gypsygrl
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Joined: 10/8/2005 From: new york state Status: offline
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I woke up with this poem in my head. Its one of my favorites. http://www.eliteskills.com/analysis_poetry/Portrait_Of_The_Artist_As_A_Prematurely_Old_Man_by_Ogden_Nash_analysis.php I especially like the last lines: The moral is that it is probably better not to sin at all, but if some kind of sin you must be pursuing, Well, remember to do it by doing rather than by not doing. The idea of "must be pursuing" a sin catches this feeling I'm getting at. Thanks everyone for your comments, though. Some of them really ressonated especially those of you who admitted to not being good all the time or even wanting to be. I guess I'm reacting to the idea of having to be pleasing all the time that I often see associated with submission. That really doesn't strike me as something I can ever accomplish. I do have lots of responsibilities, but they aren't the kind I can just shed without hurting people I love. I have to be up when my um's get up so lazing around reading the newspaper in bed isn't an option and it doesn't even sound that attractive. Its hardly "bad" to read the newspaper. I want to rip up the newspaper and throw it out the car window. Littering's bad! :) Putting peanut butter in one's Master's shoes, well thats the sort of thing I'm talking about. That idea made me laugh. I know there's a lot of constructive things to be done (excercise, writing and healthy stuff like that) but all those things are ways of being good. I don't want to be good. I want to be bad. :) I do knit alot and go to the laundrymat when things get really funky, but, well, those are such functional solutions the sort of things everyone would approve of. Sometimes, I say to hell with it and let my kids drink coffee. Most the time, I make them eat their brocolli and other good stuff, but every once in a while, its like, yes! drink coffee! stunt your growth and be hyper! when they ask me. Now, thats bad momming. quote:
Sometimes just imagining being bad brings a smile to my face. It is enough to contemplate it, I do not actually need to do it. Its the smile I'm thinking about. There's nothing happy about being responsible and paying your bills on time and obeying whoever is requiring obedience. Although, there is something subversive about even identifying as a heterosexual submissive for a female pursuing an academic carreer. Its like wanting to be one of Mary Daly's fembots or declaring that I dont want to be appreciated for my mind. I just want to be a sex object. And stupid. quote:
I'm hesitant to say this without further information, but there might be a miscommunication or lack of communication on exactly what responsibilities are being pushed, the level of being able to handle those responsibilities and burn out. Right, I didn't give alot of info in the op. If I'm burning out, its because of my regular day to day life. If anything, various acts of submission provides an outlet for my rebelliousness. But I can see your point about integrating it into a D/s dynamic via permission. That was part of what I was asking in the op. But, I haven't seen much discussion of general rebelliousness on the part of submissives (not the kind thats directed at a dominant). They all seem so good. So I also wanted to know if I was alone here. Celeste, as I stated in my op Im not talking about a relationship issue with a particular dominant. Its not his fault I have kids and bills and trash to take out to the dumpster and phone calls to make. If anything, as I've noted above, acts of submission helps me to vent some of the frustration. If I'm feeling taken for granted, its by other people in my life. (And, yes, when I feel that way and start getting resentful, I do make a point of saying something if its other adults who are taking me for granted.) ShiftedJewel, I think you're absolutely right. Sometimes the best thing is to say "fuck it" and go fishing. Or fucking. Depending on what provides the best vent. Ok, I'm out of steam. Again, thanks for the replys. :)
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“To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.” ~Walter Benjamin
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