Thank you to Ms Lyn for creating this... you are an amazing woman!!!
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Read and Learn, viewers. You may shrug it off as bullshit but SERVICE is very important to me, and many other Dominants and submissives/slaves.
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I ran across this article several months ago posted it for discussion
elsewhere because it was like manna from heaven for me. Seems that it could bear
repeating, since some seem to be a little confused as to what the term "service"
actually means...
What do you mean when you offer to serve? What do you mean when you offer to
BE of service? What do mean when you offer yourself in servitude?
Do the answers to these questions bring up visions of you being bound
helplessly while being exquisitely tortured, teased to the verge of orgasm?
Do you envision some Amazon Goddess sporting a huge strap-on taking you
anally?
Do you envision yourself prancing around in some French Maid Costume and
being asked to provide oral service to a Mistress?
Do you envision some woman sqatting over your helplessly bound body "forcing"
you to serve her orally?
Or do you envision being put over her knee and spanked like a naughty little
boy?
Yes, nice visions aren't they? However, not one of those visions is the
definition of "serve", "service" or "servitude".
Oh, I'm sure many subs consider them to be just that, but if you check your
dictionaries you won't find any mention of French Maid Costumes, bondage,
strap-ons, oral sex, or any other fetish you may enjoy.
In fact you won't find any mention of fetishes at all in the
definitions
Serve is defined as:
1. to work for, be a servant2. to act in a
specific capacity3. to place food before, wait
on4. to be of assistance to
Service is defined as:
1. the occupation or duties of a servant2. the
act or means of serving3. duties performed as an
occupation
Servitude is defined as:
Submission to a master; slavery
When you offer to serve a FemDom, what you are offering (or should be
offering) is the surrender of your control. You should know her well enough to
trust her with your life. When you offer your servitude to her, you are telling
her that you trust her judgment, you trust her to keep you safe from harm, you
trust her to know what is best for both of you, you trust her decisions and
desire to follow her orders and obey her in all things.
Your offer of service is your ability to let go of your ego and your free
will (control) and allow her to control you.
Serving is, first and foremost, the act of making her life easier. It is
compliance with all her desires, wishes, orders. Yes, BD/SM and fetish play,
more than likely, will be included as part of the relationship. But overall, the
D/s aspect of the relationship will be where you have turned your control over
to her and you do as she says. It is about pampering her and catering to
her.
Everyday life will be a part of this, for most people do have to work, bills
do have to be paid, people need to see doctors occasionally, and dentists. Then
there are family get togethers, family emergencies, social gatherings with
vanilla friends and also with D/s friends. For the most part, life will seem
pretty vanilla, but there will be one difference. IF you have truly submitted,
then your actions will be measured by how your Mistress would feel about it.
Your decisions will be based upon what you are allowed, or not allowed to decide
without her permission. You will treat others with respect, but especially other
women. You will consider that your actions would reflect back upon your
Mistress, and therefore act in a manner that would make her proud of you. There
may be other constant reminders, she may insist you wear panties under your
clothes at work. But you will always remember that you have submitted to her and
will honor that commitment.
How can you serve your Mistress - what are the ways?
Here are some suggestions:
-Make sure her home is clean and neat.
-Make
sure her clothes are clean and neat.
-Prepare her favorite foods for
her.
-Prepare her bath.
-Rub her feet after she comes in from working all
day.
-Offer her a massage if her day was very stressful.
-Offer to do her
manicure and pedicure.
-Have her favorite music playing or find her favorite
show or movie on TV.
-Surprise her with flowers.
-Serve her coffee as soon
as she gets up in the morning.
-Ask what clothing she wants laid out for
her.
These are just a few of the ways you can serve her once you have been trained
in what she wants and likes. Don't be afraid to use your imagination to surprise
her (provided of course that she has no problem with you doing this
occasionally).
A happy, contented, pleased, relaxed woman is a woman who will then have no
problem torturing you, using you, or even indulging you with a fetish or two
that are your favorites…………just to show you how much she really appreciates your
service and submission to her.
So, what are you offering?
Personal service only (oral, massage,
bathing)?
Play sessions only (spankings, facesitting, strap-on, whippings,
cbt)?
Domestic service only (household chores, errands)?
OR are offering
the whole package?
These are the things you need to be clear about in your own mind first and
foremost before approaching a Mistress and offering to "serve" her. Along with
how committed you wish to be to the D/s relationship, if at all.
MsLyn