A Day at the Beach (M/mf)

© 1999 by Sampast

 

Disclaimers: This is a work of fiction. All characters are invented.  Any resemblance to any real person is coincidental and unintended.

 

This story depicts the spanking of children in a loving parental context.  It also depicts the use of diapers by characters older than usual.  It should not be read by anyone distressed by or unwilling to read such content.  This story, while not sexually explicit, is intended for an adult audience.

 

This story is protected by copyright.  Readers may make one archive copy for their personal use only.  Any other copying, or any reposting or republication, may be done only with the explicit permission of the author.

 

Note from the author: This story will sound almost exactly like the introduction to my Missy series, but this one was written first.  At the time I wrote this, I wasn’t posting any of my diaper stories because I was way too embarrassed.  When I started writing the Missy stories, I borrowed a whole scene from here.  Enjoy! sam

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It was the Fourth of July and our whole family was at the beach.  Miri who was only 4, Tina who was 5, me-Nikki who was 7, Alex who had just turned 9 and Jimmy who was 10 ½.

 

Me and Miri were making a sand castle by the ocean, while Tina played in the sand with the boys.  I started to cry and looked over at Miri.  She looked at me and said, “What’s amatta, Nikki?”  She and I were best friends, even though we were sisters and three years apart.  I didn’t get on with Tina as well, although Tina loved me just as much as Miri did.

 

I looked at her and said, “If I tell you, you gotta promise not to tell Tina or the boys.  Okay?”

 

She nodded, and so I told her.  “I made doodie in my bathing suit.  Mommy and Daddy are gonna kill me.”

 

She nodded again and pointed toward the blanket where Mommy was laying.  “You better go tell her, Nikki,” she said.

 

I looked over, and nodded.  I didn’t wanna.  It wasn’t an accident and I would be in big time trouble.  I looked around but did not see Daddy.  I guess now would be as good a time as any to go tell her.

 

I walked over to the blanket and said, “Mommy?”

 

She looked up from her book and said, “What’s the matter, Nikki? Have you been crying?”

 

I nodded and went closer to her.  “Mommy, I made doodie in my pants,” I said, even though I wasn’t really wearing pants.

 

“Oh, Nikki!” she shrieked.

 

Just then, Daddy came back to the blanket and sat down.  He looked over at both of us.  Mommy pointed to Daddy and said to me, “You better tell him, Nikki.”

 

“Tell me what?” Daddy said, looking at me.  He knew something was up.  I didn’t have to tell him, though, cuz when I walked closer to him, he smelled it.

 

“Nicole!” he said to me.  “I’m sorry, Daddy,” I cried.

 

Mommy turned to him and said, “You going to take care of this, hon?”

 

Daddy shook his head in disapproval and nodded at Mommy.  “I sure am.  Let’s go, Nicole.”

 

I waited for Daddy to stand up and then he took me by the hand and basically marched me to the public bathrooms, which were at the entrance of the beach.  It felt like an eternity walking up there...I guess it was cuz I knew what I was gonna get when we got there.

 

I saw Tina, Alex and Jimmy run over to the blanket.  “Where’s Daddy going with Nikki?” they asked.

 

“Daddy’s taking Nikki to the bathroom.  Do any of you have to go?” Mommy asked them.

 

They all shook their heads no, and ran down to see what Miri was up to.  I continued walking with Daddy.

 

When we got to the bathrooms, he took me into the men’s room with him and into one of the stalls.  He pulled down my bathing suit and took in the mess.  Again, he shook his head.  Daddy pulled my bathing suit all the way off, and took some toilet paper and tried to clean me off.

 

“You’re getting much too big for this, Nicole Kate,” he said, scolding me.

 

“I know, Daddy, I’m sorry,” I said, not even trying to pretend it was an accident. 

 

We both knew that I must have needed to go but didn’t say anything.  After all, we were at the beach, and I had been having such a good time playing in the sand with Miri.

 

Daddy wiped me off the best he could, and then picked me up and carried me into the shower, still naked.  First he washed out my bathing suit, well, tried to anyway...I had made a big mess.

 

Then he took the shower nozzle down and took some soap and cleaned me.  I noticed he was not being very gentle, but I didn’t say a word; I didn’t even cry.  I knew how disappointed he was in me.

 

After rinsing me off, Daddy grabbed the big towel he had taken from the blanket and wrapped me up into it.  I clung to him, knowing soon I would be crying.  He brought me into the changing rooms, which were deserted.  Thank goodness, I thought to myself.

 

Daddy sat me on his lap and looked at me, while he dried me off.  “I didn’t think we’d be having this discussion again, Nicole,” he said to me.

 

I nodded.  “I didn’t either, Daddy,” I said.

 

He finished drying me and stood me up next to him, where he slipped my t-shirt over my head.  Daddy didn’t bother to put any panties on me.  I knew I wouldn’t be needing them anyway.

