LadyBeckett -> RE: 18 years old (7/3/2004 3:11:50 PM)
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On several different threads we've all talked about how long we've been in the lifestyle, and on various topics throughout the message boards we speak to our experience in life, and the lifestyle. It began somewhere, in some way, and grew from there. Now we're here and have the opportunity to share that, and hopefully grow as a result, with one another. It is so much more than just knowing the talk. There's a walk that goes with it. lol Seeing someone else use their tools is NOT knowing how to use the tools. Knowledge, Skill, and experience is what makes a Dom/Domme, and a sub/slave, and a switch, or whatever the lifestyle choice is. That takes time. So at 16, 18, 20, sure the interest is there, the sincerity may be there, and a little practice may be there too, but the knowledge, skill, and experience is a work in progress. I had subs when I was 18, but that doesn't mean I was a "good" Mistress. lol I am 52 years old, and I am Excellent! I have been in the lifestyle all my life, but I am also learning something new all the time! DragonofJapan, I noted that proudsub said your post disturbed her, and I have to say it disturbed me more than just a little bit also. I won't go into it in this post, or anywhere on this message board for that matter, but I certainly take issue with people who think as you speak in your post. I was raised in a lifestyle/poly home, and nothing of what you suggest was practiced nor encouraged in my home, nor any home like my home, to my knowledge.
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