laurell3 -> RE: I have a Lifestyle (1/15/2008 1:21:30 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Stephann Ironically, this was something that hit very close to home during Thanksgiving for charlotte and I. I met her parents for the first time, and within two days her mother was in tears, terrified for her because I was so controlling. We had to spend the following day explaining, separately, to her mom and dad why it seemed strange. It wasn't anything overt that we had done to worry her mother, but her mother is very observant (and dominant, meaning she couldn't imagine a man treating her, the way I treat her daughter.) As a result, we had to explain that it wasn't because I was a drug dealer (her first worry) or an abusive man (her second worry) but that we simply enjoy being the way we are. It wasn't a conversation we had any desire to have, but if we hadn't, I'm certain it would have put enormous stress on their relationship. This isn't to say everything has become roses with her; the point is that we didn't use the term BDSM community, though we did explain that we met because of our mutual interest in alternative relationships. What that means, between charlotte and I, is obviously intensely personal. I refuse to permit how others define 'BDSM lifestyle' to infringe on what and how she and I live. Stephan that sounds like a very stressful holiday, I'm sorry. I hope charlotte, you and her parents have ironed it out. I don't really have many opinions or feelings on whether someone says I'm in the lifestyle or it's a community or not, it doesn't offend me nor do I overly identify with it. I don't think the term implies we have to do things the way anyone else thinks we do. We do have to call wiitwd and those of us that do it something after all. I think "deviant" is not necessarily a negative word (depending on its usage) but implies something that deviates from the norm. I do and am happy that I do.
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