. But neither would likely get Schulte what she wants: a conviction and jail time for the man she says took advantage of her in a humiliating way. “This is not going to stop unless somebody really does something about this,” she said. Additional Facts What could Schulte do?The following tips might have helped Janet Schulte protect herself against the deception she describes: |
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I know it isn’t cool to take advantage of people in your kinky shit (literally) under false pretenses. I am still somewhat bemused by the lengths to which people will g to pursue their desires.
I wonder if the guy is aware of kink groups where he can get his needs met with consenting adults?
Or of, perhaps, the frisson of illicitness added to the man’s enjoyment of the situation?
I find it fascinating that he isn’t being charged. Even more fascinating is that the majority of the comments on the article are lighthearted pokes at the “victims” or jokes about “kinky sex.”
If you, or someone you love, has an adult baby fetish, encourage them to connect with local kinksters of get onto sites like the Diaper Pail Friends or find writings tailored to your desires on LuLu. Also check out Daily Diapers and Sissy Kiss for great links and resources.
You kink is certainly OK! Foisting it onto unwitting partisipants under false pretenses…? Not so much.
