Epytropos
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I've found that 'backbone' is not a term which has any real definition. Mostly people just use it to mean whatever is convenient at the time. Many use it to mean "I get to be a bratty little bitch and if you don't tolerate it you're threatened by my strong personality" which is absolutely not going to fly with me. Others simply use it to mean someone who has opinions of their own, which is fine if expressed respectfully. More often than not, though, I see it used as an excuse for insolence and self-aggrandizement, so seeing someone use it to describe themselves tends to send up a little red flag for me. I don't expect a sub to give up her entire personality, but if I say don't do a certain thing or speak to a certain issue that is not a polite suggestion and the only thing showing 'backbone' about it will get you is disregarded.
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They're only words. Don't dwell on them. They never mean what you think. I speak only of My Way. Think it not an indictment of Your Way.
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