A new ‘diaper spa’ where adults play the role of babies has shocked residents after opening in a small town.
The Diaper Spa in Atkinson, New Hampshire, offers the opportunity to “nurture and pamper all diaper lovers and enthusiasts in lavishly immersive experiences.”
Services include a virtual playdate for $200 per hour, childcare for $300 per hour and even a 24-hour “first spa experience for your little one” for $1,500.
But residents living nearby have not hesitated to voice their concerns and have even created a petition in an attempt to stop the operation of the facility.
The Diaper Spa was created by physician Dr. Colleen Murphy ‘to serve all diaper-wearing individuals seeking acceptance, respite and care’
It offers the opportunity to ‘nurture and pamper all diaper lovers and enthusiasts in richly immersive experiences’
The website lists an extensive range of activities for the spa sessions, including “play time, story time, nap time, cuddle time, change time, coloring, nursery rhymes and sing-alongs.”
The Diaper Spa was created by physician Dr. Colleen Murphy “to serve all diaper-wearing individuals seeking acceptance, respite and care.”
The facilities are only available to people over the age of 21 who ‘agree’ to receive ‘elite one-on-one care’.
The website lists an extensive range of possible activities during the spa sessions, including “play time, story time, nap time, cuddle time, change time, coloring, nursery rhymes and sing-along songs.”
It continues: ‘In the summer you can play with your water wings and floaties by the pool, picnic under the tree with your teddy bear, play marbles on the terrace, or swing on the front porch swing and serve tea to your dolls on the veranda .
“In the winter we can make snow angels, build snowmen, drink hot chocolate under clouds of whipped cream and sprinkles, and decorate gingerbread men or sugar cookies.”
Dr. Murphy, a board-certified physician and sexologist in integrative medicine, has denied that the services offered are sexual and not fetish-oriented. WHDH 7News it helps people process their traumas.
“A lot of times it’s a childhood trauma when they were in diapers or just coming out of diapers and they want to feel the safety they had before,” she said.
The spa’s policy page also includes a line that reads, “There is ABSOLUTELY NO sexual interaction.”
Services include a virtual playdate for $200 per hour, spa care for a child’s room for $300 per hour, and even a 24-hour “first spa experience for your little one” for $1,500
Dr. Murphy, a board-certified integrative medicine physician and sexologist, has denied that the services offered are sexual (spa photo)
The spa is fully equipped with equipment for children’s activities and on the policy page there is also a line that reads: ‘There is ABSOLUTELY NO sexual interaction’
The unusual setup (pictured) has alarmed residents of the small town, which has a population of about 7,000
It also states that all clients will be subject to screening against the National Sex Offender Database prior to their appointment.
But nevertheless, the unusual setup has alarmed residents of the small town, which has a population of about 7,000 as of 2020.
Kayla Gallagher set up a petition on Change.org, which appears to have since been deleted, in an attempt to stop the spa’s operation.
The page read: “As residents and protectors of this community, we feel compelled to express our collective concern and dissatisfaction regarding potential incidents that threaten the safety and well-being of our community members, especially our children….
“We strongly demand a firm and continued rejection of this business’s operation in our community.”
Similarly, local Mike Vigliotta told the news station, “I’m sure there are a lot of kids living here, and what kind of people are going to do that?
‘People who look at children or are children by wearing diapers and being treated like a baby. Things like that worry me. Who knows where that will lead.’
However, it appears that the Adult Baby/Diaper Lovers (ABDL) community continues to grow.
Paigey, a now 28-year-old from the East Coast, previously revealed that she spends as much as $300 a month on diapers to serve members of the group through an online subscription service.
Paigey, a now 28-year-old from the East Coast, previously revealed that she spends as much as $300 a month on diapers to serve members of the group through an online subscription service
Paigey said that once she “came of age,” she started searching online to see if there were others with similar interests and found a whole community of like-minded people.
She starts each day by waking up in her crib, and after her morning diaper change, she spends her time playing with toys and creating online content for her followers.
“I always collected toys and had a younger sense of humor, so all my friends and family were very accepting,” she said. “If you act like it’s no big deal, people will appreciate your nonchalance.”
Paigey said that once she “came of age,” she started searching online to see if there were others with similar interests and found a whole community of like-minded people.
Her goal has always been to normalize the lifestyle since she adopted it in May 2018.
“Some people just don’t understand why an adult would want to act or live like a child.” It all comes down to the mindset of letting little things bring you joy,” she explained.
“We’re still functional adults. We have to do normal adult things like pay the bills, but we also have the added responsibility of maintaining our lifestyle.
‘I get a lot of people questioning my intelligence. They wonder why a normal, intelligent person would live this way.
‘I don’t respond to negativity. It doesn’t warrant a response. Lines of agreement are very important to me. In my daily life, I don’t impose my lifestyle on anyone else.’