Katrinas Problem (Short Story) -- (Author) GoodniteLover219

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Author: GoodniteLover219
Timestamp: Apr 12, 2021 at 4:05 AM
Content: This is my very first story written and shared exclusively here.

I have not written in years, so I apologize if my writing skills aren't good. Hopefully with good critiques and lessons, I hope to learn more and maybe improve overtime.

With all of that out of the way, I present my first short story in this community.

A week had past sense Katrina’s third birthday. What she wished for was something surprising coming from any three year old.

“Mommy? I think- I’m ready to be taken off Pull-Ups.” Katrina said.

With an expression of surprise, her mother looked into her daughter’s eyes.

“Well Dear, if you really believe you’re ready to move up there then I guess that would be wonderful.”

Katrina’s smile grew bigger as she jumped high and then wrapped her arms around her mother’s waist.

“Thank you Mommy! Thank you!”

That afternoon, after they had lunch, Katrina and her mother went to the bathroom. Katrina took off her dry Pull-Up and handed it to her mother who then disposed it by throwing it in the trash bucket. She then handed her daughter a pair of her underwear and put it on.

“Now remember dear,” She said. “If you don’t feel comfortable doing this it’s okay.”

Katrina shook her head. “No, Mommy. I think I will be fine.”

As the day went on, Katrina went about her daily activities. Fortunately, she had no issues without the use of a Pull-Up. This boosted her confidence more and more. Even her mother was certainly proud. Two days went by and Katrina was on the road to becoming a big girl- making her mom proud along the way.

Then, as the third day arrived, “the incident” happened…while shopping at the mall, Katrina’s mother went to a changing station to try on an outfit. Katrina was sitting on a chair next to the changing station, waiting on her. Not long after, she started to feel discomfort. She didn’t understand what was happening. Just as her mother came out from the changing station, urine dripped from the chair and onto the floor. Her mother rushed to her in worry.

“Dear,” She exclaimed as she huffed to catch her breath. “Are you alright?”

Poor Katrina couldn’t lift her head up. She covered her face with her hands as she started crying. Her mother gently hugged her.

“There, there Dear,” She said softly. “Let’s get you cleaned up okay?”

After cleaning the mess in the shopping space, both Katrina and her mother went to find the nearest restroom. They managed to find an empty stall. As her mother dug through her bag, Katrina took her soaked drawers off.

“M-Mommy?” She sobbed. “I’m-I’m so sorry…”

After finding what she needed, her mother turned, smiled, and then gently touched Katrina’s chin as she made her look up.

“Dear, it’s alright,” She said softly. “Maybe it’s because you’ve been out of your training pants for two days and you’re not that use to it yet. Don’t worry sweetie. Hopefully it won’t happen again.”

With tears of joy, Katrina embraced her mother strongly. She was so lucky to have a mom who truly understood and cared.

As the hours went by, the rest of the shopping went by without any issues. After loading the car, they were on their way home. Katrina, fastened in her car set, was playing with her teddy when she heard a strange sound. It was so loud her mother even heard it.

“Sounds like someone’s hungry.” She chuckled.

Poor Katrina blushed in embarrassment.

“Where would you like to go eat dear?”

“Can we have pizza please?” Katrina asked.

“Sure we can,” Her mom answered. “Maybe you’ll get lucky this time and win a new stuffy in the crane game.”

Katrina smiled.

An hour later, they made it to the dine in pizza joint. They found a good seat near the crane game and after they ordered, Katrina was able to spend some time playing. After a few tries, she finally won a new stuffy- a cute, pink colored toucan.

“Oh! I’m so proud of you dear!” Her mom said with excitement. “She looks pretty. What do you want name her?” After some thought, Katrina chose “Tori”.

“I think that’s a wonderful name for a pretty pink bird like her.” Her mother said as she rubbed Katrina’s head.

After a while, their pizza arrived.

“Yum!” Katrina said. “My favorite!”

Her mother laughed softly as she started cutting.

“You’ve always told me you were a pepperoni lover.”

“I love all meats on my pizza.” Katrina said.

After the cutting, her mother gave her the smallest piece. They ate most of the pizza until they were both full.

