Happy Saturday to you all.
I'm taking a small trip over the weekend with an indeterminate end date. So, I won't be posting this week.
When I don't post, I usually feel a bit guilty for slacking, but if last week's comments were any indication, maybe everyone needs a break anyway. Man, was it ever quiet. I don't remember the last time I've gone a full day, and then some, without a single comment.
Thank you to those of you who did weigh in on a topic that clearly wasn't seen as compelling by enough people to get much of a conversation going.
Instead of just going silent for the week though, I thought it might be an opportunity to post this sequence of AI-generated memes I saw a few days ago on this Tumblr. I'm not sure which AI platform he's using, but it could definitely use a spellchecker. Still, I liked the scenario he came up with.
The last frame doesn't resonate for me, as it plays into too many concerns some have about what might happen if kids, including adult kids, were to find about the parents' DD relationship. I'm all for mixing up hierarchies, but adult kids getting the full visual crosses some visceral lines for me.
I do, however, have a strong positive reaction to the wife's straightforward, business-like declaration: "I paddled him for not doing his chores."
I also like her explanation in the penultimate frame: "This is his idea. Dad needs accountability when he messes up. He expects me to discipline him." I like it because, unlike so many spanking memes, it's true to how most of these relationships work in real life. He brings her the idea because he feels like he needs imposed accountability, and she at worst accommodates and at best actively embraces it.
Anne had one conversation with our adult daughters that was a much less direct version of the above. One day out of the blue, one of them made a comment about how Anne seemed to increasingly be "wearing the pants" vis-a-vis her relationship with me. Anne replied with something to the effect that it was what I wanted; that I had a job that required me to always be in control and make all the decisions, and that I didn't want that at home and, in fact, kind of wanted the opposite. As I said, it was much more vague than the scenario above, but somewhat parallel and basically true even if some important parts were omitted.
Anyway, I guess I kind of ended up writing a post, didn't I? Feel free to post about the memes above and any thoughts/feelings the scenario raises for you, or feel free to continue the conversation about last week's post.
Have a great week. FYI, there is some chance I may need to do something like this again next week, as Anne and I are going on a roadtrip that may cover a couple of weekends.
The first 4 panels are appealing, but I imagine the conversation happening between the wife and a friend or a sister, not a son or daughter. I like the directness of the explanation for why hen needed a spanking, because with only several sentences, it describes the essence of DD.
ReplyDeletethat should have said why "he needs a spanking." A hen doesn't need a spanking.
DeleteI guess it depends on the hen. TG
DeleteYeah, I think for me too it would work better as wife-friend than mother-daughter.
DeleteAgreed. I can’t contemplate a daughter in that situation - although I think one has a pretty good idea. I can certainly imagine a wife and friend situation. TG
DeleteI would honestly be pretty shocked if one of ours hasn't figured something out.
DeleteI’m going to mention the taboo here (sorry,) but I think it’s relevant. When we were more in the D/s world, before we found the DWC website and started living a DD lifestyle - and I’m talking over twenty years ago, I found that many who identified as sub in that world were exactly as you describe yourself. Constantly “on” in every other aspect of their lives and using submission as a way of giving their brains a break. I was always a switch but certainly viewed any session as a sub in that way. TG
ReplyDeleteWhile traveling today, I listened to a podcast that talked about why people voluntarily expose themselves to unpleasant experiences. One concept was "hedonic balancing," the idea being that when we're surrounded by pleasure, we eventually burn out on it and want something harder and more unpleasant. And, vice versa. It's not a direct corollary for me, but I do think that, after discovering the DWC, in those times I was the most "on", I felt the most desire to turn if off. I don't think it was giving my brain a break, but it was giving my need to control things a break.
DeleteLike the other commenters I would much rather had seen this as two friends or two sisters. Also did you notice the table, the kitchen, where they are sitting changes in each frame?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think it's pretty hard get the AI image generators to maintain consistency across multiple pictures when there are even slightly different instructions.
DeleteHi Dan,
ReplyDeleteThe AI on this one was a bit sloppy, wasn't it? Different fonts in each pane, and eek! Spelling!
Besides that, though, I was interested to hear that Anne explained your relationship (in a vanilla sort of way) to your daughter. A very tactful yet honest explanation.
Hugs,
Hermione
Hi Hermione! Yeah, it was sloppy, and the creator has produced similar series, and those all have similar problems. AI image generators seem to really struggle with spelling. I'm no expert, but I played with one and tried to get it to do a drawing of a woman wearing a t-shirt with a simple slogan on it. The AI consistently misspelled words or added gibberish words. I even tried expressly instructing it to spell the words correctly, but it still garbled it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I am not surprised that one of the girls started probing. When we started exploring a more FLR-ish arrangement, I suspect the change in Anne's level of assertiveness was hard to miss for someone who had watched us day-to-day for many years. Whether she knows about the spanking and DD, or at least suspects, is harder to know. Anne thinks no, but I suspect yes.