 

Daddy then pulled me over his lap and pulled up the t-shirt and started spanking me, without even a lecture.  I guess there was no point.  I was seven years old and I had made in my pants, too many times to count.  I was ashamed and disappointed in myself, mostly because I had disappointed him.

 

He spanked and spanked until I’m sure my bottom was bright red.  I was crying hysterically by then and very glad that no one had come into the dressing room.

 

Finally Daddy stopped spanking and rested his hand on my bottom and then started to rub it.  I still sobbed over his lap.  Then he pulled me up to him and held me close.

 

I cried into his chest and said, “I’m sorry, Daddy.”

 

“I hope so, Nicole.  I’m getting tired of having this conversation with you.  You are much too big to make in your pants.  Even your little sisters do not have this many b.m. ‘accidents’, and you are much bigger than they are.”

 

“I know, Daddy.”  I felt sad, cuz he still sounded so upset with me.

 

He let me cry a little more and then put me on the floor next to him, so that I was looking in his eyes.  “Are we going to have to repeat this lesson again any time soon, Nicole Kate?”

 

I shook my head no.  “No, Daddy, I’ll be more careful, I promise,” I said, really meaning it.

 

“Good girl,” he said, hugging me.  “I love you, baby.”

 

“I love you, too, Daddy.”

 

He stood up then and took my hand.  “Are you ready to go back?  Oh wait, do you need to use the potty anymore?”

 

I shook my head and Daddy took me back into a stall, where I peed, and wiped myself.  He watched as I washed my hands.  “Good girl,” he said, taking my hand.

 

We then walked back to the blanket.  I knew my punishment wasn’t over yet.  It had been too many times that this had happened.  He didn’t even need to repeat it for me.

 

As we got closer to the blanket, I could see Tina already sleeping, already in her diaper.  She wet herself a lot too, but not purposely like me.  Daddy sat down on the blanket and gave Mommy a kiss.

 

She looked at him.  “All taken care of, Ron?” she asked.  Daddy nodded, and I nodded.  She gave me a hug.  He told her that I needed a diaper and that I was going to take a nap.

 

“I didn’t bring any of Nikki’s diapers, hon,” she said.  He said, “That’s okay, she can wear one of Tina’s; they should still fit.”

 

“Okay,” she said, pulling another one out.  She told me to lie down.  I laid on my back, but she turned me over.  She looked at my bottom and said, “I see Daddy gave you a good spanking, Nicole.”

 

“Yes, Mommy,” I said.   “Good,” she said, turning me back over.  She fastened on the diaper, pulled my shirt down and told me to take a nice nap, especially if I wanted to see the fireworks later that day.

 

I closed my eyes and fell right to sleep.  I wasn’t even aware of when they put Miri down for a nap next to me.

 

Daddy got up then and kissed Mommy on the cheek.  “I’m going to take the boys into the water.  You okay here?” he asked.

 

“Sure, I’m going to keep an eye on the girls, and finish my book,” she said.  She watched Daddy go down by the water and take Alex and Jimmy in with him.

 

The boys were excited to go into the water with Daddy.  Alex was a little clingy but then he got used to it and was swimming on his own.  Jimmy tried to stay far away from Daddy.  He liked his independence.  Suddenly, Alex cried out and Daddy realized he had slipped under the water.  Daddy grabbed him and pulled him up.

 

Alex came up sputtering and choking.  He had swallowed water and just being pulled under had scared him.  He started to cry.  Daddy held him close and started walking out of the water.  “Come on, Jimmy!” he called.

 

But Jimmy didn’t come.  Daddy turned back and called to Jimmy again.  But Jimmy didn’t listen.  “Jimmy!  I am not going to call you again.  Let’s go now!” Daddy shouted.

 

Alex was crying, and Daddy was holding him and trying to rub his back.  Daddy just stared at Jimmy.  “I wanna play, Daddy.  I’ll be okay.”

 

“James Alan, you get out of that water right now, young man, if you know what’s good for you!” Daddy scolded.  Jimmy just looked at Daddy but didn’t move.  “If I have to come in for you, you will be very sorry indeed.  Now let’s go.  Your brother is hurt and upset and I need to get him back to the blanket.”

 

“Oh, okay,” Jimmy said, reluctantly coming out of the water.  Daddy just looked down at him.  He was very disappointed.

 

They walked back to the blanket and Daddy set Alex down on it, in front of Mommy.  “What’s the matter, AJ?” she asked, covering him with a towel.  (AJ was short for Alexander James.)

 

“I went under, Mommy, and swallowed some water,” he replied with some tears.

 

“He just got a little scared when the wave pulled him under,” Daddy explained.

 

Mommy nodded, and handed AJ a juice box.  “Here, drink this.  You’re not supposed to drink the ocean water,” she said, smiling.

