💫 Going Viral in Yoga Pants and a Crinkle: What 17K Views Taught Me About Being Seen

 

Seventeen thousand.

That’s how many people have now seen a post I wrote about incontinence, about better diapers, and about choosing joy anyway. Seventeen thousand strangers, quietly scrolling—and for a moment, they saw me.

Not the shame.
Not the stereotype.
Just me.

A girl in yoga pants.
A thick, printed diaper beneath.
A smile.
A story.
A life.

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I never set out to go “viral.” I’m not chasing clout—I’m chasing comfort, confidence, and community. I wrote that post because I was tired of hiding. Tired of tiptoeing around words like diaper and incontinence like they were bad things. They’re not bad—they’re part of my life. And I make that life soft, sweet, and strong every single day.

I wear better diapers not to be cute or silly (though sometimes I am cute and silly), but because I deserve to be protected, dry, and confident.

I wear yoga pants over my diapers because I love how they feel—hugging my legs and hips, letting me move and breathe and stretch into myself. I wear scrunchies and shimmer lotion and whispery sprays of Bois de Balincourt, because I believe softness is a form of strength.

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When that post hit thousands of views, I’ll be honest—I was stunned. Then nervous. Then proud.
Because I realized something:

People are listening.

And whether they agree or relate or scroll on… they saw me.
And I saw me, too.

I saw a girl who refused to hide.
Who turned her medical need into a lifestyle of comfort and color.
Who embraced her diapers and kept showing up—in yoga classes, in cafés, in her favorite leggings and tote bag, with baby wipes and bravery inside.

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This isn’t about going viral.
It’s about going visible.

About reminding the world—and myself—that I don’t have to be ashamed.
That living fully, even padded and puffy, is still living beautifully.

If you’re reading this and living with incontinence—whether from age, surgery, illness, or trauma—I want you to know something:

You're not broken.
You're not alone.
And you're not invisible.

You can be seen.
You deserve to be seen.

Even if it starts with a single crinkle.

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With softness, shimmer, and strength,
🩷 Alice
✨ Proudly padded. Softly confident.
🌸 AliceInYogaPants.blogspot.com

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