The Truth About the 'Adult Baby' Tlc Won't Talk About

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If you are interested in the oddities of society, look no further than TLC. The network that calls itself The Learning Channel teaches its viewers a thing or two about abnormal behavior. Reality television series are the norm, focusing on things like extremely large families, polygamous marriages, child beauty pageants, and much more. One of …

If you are interested in the oddities of society, look no further than TLC. The network that calls itself The Learning Channel teaches its viewers a thing or two about abnormal behavior. Reality television series are the norm, focusing on things like extremely large families, polygamous marriages, child beauty pageants, and much more.

One of the oddest programs on TLC is My Strange Addiction. The series, aired for five seasons, sensationalizes the unusual compulsive behaviors of ordinary people. Fans of the show are wondering what happened to the “Adult Baby” that appeared in one of the show’s popular episodes.

Who is the ‘Adult Baby’?

Riley Kilo is a 25-year from Buffalo, New York. She explained her unconventional “Adult Baby” lifestyle on an episode of My Strange Addiction. For 12 hours out of the day, she sucks on a pacifier, drinks from a baby bottle, and acts like a baby. Wearing diapers 24 hours a day, Kilo explains how she finds comfort in a warm wet diaper. With her hair in pigtails, Kilo talks about the fear of not being able to live a normal life.

The “Adult Baby” claims that she likes to dress up in her cute little outfits to “wipe away the stresses of the big tough world.” She likes ruffles, anything pink, and her favorite footie pajamas. Her bedroom is a child-like nursery where Kilo sleeps in a crib every night. She spends more than $400 a month buying baby accessories to feed her addiction. 

Do other adults act like babies?

Take a deep dive into YouTube or Twitter, and you will find the world of adult babies. TLC corners the market in exploiting these people and their obsessions. In addition to My Strange Addiction, there is a show called My Crazy Obsession that featured 31-year old Stanley. He has been acting like a baby for 18 years, wearing a diaper, sleeping in a crib, and eating his meals in a highchair.

Extreme Love, which airs on Truly, featured 21-year Jess, a sexual abuse survivor from Florida. She spends her days in diapers and drinking from bottles as she lives her life as an “Adult Baby.” There are numerous videos of people that would rather be a baby than participate in societal norms.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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