“Let’s say we take the leftovers home with us.” Her mom said with a sigh.

Katrina nodded.

“Maybe tomorrow Mommy. I’m sooo full!”

After getting a box and paying, they both left and headed for the car.

“You’re going to get a great night’s sleep tonight I’m sure.” Her mom said as she buckled Katrina in her car seat.

She nodded as she started yawning and rubbing her eyes.

When they got home, Katrina’s mother got out and went to the back seat to get her daughter out first. After unbuckling her, she carried her into the house. She walked up the stairs and entered her daughter’s room, where she laid her on the bed, changed off her clothes, and tucked her in.

“Goodnight my sweet little angel,” Her mother said as she kissed her forehead. “Mommy loves you very much.”

She made sure to turn on the nightlight before turning the room lights off and closed the door gently.

The next morning arrived. In Katrina’s room, she was still fast asleep. But then, she woke up to a strange feeling.

“I-feel like I’m in a puddle of water.”

As she tried waking up, she felt the wetness.

“Wait, oh no..don’t tell me-“

As she quickly took the covers off, she screamed. Her mother, who was downstairs, heard her and rushed as fast as she could.

“What happened dear?”

“Look!” Katrina exclaimed.

As she rushed over, she was shocked to see a wet spot on the bed.

“Oh my,” She said. “I think- you wet yourself again…”

Katrina’s eyes started to fill with tears.

“Mommy,” She said a she sobbed. “I-I-I think I m-made a mistake…”

“Why do you think that sweetie?” Her mom asked.

“M-Maybe I’m not r-ready to be a big girl yet…t-there’s no reason for this…”

“Aw sweetie,” Her mom said as she quickly embraced her daughter. “Don’t worry. I’ll call the doctor and we will work this out.”

Katrina was worried because normally, she doesn’t like visiting the doctor. But for an emergency like this it was enough to make her be brave just once.

A few days later, they made it to her child’s doctor.

“My daughter has had two episodes of urinary release last week,” Her mom explained. “I fear it’s because she isn’t quite ready for potty training.”

“I understand your situation,” The doctor said. “But luckily your daughter is old enough to pass potty training. However, from what I’ve seen from her test results I’m afraid she has incontinence.”

Katrina’s mother grew more worried.

“Incontinence? But- how? She’s only three.”

The doctor managed to explain all he could.

“The most important thing to keep in mind is that she needs to wear protective garments at all times. I’m sorry, but it’s the only way she can go about her life.”

Katrina, who was waiting in the patient room, grew worriedly.

“I hope mom found out what’s wrong with me,” She said in her mind. “I hope I won’t go back to wearing Pull-Ups.”

Then, both her mom and the doctor came in.

“Mommy!” Katrina shouted as she quickly got up and hugged her mom. “I was so worried! What did you find out?”

All her mom could do was shut her eyes with sorrow.

“Mommy?” Katrina asked as she stared at her worriedly.

“I’m afraid you’re suffering from incontinence.” The doctor said.

Katrina looked at him with confusion. “What’s- that?”

“It’s when you have moments that you can’t control your urinary system and you let it out without realizing you are.”

Katrina was still confused. The doctor then explained it to her in a manner that made sense.

“So, I just- let it go without knowing?”

“Correct,” The doctor answered. “But it’s only your urinary system. When you go #2, your body’s able to tell you and therefor you go to the toilet with no issues.”

Even though it was somewhat good she was able to control her other issues, she was still upset to know of her incontinence.

“So, Mommy?” She asked as she turned to look at her. “Does- this mean- I’m back in Pull-Ups after all?”

All her mom could do was sigh with sadness.

Upon arriving home, the entire place was quite. Katrina was alone in her room, laying her face on the pillow while frequently looking at her Pull-Up underneath her dress. Her mother meanwhile was downstairs in the kitchen. Not a single word or sound came out of her mouth. It took a while for the pressure to go away. That evening, things slowly returned to normal once again. Even though Katrina had to live with the fact that she would be stuck in Pull-Ups for the rest of her life and that she suffers from incontinence, she at least understood she could live her life the way she loves- big girl or not.