The creations of Kessily Lewel (and Sadie Marks)
The belief that BDSM always includes pain is a common misconception. People who are curious about BDSM, new to exploring, or have only read/seen it in fiction tend to think that everything about BDSM hurts, either mentally or physically. And it’s true that there are a lot of kinky activities that do include some level of pain.
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I realize the title may sound a little judgmental, but it’s not meant to be. Hold on with me for a few minutes, and I’ll explain. When it comes to life, we have, what I like to call, narrow experience and wide experience.
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Last night I saw the news that Tom Lehrer had died (July 26th) and, like many other celebrity deaths this year, it pinged my childhood memories. He was 97 and lived a long life, but somehow it still hurts.
Tom Lehrer was a brilliant man. He was actually considered a childhood prodigy and entered Harvard at 15. He graduated from there with two Mathematics degrees, and later taught mathematics and other classes at MIT, Harvard, Wellesley, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. He also taught Political science and his love of math and politics both come up frequently in the career he’s best known for: comical music.
Because despite his years in teaching, his work with the NSA, and his job with the Atomic Energy Commission … most people know him best for his music. He had multiple albums released, did several tours, and even wrote songs for the children’s show The Electric Company.
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Not all Daddies are the same.
I can never say this enough, but DDLG is not the only Daddy-style dynamic out there. It’s become very popular, so we see a lot of Daddy Doms, especially in kinky fiction, but it’s important to remember that not all Daddies are DDLG.
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There have always been relationships that are built on financial considerations. One example, historically, would be the bride price. The prospective groom (or his family) would pay the bride’s family for his wife. This was considered the norm in many cultures, and is different from a dowry, which was a much more complicated transaction.
Musings of a Chaotic Mind 