 

Alex laughed, knowing Mommy was just teasing him.  Jimmy came over then and took his towel and wrapped it around him.  Daddy just looked at Jimmy.  “Come here, Jimmy,” he said sternly.

 

Jimmy came right over.  Daddy looked at Jimmy and said, “I think we have some business to take care of, Don’t we, young man?”

 

Jimmy just looked at Daddy.  Mommy looked at Daddy, too.  “What happened, hon?” she asked.

 

Daddy turned to Mommy.  “I’ll need your hairbrush, dear.”  Mommy didn’t say a word, just opened her bag and handed it to Daddy.  “Thanks,” he said.  Then he looked back at Jimmy and said, “How many times did I ask you to get out of the water?”

 

“A lot, sir, maybe 5 or 6 times?” he said.

 

“Yes, I’d say so,” Daddy said.  “So I’m going to use this on your bottom 6 times,” Daddy said, pointing to the hairbrush.  “I wanted you to come out of the water, and you did not listen to me.  I don’t like that, young man.  Now bend over.”

 

“But Dad!” Jimmy cried.

 

“Now, James!” Daddy scolded.

 

“Awww, all right,” Jimmy relented and bent over Daddy’s lap.  Daddy pulled his swimming trunks down and smacked Jimmy with the hairbrush 6 times as promised.  Then he pulled his shorts back up.

 

Jimmy stood up and rubbed his bottom.  It had hurt but he didn’t cry.  “Let that be a lesson to you to listen to me next time.  Do you understand me?” Daddy asked.

 

Jimmy nodded.  “Yes, sir.  I’m sorry.”

 

“Good.  Now I think we need to take some showers.  AJ? You all right, now?” Daddy asked.

 

Alex nodded.  Daddy said, “Good,” and started to stand up.  He looked back down at Mommy and the three of us sleeping on the blanket.  “You want me to wait a bit, hon?” he asked.

 

Mommy shook her head no.  “No, go now while they’re asleep.”

 

“Okay, hon,” Daddy leaned down to kiss Mommy.  “Boys, get your bags, we’re going to head for the showers.”

 

Mommy tapped Daddy on the shoulder and said, “Hon, see if you can get AJ to use the toilet, he hasn’t had a bowel movement today yet.”

 

Daddy said, “Okay.  And Jimmy?”

 

“I Don’t know,” Mommy laughed.  “He won’t let me know these things anymore.  Too independent, I guess.”

 

Daddy nodded, and took AJ’s hand.  Jimmy walked beside them.  They went up to the showers and changing rooms.  Daddy took AJ into a shower with him and Jimmy took one separate.  He really didn’t want to be so close anyway.

 

“You okay alone, Jimmy?” he asked.

 

“Daddy, I’m almost 11,” Jimmy said, whining.

 

“Okay, James, you Don’t have to whine!” Daddy scolded.

 

Daddy washed Alex off and then himself.  He brought Alex into the dressing room and told him to put on his t-shirt and shorts.  They had brought sweats for later on, when it got chillier.  After they were both dressed, Daddy looked at Alex and said, “Do you need to use the toilet, son? Mommy wanted you to try.”

 

Always trying to please Daddy, Alex nodded.  “Okay, Daddy, I’ll try.”

 

“Good boy,” Daddy said, sending AJ on his way with a soft smack to his bottom.  “You do that.  We’ll wait for you here.”

 

Jimmy came out of the shower and got dressed.  He sat next to Daddy on the bench to wait for Alex.  After a while, Daddy went to check on AJ.  He had a tummy ache, and was pooping.  Daddy came back and sat with Jimmy.

 

“Dad? Can I go back to the towel? Please?” Jimmy asked.

 

“No, son, you wait here.  I don’t want you walking back alone.”

 

“Please? I’ll go right there; I know the way.  I don’t wanna sit here and wait anymore,” Jimmy said.

 

Daddy looked at Jimmy.  “Okay, if you walk straight back there.  But when you get there, I want you to lie down and try to sleep some.”

 

“I gotta take a nap? But Dad!”

 

“Jimmy, you need to rest.  You’ve been in the sand and sun and ocean all day.  You won’t make it up for the fireworks later.  Everyone’s taking a nap.  As soon as Alex is done, he’s going to lie down for one, too.  If I let you go back, I want you to promise me that you’ll lay down,” Daddy said.

 

“Oh, okay!” Jimmy said, standing up, and grabbing his bag.

 

“When I get back with Alex, you better be sleeping, or at least resting, young man!” Daddy warned.

 

“Yes, sir, I will,” Jimmy said.

 

“Here, take our bags, too.  Can you carry them all?”

 

“Yeah.”  Jimmy took all three bags and headed back to the blanket.

 

Daddy went to check on AJ.  “Alex? You okay, son?”

 

“Yeah,” Alex said.  “But I’m not done yet, Daddy.”

 

“Okay.  Do you want me to come in and help you?”

