Last week, Saturday, Sir and I went to a party. The discussion was "how to train a submissive". It was a good discussion. The only complaint I had was it stayed on the subject of punishment without really going into details of actually training the submissive. Now, that doesn't mean discussion was bad. Actually, with the uncountable methods of training a sub and the details, like creating protocols, punishment, rules, daily things vs weekly vs monthly protocols...this could have gone alllll night. So, Sir and I that night got the different ways of punishing a submissive during their training.
One thing that was established in the discussion is the difference of submissive vs slave vs masochist. Yes, there's a difference but again, each person has their own opinions and ways of thought and well that also could take allll night.
In my way of thinking, slave is an all out, service to their Master/Mistress with nary a word against them. They give up complete control of themselves to their Master/Mistress. In my last post, I stated that I'm realizing I'm SO not a slave.
A submissive is someone who still has most control of their own life but is submissive in actions, be it in bed or out of bed. They have a high tendency to want to make the other happy and satisfied in all things over their own happiness/satisfaction. But, they also kinda need their happiness and satisfaction met too. It's a tricky balance but doable. I am very submissive in bed and not so much out of bed. I'm trying to be more submissive out of bed but yeaaaaaa...that's a bit more difficult. In bed I very much get off on the satisfaction of my Sir then off from my own satisfaction.
A masochist is all about the pain. The more pain they get the more high on endorphins they get. They are also get off on situations that could cause emotional discomfort or pain.
There are many people I know that can only do one and others that can do all three. I consider myself the masochistic submissive. I want to submit and serve my Sir in bed and out of bed and be controlled by his words and acts. And I want him to tie me up and beat the hell out of me. :D
No, we didn't scene that night. But I've been thinking of that discussion and the following threads on e-mail lists and I've kinda been nodding at a couple of points. Sir and I have been trying to get deeper into the BDSM pool and have been having some difficulty. We try to do protocol and have been falling short. We ask for examples but don't get very far because, well, everyone is different in their way of doing protocols. Everything is really very personally tailored to themselves and just because they can do it so well doesn't mean another can. And as for teaching it to another...that's even harder. I am a trainer at my job. I'm great at my job and am very detailed oriented and it's like second nature to me. But to teach it to someone else...I'm wracking my brain to even figure out what I'm really supposed to teach them. How should I present it? How can I get across to them the thing that I don't even think about anymore, I just do? So, I see the difficulty as to why we can't really get a straight answer. They just do...they don't analyze what they do or how or why...they just do.
But these discussions do open the door to reflecting. What I've realized is Sir and I are trying for big picture by trying all out protocol. We're too active and social and too busy to really be able to do protocol and 24/7. We have as much of a life outside of BDSM as we do in it.
So, on Monday, I came up with what if we just do quick rules for either just the event/night at home/party. Or, something for the day of event/night at home/party. Like making breakfast or some other task or rule during the day...but after the end of the evening when all is said and done the rules are no more. Then when the next event/night at home/party happens we do different rules or tasks. Then after some time maybe another event will have one of the rules from prior because well it worked...wanna see if it will again. Maybe this will be how we build our own protocol...but then I'm starting to grab the big picture again and we're trying to avoid that. Sorry. It's hard for me...I'm a More,more,more,now,now,now kinda person. :)
Over the week I'm realizing I really like that idea. I'm realizing that I myself like BDSM related tasks and rules. Now the task of "do the dishes" no...but cook Sir breakfast YES! Bathe Sir...YES, do laundry...no. I'm not a house slave. Satisfying Sir in a way that sexually arouses him is my idea of fun. I know that doing dishes or laundry or other house chores does not even come close to turning him on...so why should I do it. I know it doesn't turn me on and as I mentioned earlier I'm not a slave. I can't give up my complete selfish ways of wanting some satisfaction for me too. And, you know what...I don't want to. I live the BDSM lifestyle because it makes me hedonistically happy. And I know that Sir lives it this way because of the same reason. We both live for pleasure. I from the submissive end and Sir from the Dominant end. And rules are meant to be broken. So, for the time being, protocol is in the closet gathering dust. It's time for us to make rules so that I can figure out how to break them...or get beat trying!! ;D
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