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Stories From Unseen Art #5
🕑 Added 2023-11-20 00:10:01 +0000 UTCSome of you may have heard of a feature known as [ALT TEXT]. The series of stories that I plan to post are how the use of [ALT TEXT] can bring beautiful imagery to those who have low vision, or are 100% blind. If you have any suggestions for art I should make a story for based upon [ALT TEXT], or the passion an artist showed about their work through their work’s description, please let me know. Once I have their permission, I will make a story, like the one below, to show how my imagination brings color and life to what I, as a result of having no eyesight, was able to see as a result of [ALT TEXT] and other information the artist shared within their post.
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ART BY: Sweetie Lover / Diapered Pony
ORIGINAL POST: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/51296003/
Dragon Tales of Potty Training
Before any dragon is able to start their Studies at The School in The Sky, they must meet one of the most difficult developmental milestones. This, of course, being able to make the transition from diaper-dependent toddler to a big kid who is able to reliably use the potty. However, as it is with human children, giving up the safety and comfort of their diapers is sometimes far easier said than done.
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Cassie, who had over 72 brothers and sisters in her family, had the benefit of being able to watch her older siblings not only using the potty, but also watch her slightly older brothers and sisters go through their potty training from start-to-finish. This made Cassie very interested in being just as smart and diaper-free as her much older brothers and sisters who took the time to share stories of where they planned to go and what they looked forward to doing after they finished their primary and secondary school educations.
Knowing how much she admired one of her oldest sisters in particular, it did not take Cassie long to start the process of ditching her diapers so that she could get her own Dragon Badge by proving she was ready to begin her educational journey within the hallowed halls of The School in The Sky.
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Ord, who stood almost as tall as one of Cassie's teenaged brothers and sisters by the time he was 2 years old, did not have such an easy journey in meeting the all-important developmental milestone of being a big dragon kid who could use the potty like a pro. However, to be fair to Ord, he had no brothers, or sisters, to look up to when it came to seeing the benefits of no longer being dependent on his diapers. Ord also had a very strong fear of the dark that kept him from ever getting out from under his blankie when everything outside his window looked and moved like a monster. There was also the problem of the lights left on throughout his family's cave creating all sorts of scary shadows that made using his diapers as a potty from within the safety of his toddler bed while snuggling his stuffed animal friend far more appealing than being scared to tears before even taking a step out of his bedroom.
Fortunately, Ord had the benefit of making friends with Cassie during the 'Mommy & Me' events his mom and Cassie's mom attended. Even though Cassie was less than half the size of Ord, she quickly took to being the big, blue dragon's 'Big Sister' by helping him to build upon his reading skills while sharing the decades of advice she had learned from her family to help Ord no longer fear the journey to the potty no matter what time of day it was. (It also proved helpful to bring over freshly picked Dragon Berries to reward Ord for his successes towards meeting all the milestones needed to start school at The School in The Sky at the same time as Cassie.).
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When it came to Zak & Wheezie, who Ord and Cassie both met and started having playdates with soon after their parents had all gotten the chance to know each other during the 'Mommy & Me' events, everything was a challenge. This is because Zak & Wheezie were a two-headed dragon who shared one body.
Anyone who has had the opportunity to raise, care for, or observe the way human children interact as part of a family unit could tell you how rare it is that brothers and/or sisters get along during every minute of every day. Now imagine a brother and sister who each have their own thoughts and feelings that either help, or hinder, the use of their shared body that is attached at the neck to their separate, giraffe-like heads?
As Zak always liked to keep everything neat, clean, and tidy, he was the first to want to work towards no longer having to rely on diapers for when the body he shared with Wheezie gave hints that something gross was about to come out of it. However, Zak found himself always at the mercy of his sister, Wheezie, who loved how wearing a diaper ensured they could keep having non-stop fun doing whatever they wanted to do without any interruption. This was particularly the case for poor Zak who, in the middle of the night, would wake up knowing they had to pee and/or poop, but could never get Wheezie to wake up to prevent the yucky stuff from spilling into their nightime diapers. The way Wheezie could sleep through such yucky stuff continually swelling and expanding their shared diaper over the course of a night often left poor Zak unable to get a full night's rest, which made him very cranky and caused him to have countless fights with Wheezie the next day up until they were able to both enjoy their scheduled naptime.
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This story may get more than a single chapter written. If so, you will see the image posted again with information referencing the artist, the work they did that inspired it, and reference links to previous and/or future chapters written as a result of the inspiration the art provided.