 

Alex didn’t answer.  “Come on, son, open up,” Daddy said.

 

Alex opened the door and then sat back down.  Daddy stood there and waited for Alex to finish.  “Come on, I’ll help you.”

 

As if he were a baby, Alex let Daddy wipe him.  He had diarrhea, and was grateful not to have to do it himself.  He knew he was 9, but he didn’t like it.

 

“Okay, let’s go, honey,” Daddy said to Alex.  Alex didn’t mind that Daddy babied him.  He kind of liked it.  He’d be mortified if any of his friends knew, or even if Jimmy knew, but he let Daddy baby him.

 

Meanwhile, Jimmy got back to the blanket and set the three bags down.  “Where’s Daddy and AJ?” Mommy asked.

 

Jimmy told her and then sat down in one of the lounge chairs.  “Daddy said I had to try to nap, Mommy,” he said.

 

“Good,” Mommy said.  “Four out of five,” she thought to herself, looking at the three of us who were still sound asleep.  “Maybe I’ll take a nap when AJ goes down.”

 

Daddy came back with Alex soon after, and laid him down for a nap as well.  Then Mommy and Daddy hugged and smiled.  It was amazing...all five of their kids were lying down or asleep.

 

“They’re so good and precious when they’re asleep, aren’t they?” Daddy asked her. 

 

Mommy smiled and nodded.  Daddy told her that Alex had his b.m.  She was happy about that.  She tried to keep track of all of them, but Jimmy wouldn’t tell her anymore, without putting up a fight, so she pretty much left it alone.

 

They all slept for a while.  Daddy was the first one to wake up.  He reached over and took a long drink from the water bottle.  He looked up as Jimmy stirred.  “Daddy?” he said.

 

“Yes, son, come here, so we don’t wake the others,” Daddy said, motioning him over.  He smiled as he saw Alex, and the three of us still asleep, and Mommy sleeping as well.

 

“I gotta pee, Daddy,” Jimmy said.

 

Daddy smiled and said, “Okay.”  He reached into a bag and pulled out Miri’s potty.  “You can use this.”

 

Jimmy looked down at the potty.  He looked around.  It was late in the day and the beach was pretty much deserted.  He shook his head.  “No, I don’t wanna, Daddy,” he whined.

 

Daddy looked at Jimmy and said, “For someone who claims to be all grown up, and almost 11, you sure whine a lot, young man.”

 

Jimmy shrugged.  “Well, you can use this, or you can walk up to the bathrooms!” Daddy said, pointing to the ones that seemed so far away.  Jimmy did not want to walk all that way again, just to release his bladder.

 

“Oh, okay,” he said.  He took the potty far away from anyone, close by the ocean, which no one seemed to be in at the moment and peed into the potty.  He dumped it in the ocean and came back.  “Here,” he said, handing it back to Daddy.

 

“That wasn’t so bad, now, was it?” Daddy asked Jimmy.

 

“I guess not.”

 

“You going to stay up now, or lay back down?”

 

“I guess I’ll lay back down.  I feel tired,” Jimmy said.

 

Daddy stood up and hugged Jimmy.  “That’s my good boy.  Go on, now.”

 

Jimmy smiled.  Even though he tried to be independent, he really did love Daddy and wanted him to approve of him.

 

Daddy watched Jimmy lay back down and smiled.  He then picked up his book and started to read it.  A bit later, Mommy woke up and decided to use this quiet time to get a shower for herself.  She kissed Daddy and walked off.

 

Daddy was lucky, cuz we all slept most of the time Mommy was gone.  I woke up first, and called out to him.  He came over and scooped me up into his lap.  I hugged him tight.  “I’m sorry about before, Daddy,” I said.

 

“It’s okay, little one.  We took care of that already, didn’t we?”

 

I nodded.  Daddy pulled the diaper off me, which was wet.  But he knew it would be.  I often still wet the bed at night.  He placed me on the potty chair and I went pee pee again.  He took some toilet tissue that Mommy had brought and wiped me up.  He then took another one of Tina’s diapers and fastened it onto me.

 

I was surprised.  “This is part of your punishment, Nicole.  You will wear a diaper for the rest of the day.  You will tell me when you need to use the potty.  Is that understood?”

 

I nodded, crying a little.  “Yes, Daddy.”

 

“Good,” he said, pulling me into his lap.  We sat there, cuddling, until Tina cried out in her sleep.

 

Even though Miri was the baby of the family, it was Tina who still acted the most like a baby.  She wore diapers a lot of the time and still cried when she woke up.  She also had a speech impediment, which made her sound even more like a baby.

 

Daddy stood up, and put me down in his chair.  He went over to Tina and picked her up and cuddled her to him.  He rocked her until she stopped crying.  “What is it, sweetie? Did you have a bad dream?” he asked her.

