LadySonelle -> RE: Hard Punishment (6/29/2005 11:49:52 AM)
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I do not give hard lashings for punishment... I have ONE whip which is *never* used in scene. It is My black and silver braided "whip of office" and I wear it on my belt. In 23 years, I have only used it once. One stroke. My slave was so miserable, ashamed and unhappy that she had disapponted Me and brought the punishment upon herself, that she was in tears before the stroke even landed. It made such an impression that I've not had to punish her ever again. True punishment should address the four aspects of the slave, mind, body, heart and soul. The body is given a short, painful consequence, the mind is given a lesson to learn and remember, the heart is given the feeling of having disappointed or angered the Dominantbut that love is still there, and the soul is given a way to atone for the misdeed. Punishment must be short, sure, swift and secure. The four 'S'es Short, in that it is no longer than a few seconds, and then it's over. Sure, in that if you sday you are going to punish, you must follow through (this, of course is AFTER your sub has been permitted to explain or beg mercy) Swift, in that it must follow the misdeed within a day. Secure, meaning that AFTER the punishment, comfort and a rapprochement is possible and occurs in order to repair the breach. In My service, punishment is never more than one blow. I never punish while angry and I never punish before I've heard My slave or sub out completely and given them the chance to tell Me *why* they misbehaved or transgressed. Justice tempered with mercy. Lady Sonelle
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