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Sorry but i would say a Man who never loses his temper is a man who is dead. Men lose their temper and it has nothing to do with self-mastery -- HOW they lose their temper is what speaks to their control. I would say any Man who tells you he has never lost his temper is a man who is lying to you.

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ORIGINAL: Marc2b
As for myself I'll just say: There is nothing wrong in getting irked or angry with a displeasing slave whether it is due to failure to perform up to standards or deliberate disobedience. How one expresses that anger is another matter. A master who looses his temper is no master at all. A man who cannot master himself has no business thinking he can master a woman.

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ORIGINAL: barelynangel

Sorry but i would say a Man who never loses his temper is a man who is dead.  Men lose their temper and it has nothing to do with self-mastery -- HOW they lose their temper is what speaks to their control.   I would say any Man who tells you he has never lost his temper is a man who is lying to you.

angel

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Here is the amazing part of all this.


kalikshama... the one you said whose logic was silly and belonged in gor, isnt gorean, as far as i know.

angel, the one you agreed with, was owned by a gorean man.

Isnt that simply fascinating?

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ORIGINAL: ImaginativeWhims

... and now that I have it, I'd like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for complying as requested.

Now, that wasn't too bad was it?

The meat and potatoes:

Looking down at her there on her knees in front of me, eyes on the floor, it's so quiet that all I can hear are the birds chirping outside the window and her soft sobbing. I haven't raised a hand to her, nor have I taken off my belt, but she kneels there crying nonetheless because she knows she's broken my Cardinal Rule: Don't make me repeat myself more than once.

I like to think myself a fair man, I tend to reward good behavior and a job well done lavishly. If I asked that something be done a specific way or within a specific time frame, and my expectations are exceeded dramatically, I've even been known to ask my pet what fantasy I can fulfill for such wonderful work.

On the other hand my punishments are equally dramatic... small infractions leading to regular activities being done while blindfolded or having a single limb tied... larger infractions leading to the exclusion of favored items and activities.

Break my Cardinal Rule, and the most painful, destructive, soul-wrenching punishment will fall on you: My Disappointment.

To Disappoint your Master is to lose a small portion of that connection with Him, to distance yourself from His attentions.

The query:

Fellow members/friends/family of CM I pose to you two scenarios -

For those Standing: How severe was it for them when they knowingly broke your Cardinal Rule? (I won't ask what it may be for some will not wish to share.)

For those kneeling: How severe was the punishment when you knowingly broke Their Cardinal Rule? (You just had to test the waters, didn't you? You just had to know how far you could push...)

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damn.. now that song is gonna be stuck in my head..

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ORIGINAL: Nanako

I believe the right to punish me is something that any dom of mine should have.

If a dom wanted to punish me for his own sadistic amusement, and is honest about that, it seems fine to me.

For some, punishment is forgiveness. When the sub is punished for a wrongdoing, they have "served their time" and the issue is dealt with, the sub is forgiven. No grudges are borne and no lasting harm is (should be) done to the relationship. This is an opinion I generally share

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not BAD, but I sometimes.. (ok, well,. often) find myself hummiing and mumbling songs at work..not so much a good thing

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ORIGINAL: Prinsexx

Deny them pudding.

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(and I'd be pleased beyond words to be half the woman my Mom is.. well, except for the annoying bits..LOL)

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I wouldbe honoured to meet your Mom..