 

I wasn’t jealous of my sisters.  Sometimes I could be, but usually I knew that Mommy and Daddy loved all of us the same.  We were a tight family and all of us knew we were loved.

 

I got up out of Daddy’s chair and he sat down in it and cradled Tina.  After a bit, she settled down and smiled up at Daddy.  “I wuv you, Daddy,” she said.

 

“I love you, too, sweetie.”  I went over and hugged Tina, as well.  “I love you, sis,” I said.  Tina smiled up at me.  She and Miri were always saying that they wanted to be just like me when they were bigger.  I knew they both looked up to me.

 

I think that kind of scared Mommy and Daddy a bit, because of all of us, I was the naughtiest.  I didn’t mean to be; it just happened.  It seemed like I was always getting a spanking for something or other.  Mommy and Daddy didn’t have to spank Tina or Miri as much as they had to spank me. 

 

Miri, least of all.  She was the most good of all five of us.  After me, I guess it would be Jimmy, then Tina, then Alex.  Alex always tried so hard to please.  Jimmy and I just did whatever we wanted, phooey to consequences.  And Jimmy and I fought a lot.  He was always making fun of me, and I was always trying to hit him for doing it.  Neither of us seemed to learn.

 

Daddy put Tina down on the blanket and changed her.  She was soaking wet, too.  He made her use the potty and then put another diaper on her, also.  I don’t think he trusted her not to wet again.  He put her back in her bathing suit, too.  One of them would have to shower us in a bit.  We were all sandy.

 

By the time Mommy got back, everyone was up except AJ.  Mommy sat down and Daddy looked at the three of us playing in the sand.  Jimmy was taking a walk, collecting shells.  Daddy said he could as long as he stayed close by and Daddy could see him.

 

“I think instead of bathing them, I’ll just bring them up to that outside shower and hose them off.  We can give them proper baths in the morning,” Daddy suggested.

 

Mommy looked at her watch.  “Yeah, it is getting late.  We have to feed them before the fireworks start.”

 

Daddy nodded.  “Okay,” Mommy said.  Then she looked around.  “Where’s Jimmy? He can come with you and help you.”

 

Daddy stood up and called to Jimmy who was about thirty feet away.  He came back with a bucket full of shells.  “Look, Mommy!” he said, showing her the shells.

 

“Oh, very nice, Jimmy.  We’ll wash them off when we get home.  Now I want you to go with Daddy to wash off the girls.  You can help him keep an eye on them.  Okay?”

 

Jimmy said, “Okay,” even though he didn’t want to do it.  But also, he knew better than to disobey; he didn’t want to miss the fireworks.

 

Jimmy helped Daddy gather the three of us up and walked us to the outside shower.  Daddy told me to stand under the spray of the water in my bathing suit.  Then he pulled it down and washed me quickly with the soap.  I looked around.

 

“Don’t worry, Nikki, there’s no one around.  Besides, no one cares,” Daddy said.

 

I nodded and did what Daddy told me.  I didn’t want any more trouble tonight, especially so close to the fireworks.

 

Then Daddy pulled me out and had Jimmy wrap me in a towel and dry me off.  Jimmy put a t-shirt over my head, and I sat on the bench to wait for Tina and Miri.

 

I watched Daddy hose them off, much the same way that he had done for me.  The water was cold, but after all the hot sun, it sort of felt good.  Only Tina gave Daddy a hard time, but after a swat on the behind, she did what he told her to.

 

Back at the blanket, Alex woke up.  He saw Mommy and went to her and let her hold him.  “You sleepy still, AJ?” she asked.

 

“A little, Mommy.  Where is everyone?” he said.

 

Mommy told him where we all were, while she cuddled him.

 

“Mommy, I gotta pee,” AJ said.

 

Mommy pulled Miri’s potty chair over.  Boy, it sure was getting a lot of use today.  AJ stood and went pee.  Then he clutched his stomach.  “Mommy, I gotta do doodie.  My tummy hurts.”

 

Mommy looked around and frowned.  There really wouldn’t be anywhere to dump poop, but she guessed if it were an emergency, it would have to do.  It didn’t look like AJ would be able to make it up to the bathrooms.

 

“Okay, honey, go ahead,” she said.  She watched Alex take down his shorts and underwear and sit on the potty.  He looked kind of silly sitting there.  After all, he was 9 years old and this was a potty for a 2 or 3 year old.

 

Miri hardly used it anymore.  Mommy and Daddy only brought it places where there might not be a bathroom nearby, for the three of us, so we didn’t have too many accidents.  I don’t think they expected Alex or Jimmy to ever use it.

 

Alex started to cry and Mommy realized his diarrhea was back.  She held his hand while he made.  “It’s okay, honey, Mommy’s here,” she said, trying to get him to relax.

 

After a bit, he said he was done.  Mommy stood him up and wiped his bottom.  For the second time that day, Alex let someone else wipe his tushie.  Mommy took out some baby wipes and wiped him down so he was all clean.  Then she pushed the potty chair far away so they didn’t have to smell it.

