The "experts" say that the only memories remembered from early childhood are traumatic ones. Probably true! I was late to potty train (past three) so when I went to a function with other kids mom put plastic pants over my underwear for "protection" (I was close to four). I don't remember all the details, but I had an "accident" and remember having my pants pulled down by another kid. I became the center of attention-standing in my plastic pants, my outer pants around my ankles, with a large, smelly load between my legs. The other kids were laughing and pointing at my "predicament", holding their noses, etc. and I was profoundly embarrassed and was crying to boot. The woman in charge (mom was not there-it was a friend's mom) then took me by the hand and "walked" me to the bathroom to be changed,and with my pants around my ankles, I walked like a penguin. I was then cleaned up, and was told that after having messed in my underwear I was to be diapered. I cried, and protested, but to no avail. The diapering was done in front of a few older kids, and I recall really being ashamed of having my butt wiped in front of them, then lying down while the diaper and plastic pants were put on. The friend's mom also put a white cream on my butt(probably zinc oxide) before pinning the diaper on. I couldn't wait to leave that function-what an embarrassment! Again, only bits and pieces of that episode are recalled, but they were real traumatic at the time, and it took awhile to get past that day.