Emperor1956
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The OP: isn't that self regulation? Isn't that pushing yourself to be pleasing and obedient, rather than your dominant? There's nothing wrong with that, pushing yourself to achieve perfection or to be pleasing, but who is the dominant in that situation? The submissive who has the need to be obedient, is constantly the one punishing themselves, pushing themselves and striving to be such, or the person who simply gave a directive expecting it to be obeyed? Why is "self-regulation" inconsistent with a Dominant being the moving force in a submissive's life? Your questions seem to posit an "either/or". In fact, I like the idea that My presence, expectations and "essence" set up a situation where she conducts herself as I want, without My needed to micromanage her. My little girl is incredibly smart, incredibly eager to please Me, and absolutely able to take actions and make decisions in her life within the parameters we've set up. If I feel she's taking too much liberty, or even straying close to those borders, I've found that all I need to do is make a gentle correction (verbal, so far -- no punishment) to set her back on course. And I find that I like the median path -- I've had girls on both sides of the middle -- those who tested Me, and needed constant attention to keep in line, and those who were so totally submissive that even a simple question about a preference set her into a panicky spin. The first type are exhausting, and after a while I got the feeling that the game was to push Me to react to her constant testing and cheating, rather than to keep the relationship moving forward. The second was also exhausting. If "paper or plastic?" causes you to shut down and not be able to reply, I'd suggest that you need a shrink MORE than you need a Dominant...or at least THIS Dominant. In this regard, I think of Myself as "the watchmaker" in the Cartesian analogy of "God the Watchmaker" explaining how the universe was created and runs. And, yes, the "God" reference is intentional. You got a problem with that? E.
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