I don't like doing serious punishments. Let me say that at the outset- it makes me feel grouchy and sad that I have to do so.
I think this comes from my mindset as a dom- my subs are cherished possessions, whom I prefer to take good care of and, if we're honest, spoil just a little bit. Now, in my mind I can reconcile the idea of discipline with caring properly for my pet, after all, if one has a dog, one has to teach it not to jump on the couch while it's wet and dirty so that pet and owner can live in happiness and harmony.
I can understand that, but I just can't feel it. While I'm not going to be sharing what my pet did to earn a true punishment, I will record what happened. Pet was given 15 minutes of corner time to reflect on her actions, and then was restrained and given her first introduction to my cane. For those of you keeping score, my cane is about two feet all up, with a wooden handle, and the striking end made of fibreglass coated in latex. It is, in a word, vicious. All up, she received 22 strokes to the backside and thighs.
It was odd, then, as little as I was enjoying it mentally, to find myself responding to it physically. I was aroused, even had an erection to prove it. I'd like to attribute that to the fact that I have a serious, serious fetish for using canes, and that in her pretty fishnets and garter belt, my pet was looking particularly ravishing as she took it. And she did take it very well.
Much as I don't like giving punishments, there is something wonderful in the aftermath of it, comforting my pet as she cried, feeling her slowly come down in my arms and curl into me, the anger over. Her trust in me, after having just hurt her to the point of tears, was incredibly touching. That's one of the simplest things about D/s relationships, and also one of the most powerful; the depths of trust it can build between two people and how resilient that bond is. Though I still don't enjoy doing punishments for real, I think last night was ultimately a positive thing. I learned that I do have it in me to punish and still be caring, and she learned that even though I do not like it, I don't fuck around when it needs to be done. I think that's an important lesson for both of us.



