cynthiamarie
Posts: 205
Joined: 3/11/2005 From: Bluefield, WV, USA Status: offline
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Good points made. I know myself well, and have known too many people who stumble into this unable to think because they are so stunned and overwhelmed...so without any roleplaying or making use of them, I explain about safety and get them to see all the choices they have, and the responsibility they have to take for themselves. I think I can type "Slow down. Learn more about the lifestyle before you put your very life into someone's hands. Get to know them as a person first" in my sleep. I send them to these boards and to educational links, and tell them to understand more of what they want and need before looking to get collared. I was very lucky to have another female sub mentoring me...someone who thinks it's her job to help me to grow in whatever direction I decide is right for me, and who growls and goes Domme on me if I try to fudge on safe calls. There are debts of gratitude I owe certain people who are in the lifestyle, I'm just paying it forward.
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