ownedgirlie
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ORIGINAL: feastie Punishment is for those who lack the creativity to achieve the results they want in any other way, in my opinion. I always respect your opinion and wisdom, feastie, even if I do not always agree. This statement above, however, was too universal for me to not comment on. In some cases (such as my own, at least previously), punishment is the only language a slave can understand, simply because of her background and history. And punishments can be extremely creative, without inflicting any corporal pain whatsoever. I've had punishments which have caused me to break through enormous internal barriers and had cathartic effects. In my case, punishment was always accompanied by lengthy, ongoing discussions, analysis, and/or exercises to learn the problem and how to overcome it. While I don't wish to hijack by turning this thread into a debate on punishment vs. no punishment, I do feel that while in some cases, what you said is true, I have to absolutely disagree with your statement above, which appears to relect an "absolute" to me.
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