Owned Boy

A question brought up by my Owner, LadyHotchKiss, has prompted this post.  i had come to believe that Her idea of punishment was proper, appropriate and served a good purpose.  She has always styled the punishment to relate closely to the infraction and has always striven to ensure the punishment taught a needed lesson.  But the more i think about the subject, the more i am coming to believe that corporal punishment also has a place in the M/s dynamic.  Unless, of course, the one being punished is indeed a masochist, in which case it does no good at all. 

But i am not a masochist and am not speaking to that sort of relationship.  Even though LadyH is a Sadist, i do not enjoy pain except insofar as it gives Her pleasure to administer it.  And it seems to me, especially if one comes from a childhood background where corporal punishment was administered, that it can definitely  have a role in behavior modification.  Let me say right now, that corporal punishment should never, EVER, be administered while in a state of anger or when emotions of any kind are running high.  It should be delivered deliberately, calmly, coolly  and as soon after the infraction as is possible.  It can also be given in conjunction with the learning type of punishment described above.

Yes, corporal punishment is negative reinforcement.  But i believe negative reinforcement sometimes has it’s place, especially when the behavior is of a negative type rather than an error in judgment, an oversight, or similar type of infraction.  It provides a forceful demonstration of the D-types displeasure, allows the D-type to express in no uncertain terms that displeasure and even has a positive effect in that it can provide complete closure to the incident that caused the punishment.  This is the sort of punishment that could be used when the s-type exhibits a fit of pique, for example.  Or expresses displeasure with a D-types decision, or speaks inappropriately or rudely to the D-type.  In other words, it can be used in the case of a relatively minor, behavior type infraction that nonetheless, the D-type wants to quickly put an end to and with little chance of recurrence.  For an s-type from a childhood background that included corporal punishment, this sort of action from the D-type can trigger memories and shadows of emotion long buried that may work better than any other type of punishment in modifying an unwanted behavior.  For the s-type who never had corporal punishment, the shock value alone will provide tremendous disincentive for a recurrence.

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