 

Mommy pulled up Alex’s underpants and shorts and sat him on her lap.  “You okay, honey?” she asked.

 

AJ started to cry.  “My tummy hurts, Mommy,” he said turning into Mommy’s chest.  She just hugged him and tried to comfort him.  She even took out some chewable pepto bismol tablets and told him to chew them.

 

When Daddy, Tina, Miri, Jimmy, and I came back, Mommy looked up at Daddy.  He bent down to kiss Mommy and give AJ a peck on the cheek.  He pulled out two of Tina’s diapers and motioned for Tina and I to come over to him.

 

I was glad no one said a word as Daddy fastened yet another diaper on me.  It was so embarrassing already.  He put a diaper on Tina and told us to go play but to stay nearby.  We could tell that Mommy wanted to talk to Daddy.

 

Mommy told Jimmy to keep an eye on us.  Then she told Daddy about AJ’s tummyache and pointed to the potty.

 

Daddy’s eyes widened.  “In there?” he asked.

 

“Well, what was I going to do, Ron? It was an emergency.”

 

“Okay,” Daddy said, standing up.  He had to figure out how to clean the potty.  He decided to bring it back up to the bathrooms and clean it out properly.

 

“Honey, you wanna come with Daddy?” he asked Alex.

 

Alex looked up at Daddy and said, “Okay.”  He stood up and took Daddy’s hand and walked with him towards the bathrooms.

 

When they got there, Daddy went into the bathroom, dumped the contents of the potty into the toilet and then held it under the sink to clean it out.  Then he came back out.  He kneeled down and looked at AJ.

 

“Do you think you might need to go again, honey?” he asked.

 

Alex thought about it.  “I don’t think so, Daddy.  But I can try if you want.”

 

“That’s a good boy.”  He led Alex into the stall, but after a few minutes, he came out.  “Nothing happened, Daddy.  Mommy gave me medicine.”

 

He told Daddy about the pepto.  Daddy nodded.  “Okay, well, at least you tried.  Do you feel a little better? Or do you want Mommy and I to take you home?”

 

Alex shook his head.  “I don’t wanna go home, Daddddddy!” he cried.  “I don’t wanna miss the fireworks.”

 

Daddy smiled.  “Okay, son, we won’t go.  But if you’re sick, I’m not promising we can stay.  All right?”

 

Alex nodded.  He hoped his tummy was done making a mess.  He didn’t want to miss the show.  He also didn’t want the rest of us to be mad at him.

 

Alex took Daddy’s hand and they walked back to the beach towel.  Mommy saw them and said, “I think it’s time we eat.” 

 

Daddy helped Mommy to take out the contents of the cooler.  We had had sandwiches for lunch.  But now there was fried chicken for dinner.  We all had a piece.  It was really good.  Mommy took the fried crunchy stuff off of AJ’s piece, though.  She didn’t think it was good for his tummy.  Also, we all got juice, but AJ had to have water.  I think he was sad.

 

Mommy and Daddy let us play in the sand some more after we ate.  As the night wore on, we all hadda put on our sweatpants.  It was getting a little chilly.  Jimmy asked if he could take a walk down the beach, but Daddy said no, because it was starting to get late, and more people were coming back for the show.

 

Jimmy seemed mad.  He didn’t wanna play with us.  He went and sat on a big rock about 20 feet away.  I watched him.  I looked over at Mommy and Daddy sitting on the blanket.  I looked down at Tina, Miri, and Alex digging in the sand.  I decided to walk over to Jimmy.

 

“Jimmy?” I asked, as I approached the big rock.  “Can I sit with you?”

 

He looked down at me and then he smiled.  “Sure, Nikki,” he said, “hop on.”

 

I climbed up and sat next to my big brother.  We fought a lot but I really did love him.  He even put his arm around my shoulders.  It was a nice feeling.

 

Suddenly we all heard a loud shout.  Jimmy and I turned to see what was up.  “Tina Marie! No!” Miri shouted.

 

We watched as Miri stood up and put her hand out as if ready to slap Tina.  Mommy and Daddy ran over.  Mommy said, “Miranda, Don’t you dare!”

 

But it was too late.  Miri let go with a loud slap to Tina’s arm.  Tina cried out, “OWWWWW!”

 

Mommy got there just as the slap landed on Tina’s arm.  She grabbed Miri and turned her around and smacked her behind hard.  “You know better than to hit your sister!” Mommy scolded.  Miri cried out and started to cry.  Daddy picked up Tina and held her close.

 

“Are you okay, sweetie?” Daddy asked.

 

Tina wiped at her tears and nodded.  “She hitted me, Daddy.”

 

“I saw that.  Now why would she have done that, do you suppose?” Daddy asked calmly.

