Exercise (1)

Does your submission – either what you practice or what you strive for – have a label? Do you view your submission as Taken in Hand, domestic discipline, top/bottom, dominant/submissive, master/slave, owner/pet, or some other description or combination? If you do not use a label, why?

My twitter handle describes a huge portion of what I am: a service slut. My service comes in many forms but the most obvious is domestic service. As often as possible, I clean for my Mistress. My service comes from the stance of making Her life simpler. Whether it is doing the dishes or just fetching something, it means that it is one less thing she has to do. Most of the time, she doesn’t ask things of me. It comes naturally to want to perform these tasks. I do them out of love for her and because I relish in the joy she displays when a domestic chore has been completed. In addition to being in a D/s dynamic, my submission manifests itself through pet play. Mistress makes me feel like a prized pet and I’m grateful for the attention she showers on me.

I guess I cannot really say that only one role defines me. Sometimes I feel like a pet, other times it is easy to identify as a sub. But what if an action makes me feel like a slave? Or, like the time Mistress and I experimented with fisting, I might feel like I’m bottoming. My identity as a submissive is fluid.