Stories From Unseen Art #5

Some 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.

-=-=-=

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.

***

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.

***

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.).

***

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.

-=-=-=-=-

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.