Understanding Infantilism
If you had a chance to be younger would you take it? What would that mean to you? I am sure there are many people who have said they wished they were younger but when we think about it one thing that is true is no matter how old we get is, if we are young in our hearts we will never grow a day older. You can keep the parts that are important and make life wonderful. When its in your heart not a thing in the universe can take that away from you without your consent.
There is just something about getting in touch with your inner child. For many people it means a state of innocence, humbleness, playfulness, creativity, an over all sense well being and they feel like their mind is open the more and more they feel in touch with their inner child.
For every person there is a different way for expressing those things. It is from a thing called individuality. With each person comes their own independent mind, creativity, perspective, tastes and story. Which opens up the possibility of an entire infinite spectrum of different personal identities to exist. When Infantilists express themselves it is about what that identity means to them just like what your identity means to you. When they get to wear cute AB clothing, play baby games and do other things like that, it helps them feel all those things. When you think about it, it is logical to express a childish role to get in touch with your inner child.
Its not about being stuck in the past, its about making new memories as a child, who they like to express themselves as. Being who makes them feel good. Life is too short to spend it being someone we are not on the inside. We should all express ourselves in the ways that makes us happy if all it is, is different.
How they became Infantilists even varies with each individual, which can be from good experiences, like reminding them of a time that was very special to them and represents to them all the virtues of who they love to be. Also from bad experiences like some form of childhood trauma and they have found Infantilism as a way of healing, by bringing them back to a time when they felt secure and nurtured. They could have fallen in love with it just as anyone falls in love with any other hobby. Along with many other possibilities.
While it should go without saying one thing that is important to understand is that infantilism doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with pedophilia or child pornography. I feel it is important to say because infantilism can be misunderstood if someone chooses to prejudge by making connections where there isn't any and that has happened considerably in the past.
Since they are only attracted to adult bodies it contradicts its aspects because it is specifically about being in that role, identity or spirit as an adult. Instead of the opposite, which is a child in touch with there adult. By having sex prematurely before they can be responsible enough to handle the responsibilities needed for sex. That is a whole seperate world. Infantilism is that you aged this many years and yet you still kept that childhood innocence. So basically you can't take the adult out of Adult Babies. For instance the many people attracted to people in sexy cat or bunny costumes, commonly called Furries, does not mean they are attracted to actual animals. Considering the playboy bunny or the image of catwoman and the many people that find them attractive. Yet would never do anything like bestiality.
Also another reaction that needs to be addressed would be asking the question "Can they change from their ways?" but there hasn't been anything that has shown that needs to be changed in the first place. Saying they need to change because it is not normal doesn't stand up to reason because everyone is different in their own way. Just being different or original doesn't harm anything. Everyone is an individual. That is going to stay true whether we want to recognize it or not. When we can it will be so much of a more loving and just society. Which means it is only more reason for them to proudly express themselves.
Also since Adult Babies know they are not actually babies in age but babies at heart it is not something taking away from reality. Just like people that dress like cowboys know they are not the actual people that tend to cows, where the expression came from. It is just the way they express themselves. Expressing themselves helps Infantilists do things in the world around them. It also makes it so they can find ways to support themselves with basic necessities and be an AB at the same time. If they are creative they can find ways to mix the two and help others do the same. For instance when I was talking with an AB about self expression in society they explained it in this way.
We could learn a lot from crayons:
some are sharp, some are pretty,
some are dull, some have weird names,
and all are different colors....but
they all exist very nicely in the same box.
That is one of the smartest analogies I have heard and it was used with crayons. Learning about things to get along in life doesn't make someone any less of a child. Just a really smart child.
Not only is it incredibly capable of being helpful and healing to the person who loves it, it is difficult to think of a more innocent interest than wanting to be cared for, loved, nurtured and to be as sweet as a baby to others. Especially considering other interests that are out there. You usually don't hear of someone using a diaper as a weapon or being injured by one. When you have something that involves cuddling teddy bears, wearing cartoon characters, twirling in baby doll dresses and finding the beauty in the simple to the not so simple things in life I am absolutely sure I can say is something very sweet. A dream is a wish your heart makes and when it is followed it can turn into something beautiful.