 

Miri never hit, unless she was provoked.  And we all knew that Tina was a little provoker.  She never stopped until she was caught.  Mommy was holding Miri and Daddy was holding Tina.  AJ came over and climbed up on the rock beside us.  I didn’t blame him.

 

Mommy and Daddy took the girls back to the blanket.  “Now I want to know what happened,” Daddy said calmly.  He looked at Tina and then at Miri.

 

Miri said quietly, “Tina threw sand at me.  In my face.”

 

Daddy looked at Tina.  “Is that true, Tina Marie? Did you throw sand at your sister?”

 

Tina started to shake her head but Daddy stared at her.  We all knew better than to lie.  It was that look: that Daddy look.  She nodded.  “Yes, Daddy,” she said.

 

“I see.  And are you supposed to throw sand, young lady?”

 

“No, sir,” Tina said quietly.

 

Then Daddy turned towards Miri.  “Come here, Miranda,” he said.  Mommy let go of Miri and she walked toward Daddy.

 

“Hon, I’m going to check on the other kids,” Mommy said, standing up.  Daddy nodded.  He knew she didn’t want to watch him spank the girls.

 

“Tina threw sand at you, Miranda?” he asked, gently.

 

Miri nodded.  She wondered if this was gonna be a trick question. 

 

“And what should you have done, instead of hitting your sister?”

 

“I shoulda come and telled you, Daddy!” she cried.

 

“That’s right.  Now I don’t have a corner to put you in, but I want you to stand right here, at the edge of the blanket, for a few minutes, while I have a discussion with your sister.  I want you to think about what you’re going to do if there’s ever a next time like this.  Do you understand me?”

 

“Yes, Daddy,” Miri said.  Daddy showed her where to stand.  Then he turned towards Tina.

 

Daddy stood Tina up in front of him.  “I’m going to give you a spanking, young lady.  I hope this will remind you not to throw sand, especially at your sister.  It could have gotten in her eyes and hurt her very much.”

 

Tina’s lower lip quivered but she nodded.  Daddy pulled down her sweatpants, and took off her diaper.  Then he laid her over his lap, and started to spank her.  He didn’t smack her too many times; after all, she was only five.  If it had been me, it would have been a lot worse.

 

She was crying real hard, when Daddy stopped.  He stood her up and pulled her close to him.  He soothed her and rubbed her tushie as she cried it out.

 

“I sorry, Daddy,” she said. 

 

“I know you are.  And I know you’re not going to do that again, are you?”

 

“N-n-no, sir,” she blurted.

 

“That’s my good girl.  Now I want you to go stand on this corner of the blanket while I speak to Miranda.  Don’t move from this spot!” Daddy reminded Tina as he secured her diaper back on, and pulled up her pants.  He put her on the opposite corner of where Miri was.  If we had been home, she would have stood there bare-bottomed.  But since this was a public place, Daddy didn’t do that.

 

Daddy sighed.  Then he turned toward Miri.  “Come here, Miranda Belle.” 

 

Miri walked over to Daddy.  “Do you know why I’m going to spank you, young lady?” he asked, sternly.

 

Miri nodded.  “Yes, Daddy, cuz I hitted Tina Marie.”

 

“That’s right.  And you know better than to hit your sister.  This is to remind you that Mommy and I will not let you get away with that.  You have to use your words or find some other way to let Tina Marie know that you don’t like her to throw sand at you.  Do you understand?”

 

When Miri nodded, Daddy pulled down her sweats and her panties, and pulled her over his lap.  He started to smack her bottom hard.  He wanted her to learn this lesson.  But again, because Miri was so young, he didn’t spank too much.

 

Nonetheless, Miri was crying hard when Daddy stopped.  He pulled her close to him and rubbed her bottom and soothed her.  She clung to him and cried over his shoulder.

 

“There, there, it’s all over.  Shhhh, that’s a good girl.  I know you will try harder next time, too.  Won’t you, sweetie?” Daddy cooed.

 

“Yes, Daddy,” Miri said.

 

“Okay.”  Daddy laid Miri down and secured a diaper on her.  It was getting late and he knew she might fall asleep after the fireworks show.  He then pulled up her sweatpants and sat her down in front of him.

 

“Come here, Tina Marie,” he said.  Tina turned around and ran over to where Daddy was sitting with Miri.  Daddy hugged both girls tight, and then smiled as they made up and hugged each other.

 

Mommy came back over then, and everyone hugged.  I climbed down from the rock and ran over.  I wanted to get into the hug.  Daddy smiled and pulled me in close, too.  It was nice.

 

It was getting closer to the fireworks show.  Tina, Miri, and I were getting excited.  Neither of them remembered the fireworks from the year before, and I only remembered them a little.  I was big now, but they were still little.

 

As it got closer to the time of the show, Mommy and Daddy called the boys back over.  He wanted us to gather our things, so that when the fireworks were over, we would be able to pick up and leave right away.  He knew there would be a lot of people trying to leave the beach at the same time, and that we would probably have to sit in a lot of traffic.

