UniqueRaven
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Joined: 9/30/2009 From: Austin, TX Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: LadyPact This comes from a slightly different angle than where you are probably coming from, MM. I do, however, want to throw this out there. As a punishment, no. For some potential assistance in how to handle a punishment, yes. The first time that I had to punish clip, there was a bit more to it than punish him and move on. There were also all of the feelings and emotions that he had to process connected to the event. We discussed this, of course, but I honestly felt that there was something that he could possibly gain by talking with other submissives who had been in his position. How they dealt with their feelings when a situation had become enough to warrant a punishment. I wanted him to know from better than the second hand information that I could provide (not being submissive Myself) that it wasn't unusual that My disappointment in him really was the worst part of it all and have him hear from others that, in some cases, the actual punishment could have a cleansing effect. I wanted him to get feedback from those who had experience in feeling exactly what he was feeling and the advice that they would share with him about the validity of the emotions he was having. I also wanted him to know that he wasn't the only one in the world who ever felt the way that he was feeling at the moment. Just because it was new to him, didn't mean that it was unique. Truthfully, My best hopes were realized when people responded to his thread. I was very pleased. So, it wasn't laziness on My part, or a matter or attention seeking, or any of the foo-foo bullshit that I have the feeling led you to creating the original. When I had clip do this, I sincerely felt there was something to be gained by it, which is exactly what happened. i do wonder, LP, reading your post here if clip's thread was more well received because most everyone on the boards knows and respects you (including me ). A number of the threads that get started by relative (or even completely) unknown people don't get the same sorts of supportive and thoughtful advice. Not all of them, but some. And that goes against the purpose of the Master/Mistress involved when they're criticized by a unknown people, some well-meaning, some not as well-meaning. So then i don't know that the exercise is particularly valuable.
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