Casteele -> RE: No. 2 Thread of a Different Color (1/7/2012 8:54:54 PM)
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Posted my introduction to BDSM in another thread.. but my exposure and family life.. is a different story. In truth, until just now, I'd not really even considered or thought about how it has influenced me in terms of the lifestyle. So many things to me are just "that's how it is" in my mind. Starting with my fathers.. I have three fathers: A biological father, an adopted father, and a step-father. My biological father is/was a loser. He was a drunkard, a drug addict, and a very violent and abusive man. He was a control freak and pretty much acted like he expected the world to not only owe him a living, he expected it to bow down before him and feel honored to give him a living. Mom only stayed with him until my brother and me were old enough to tell her that we were okay with her divorcing dad, and even happy about it. We were tired of the constant beatings and shit. So mom left him, and none of us looked back. The last time I saw him was at my grandmothers funeral. Didn't say much more than "Hi, how are you?" and walked away without really hearing his answer. If I carry anything from him other than my genes, it might be my sadistic, sometimes heartless streak. When mom met and married my adopted father, he was such a great father to us that we agreed to let him adopt us as his own, so we became adopted. I still call him dad, and the whole family on his side is a wonderful family, very loving, open, and encouraging. He was very level headed and rarely showed anger or other strong emotions--even love was somewhat tempered, even "cool.". Sometimes I do wonder if my tendency to provoke emotional outbursts from others is related to this. I still call him dad, and talk to him regularly and visit when I can. My step-dad, the man my mom is married to now, I would say he's very much an old fashioned gentleman, and probably a little submissive towards women. He has not really had a lot of influence on my life as mom met him when I was 20 and already going my own way in life. He's a good man though, and makes my mom very happy.. and that makes me happy.. you see, because.. My mom is the hero in my life. She has had the most influence on me and how I think and feel. I give her my unconditional love and respect, and even though it's upset quite a few of the girls I've dated, I always introduce my mom to them as "The Bitch," or "The Queen B." And she'll smile and say "Damned straight I am!" In all her relationships with my fathers, there has never been any doubt that she wears the pants in the family. She's never hid anything from us kids; She's loved deeply and openly, her sex life was not advertised or anything, but neither was it hidden and secret. She's also very much together and always in charge, in many ways, very much a dominant woman. To this day, we may get smart-assed with her, put up a fight, bitch and moan, etc. But once she gives any of us that certain look, we sit right down on our hands and start saying "Yes Ma'am!" It kind of amazes me that I am not drawn to dominant women given all that. Perhaps that is because, like another here had posted, my mom was very careful to encourage me to make my own choices, and did not try to force me to adopt her ideas and views. She'd let me know what she thought, then give me the information I needed to make my own decisions and form my own opinions. In contrast, she's always telling my older brother exactly what he should think and do. I asked her why once, and she explained why, but that's neither here nor there for this topic. But I do find it interesting how even in the same family environment, two siblings can be so totally different than each other. I do not know how much this has influenced my life in BDSM/kink, as I had not thought about it too deeply before. Although I would say almost none directly, as things BDSM/Kink related were not really a normal part of our lives, yet a whole hell of a lot indirectly as I'm sure it has shaped parts of my personality and the things I want and enjoy. But now, reading some of the other peoples stories, I am wondering why I am the way I am, like what I like, etc. I identify more with my mom than any of my dads, and I have complete love and respect for her, and she's clearly dominant--So why am I not a submissive male? Why do I feel that any woman I accept in a relationship needs to be very submissive and serve me? Guess it's going to be a long night staring at the ceiling and thinking. Whee.
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