Additions and Revisions - Spring 2002
January 27th, 2002
As you may have noticed, we have not published much for a while. A lot of that is explained in the new 2001 section in the Experiences area. The other reason is that, while we have been writing, I have been entirely too lax in actually putting the articles up. So, here are the last few months worth in on big push. I hope you enjoy them.
Experiences/2001
2001 was an incredibly hard year for kitten and I. A lot of who and what we are was turned on its head by changing circumstances and, to a degree, our own mistakes. Painful as it is to air all of them, hopefully by sharing we can let others know that they are not alone going through the difficult times.
Experiences/2001/2001
kitten explains what we went through in 2001 in her own words, from her perspective.
Experiences/2001/An Apology - kitten to her Master
kitten looks at the mistakes she made through 2001: how she felt and how she reacted. Finally she finishes with an apology. To interrupt with my own feelings here: Perhaps in reading it you will get a sense of just how much it hurts to hear someone you love talking about so much pain that you should have been able to prevent. Still, with the apology given, with feeling out in the open, I have been able to accept it and we have been able to start healing, even becoming stronger. Hopefully that thought makes all of the sadness involved worthwhile.
Experiences/2001/Long Term Problems
This piece was written a couple of months before the others but never put on the site. It looks at my perspective of what happened and how I began to realise my mistakes and address them. Ironically, it also talks about seeing the big picture. If you have read kitten's pieces first, you will see how I still failed to see everything. Still, for all of that, maybe by putting my failings on display the article and I, myself, gain something.
Dom/mes Haven/Bringing Your Sub Back In To Line
This article is not about minor correctins or dealing with a bratty submissive that needs bringing in to line in the first place. It is about what to do, months, or even perhaps years, in to a relationship, when you realize you have both drifted out of role to more of a degree than either of you are comfortable with and want to reestablish things.
Toy Box
The Toy Box has finally been given its long awaited Brief Overviews.
Toy Box/Fireplay
Fire play is, along with really knowing how to use a full size whip, one of the most visually impressive scene acts. With whips, to get even passably proficient, you need to spend a lot of time practicing. Fire play, on the other hand, is relatively simple to start exploring - provided you follow some relatively simple rules. So, at the end of the day, how many Dominants would turn down the idea of a cool addition to their arsenal that is actually pretty easy to learn?
The Internet Scene
For many people, the Internet is the easiest and most reassuring way to begin discovering the scene. It has the potential to offer access to huge volumes of information and the chance to explore but, perhaps more importantly, to realise there are hundreds, thousands, maybe even millions of others out there who experience the same things and feel the same emotions.This section is intended to address as much as possible of this side of the scene: To help make it more accessible and more reassuring and to offer support to those who explore it, even when many of the others who are doing the same have such a tendency to spout half truths and misconceptions.
The Internet Scene/How To Be A Complete Idiot
I have been avoiding writing this for a long time, despite an almost overwhelming urge to do so, because I completely accept that everyone has the right to make mistakes while they are learning. The problem is, so many people make these mistakes and yet make no effort whatsoever to learn. They have their notions of what is acceptable and they stick to them regardless of what anyone else tries to show them. If nothing else, the hope is that this page will give those who become their victims somewhere to point them to and say, "See! What you're doing is widely accepted as un-cool."
The Internet Scene/Net Acronyms
Since before the World Wide Web, back when the net was just the net, people have been using abbreviations to save time when typing. For the uninitiated (and, from time to time, even those of use who have been using the net for years) they can be next to impenetrable. So, here's a cross-link to the Acronyms part of the Dictionary section of the site. We hope it helps.
The Internet Scene/The Different Net Forums
There are a lot of different ways to explore and participate in the scene on the internet. Different forms have their own advantages and disadvantages and finding the right one for you can make all the difference. This article looks at the most common forums and what their strengths and weaknesses are.
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This page was last updated on Sunday 23rd 2002f June 2002