robertolapiedra -> RE: Question (1/19/2008 2:27:07 PM)
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ORIGINAL: breatheasone For those that are in a relationship where spankings and/or whippings are used as discipline or punishment, do you feel you should be told before hand that you are getting a punishment/discipline spanking? If your "D" type starts to give you a spanking or whipping,(bare in mind that spanking and whipping are also part of the playtime you have together too, and DURING the spanking you realize this isnt like a FUN spanking) but you find out after its over that it was for punishment or discipline is that ok? Hello breathesone. In my relationship before there is punishment, the submissive acknowledges her errors, gives her apologies, accepts punishment and only then may (or may not?) receive punishment. In the beginning, I quickly came to the conclusion that "physical" punishment was more confusing than anything for my sub (may be perfect for others, but not for all...) so I stopped and used "object lesson" techniques (humiliation, loss of privileges etc. instead). Mind you, my sub does not like to be punished this way, but admits that things are "crystal clear" in the "what is to be expected" department. I rarely punish my submissive except when she lies to me or is arrogant in her behaviour. I always warn before just to give her a chance to self correct (I warn once for serious stuff and like to mindfuck with many subtle "warnings" with the minor stuff until she can't stand it anymore). For my sub, even if she is not a masochist, having her ass reddened and then it's over, does not work well. She needs to atone for her mistakes in order for punishment to have a positive effect on her behaviour. When punishment (sanctions) is clear, acknowledged and accepted beforehand, you usually do not have to repeat this often. Some LTR do not even use punishment... What is important is that there should not be any confusion between what is play and what is not. Non punishment LTR couples use a lot of timeouts and dialogue for behaviour adjustments. Then again some LTR couples hate time outs (only used in a major crisis) and consensually prefer a more classic approach to day to day discipline. What is important is that things are consensually crystal clear in TPR non-play situations. One good guideline is to make play conditional to proper behaviour. In your case, I would opt for removing "fun spankings" from the equation, not adding "non fun spanking" to the equation. What do you think? RL. RL.
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