I thank all the participants in this thread, i encourage continued open discussion of this very important topic
Thank you all for your participation, i hope this is just the begining of the discussion revolving around BDSM
In my view, you protect the vulnerable, period... I dont understand not caring about and protecting all parties involved. The very act of BDSM is dangerous to the uninformed. Thats where abuse is possible
I have not always been the Master, Dominate and Daddy Dom I am today. It’s been a journey, a transformation. Not of who I am, but a realization of whom I’ve always been, of who has been inside me all along. It was pointed out to me, at first, by a friend, a submissive. By sending me various articles and research, she showed me that I was a Dominate. This helped me understand who and what I was, but I had no idea what to do with the knowledge or how to handle it.
Through circumstances I won’t expand upon at this time, I was steered toward a Maestro for training in the lifestyle. I learned a lot in a relatively short period of time. I learned that to be a good Master, one needs to understand the submissive. To truly understand a submissive, it is optimal to take the roll of a submissive. As a student, I submitted to my Teacher. I studied and I learned. Today, I am Master to my baby girl, Nordic_Pixie. Even with all the training, I am still learning. She teaches me daily about submissives and their needs. She makes me extremely happy as a Master.
With all this, there is still more I yearn for. When in chatrooms with my baby girl, I observe and learn more. I watch the people and the conversations. There is much to see, ones that are lonesome looking for a connection and some that are players looking for their next orgasm. There are those interested in kinky sex both giving and receiving and there are the role-playing Doms and subs that are just playing the BDSM game. And, of course, there are the true Dominates and submissives.
All are good in their own right, but there is a problem I keep seeing within the BDSM realm. Being Dominate comes with a great deal of responsibility. If you have been gifted the submission of a slave, sub or little, you need to cherish it, know it is a gift and that it can be taken away at any time. The true power in a BDSM relationship is in the ability to retract one’s submission. Therefore, the power is and always will be in the hands of the sub. In most cases, it is also the sub that sets the limits in the relationship.
When submitting, the submissive gives the Dominate the power to destroy his or hers very being and, at the same time, trusting that the Dom does not. As I observe these rooms, I feel a deep need to support and help others to live responsibly in BDSM if this is the path chosen. One should know there is a fine line between a BDSM lifestyle and abuse. Because of the mere definition of BDSM, sadly it draws abusers.
After saying this and with what I have seen, I would like to advocate for a responsible BDSM lifestyle to those who want to live within it, offering to stand up for those in need and to help educate those that would desire to know more. I’d like to act, either as an individual or with others to help answer questions, make suggestions or guide a person to a better understanding of BDSM. My hope is that all participating in BDSM are educated in the difference between true BDSM and abuse and understand the responsibility that comes with the lifestyle.
I invite all thoughts, ideas, counter points and questions.