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ORIGINAL: forg0ttenclone

You pose a rather interesting question.  It has me thinking for sure.  But i'm kind of drawing a blank.  But i do agree on the ability to cook and clean... Those are essential.  Well, in my opinion anyways.

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ORIGINAL: charlotte12

This question came to me while reading a thread on the general board but i didn't want to hijack it so i thought i'd come here and ask.

I can think of any number of skills that a Dominant might find useful or even necessary to learn. The use of any toys he plans to use on his submissive, management methods etc. I was trying to think of skills a submissive might find usefull and am drawing a blank. Besides things her specific Dom or Master require her to learn does anyone feel that there are any universal skills a submissive might find useful? I am not refering to personality traits or training someone to be a slave before she even has a Master. But things like cooking or dancing (though i don't consider these to be specifically submissive skills, just things that might be useful when trying to serve another.)

I'm not taking myself too seriously here. I don't think one can be trained to be "a submissive or slave" rather one is trained to serve one's specific Top. However i do believe there are things a Dom can learn before in a D/s relationship that could enhance it so i was simply curious if people could think of "submissive skills."

Just a silly post for a Wednesday morning.

charlotte

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

Napkin folding, house organization, accounting, cookery, cleaning, formal table setting, drink mixing, time organization, butlering and maiding, etiquitte (thats fucked up somehow, ain't it?) party planning, catering, weather forcasting, changing tires and oil, toilet seat lifting and placement, lawn maintenance, COCKSUCKING, RIMMING, smiling, pleasant conversation, card playing, chess playing,  research and library skill.......

Endless, it is just fuckin' endless.

HarriedMaster

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ORIGINAL: chellekitty

edited to add: oh yes...and the biggest skill of all that i am not sure anyone on the face of the earth has ever gotten down to a T
TIME MANAGEMENT...

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ORIGINAL: girlygurl

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ORIGINAL: mnottertail

Napkin folding, house organization, accounting, cookery, cleaning, formal table setting, drink mixing, time organization, butlering and maiding, etiquitte (thats fucked up somehow, ain't it?) party planning, catering, weather forcasting, changing tires and oil, toilet seat lifting and placement, lawn maintenance, COCKSUCKING, RIMMING, smiling, pleasant conversation, card playing, chess playing,  research and library skill.......

Endless, it is just fuckin' endless.

HarriedMaster

LMFAO mnottertail
I went through you're list of submissive skills, and just let me say, I suck! (however I do suck a mean cock )  I'm not worthy to be a submissive let alone one you would even look at.  hee hee not that I'm looking to serve another, nor are you looking at me... but I had to tell you I got a real kick out of your post.  Me thinks the Stepford wives had a big impression on you.

girly

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ORIGINAL: Archer

This is where that terrible "Every Dominant will train you to their likeings so why bother" ends up chapping my backside.
When you learn a skillset the mind gets sharper and into better shape, thus it becomes more pliable not less pliable.
More able to adapt and learn because the mind has continued to learn instead of becomming set in a single mode.
The I'll just have to untrain you anyways mindset is a crock of SH^) in my mind. If the mind is pliable and in good shape it will take shorter to learn a new standard or method than it will to train someone from the basics all the way up to whatever standard you may have.

Besides which I have seen far more instances where the slave's standard of doing something exceeds the standard the Dominant may have, than the other way around.

But no doubt some folks will disagree with my views on this matter.

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LMFAO mnottertail
I went through you're list of submissive skills, and just let me say, I suck! (however I do suck a mean cock )  I'm not worthy to be a submissive let alone one you would even look at.  hee hee not that I'm looking to serve another, nor are you looking at me... but I had to tell you I got a real kick out of your post.  Me thinks the Stepford wives had a big impression on you.

girly

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

no need to apologize, chellekitty, this slave doesn't post here to be agreed with
 
~and with that, this slave will respectfully disagree that the list this slave presented is merely "personality traits", because, whether it comes naturally to you as to your "type" of personality or not, those things are still learn-able skills that this slave witnesses subs/slaves come to the boards asking to learn how, to further their submission and/or please their Dom/me/Master/Mistress/Owner.

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ORIGINAL: chellekitty

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

no need to apologize, chellekitty, this slave doesn't post here to be agreed with
 
~and with that, this slave will respectfully disagree that the list this slave presented is merely "personality traits", because, whether it comes naturally to you as to your "type" of personality or not, those things are still learn-able skills that this slave witnesses subs/slaves come to the boards asking to learn how, to further their submission and/or please their Dom/me/Master/Mistress/Owner.

i fully agree that they are learn-able traits, i too had to learn them...i would actually argue that with the exception of obedience, none of them are even leaning towards being submissive traits or skills...all people should have patience and confidence, and should be able to respectfully communicate and relax, and it is helpful for all people to be graceful...regardless of status, orientation, or gender...

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ORIGINAL: IrishMist

/shrug

Universal?

Hmm...general 'old fashioned' female role skills like cooking, cleaning, sewing, etc, etc

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ORIGINAL: chellekitty
...i would actually argue that with the exception of obedience, none of them are even leaning towards being submissive traits or skills...

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ORIGINAL: Mercnbeth

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ORIGINAL: chellekitty
...i would actually argue that with the exception of obedience, none of them are even leaning towards being submissive traits or skills...

then you'll be arguing those finer points with yourself, because this slave never presented the list as a set of exclusively "submissive" skills.
they were presented as "useful", in response to the OP.