 

Mommy said we all had to try to go potty before the show started.  She told Jimmy to go first.  He was embarrassed.  Daddy told him that if he had to go in the middle of the fireworks show, that no one could take him.  After Daddy scolded him, he went. 

 

When Jimmy was done, Mommy called AJ over.  “C’mon honey, your turn.”

 

AJ looked at Mommy and said, “I don’t have to go.”

 

Daddy looked at AJ and told him to come over there.  “I want you to try, Alex.”

 

“But I don’t have to,” AJ cried.  There was something about the way AJ said it that made Daddy wonder.

 

Daddy pulled Alex in front of him and looked him in the eye.  “Alexander, did you wet your pants?”

 

AJ turned away.  “No, Daddy,” he said.

 

“Are you sure?  If I pull your pants down, and check, you will be dry?”

 

“Yes, Daddy,” Alex said, but he was biting his lip.  We all did that when we were lying or trying to get out of the truth.

 

Daddy scolded, “If you are lying to me, young man, you and I are going to have a discussion, and then later when we get home, you’re going to have some soap.  Now tell me the truth.  Did you wet your pants?”

 

AJ started to cry and nodded.  “Just a little, Daddy.”

 

Daddy sighed.  He pulled AJ’s pants down and started to pull his underwear down.  He saw diarrhea and pulled them right back up.  “Oh, Alex!” he said.  “Why didn’t you tell us?”

 

AJ was crying openly now.  “I’m sorry, Daddy, it just happened.”

 

Daddy walked Alex over to Mommy and told her what happened.  She sighed.  Daddy asked Mommy if he had anything else to change into.  Mommy checked but AJ’s bathing suit was still damp.

 

“I guess he’ll have to put his sweat pants on without any briefs underneath,” Mommy suggested.  Daddy nodded.

 

Daddy said, “You going to take care of this, Cathy?”

 

Mommy nodded.  “Yes, if you will continue pottying the girls.”

 

“Okay.  Nikki, come here, you’re next,” Daddy told me.

 

I went over and went potty while Mommy pulled AJ’s pants down and cleaned him.  He was crying while she wiped him down.  Then she put his sweatpants back on him, without any underwear on.  That must have been a weird feeling.

 

Tina went potty and then Miri.  The three of us were put in diapers.  Me, cuz of my punishment, and Tina and Miri cuz it was gonna be late soon, and Mommy and Daddy figured they would fall asleep on the way home.

 

When Mommy was done, Daddy called AJ back over to him.  AJ walked solemnly over.  “Alexander? I’m not too happy that you lied to me before.”

 

“Yes, Daddy, I’m sorry,” AJ said.

 

“Why didn’t you tell me the truth?  Did you think I would be mad?”

 

AJ nodded.  Daddy said, “I wouldn’t have been mad if it was an accident.  You should know that by now.”

 

Daddy pulled Alex into his lap and held him.  Alex cried while Daddy softly scolded him.  “You gonna spank me, Daddy?”

 

“No, I’m not, and I’m going to tell you why,” Daddy said, turning Alex to face him.  “I don’t want you to feel like you can’t tell me something, whether it’s about this or anything else.  I don’t want you to be scared of Daddy, or Mommy, ever.  Okay?”

 

AJ nodded.  “Okay, Daddy.”

 

Daddy continued, “But, you are not to lie to me, or to Mommy.  If we ask you a question, we expect you to answer truthfully.  All right?”

 

AJ smiled.  “Yes, Daddy.”

 

Daddy hugged AJ and sat him on his lap.  The show was about to begin.

 

We all watched the show, in awe.  It was amazing.  I sat down next to Jimmy and the two of us exchanged comments here and there.  But mostly, we were quiet.  I turned to look at Mommy and Daddy.  They were sitting real close.  Mommy had Miri and AJ in her lap and Daddy was cradling Tina.

 

After the show, Daddy led us all to the car.  We had a minivan.  I sat in the way way back with Jimmy and Alex.  Tina and Miri had car seats; they sat in the middle.

 

When we got home, Daddy made me use the potty, diapered me, and put me to bed.  Miri and Tina had fallen asleep in the car.  Daddy had to carry them both in and tuck them into bed.

 

Jimmy gave Daddy a hard time about going to bed, but when Daddy started to scold him, he listened and did what he was supposed to.  Alex went potty again, but no more diarrhea.  Mommy and Daddy were glad.  They decided to put him in one of my diapers anyway, just in case.

 

When all of us were in bed, or asleep, Mommy curled up in Daddy’s arms on the living room couch.  “That was quite a day, huh?” she asked Daddy.

 

“Yes, it was.  And aside from the numerous spankings I gave out, it was fun!”

 

Mommy smiled.  Another day in our world was over.

 

The end.