Every generation likes to joke that the next one “has it easy,” but when it comes to parenting, there might actually be some truth to that. Ask anyone who raised kids before disposable diapers became cheap and universal, and you’ll get a story that makes modern parents blink twice. One of those stories comes from a childhood memory so vivid—and so unthinkable to today’s moms and dads—that it practically demands to be retold.
Before plastic-wrapped convenience ruled the baby aisle, cloth diapers were the only option for most families. There were no 12-hour leak guards, no scented wipes, no diaper genies with space-age odor traps. Just cotton, pins, and a whole lot of elbow grease. Parenting wasn’t just hands-on; it was hands-in—literally.....
