i was feeling bad today, caught up in old shit and just depressed. So J and i were laying in bed cuddling and when he was unable to cheer me up he told me to get him the whip.
Our new whip is a little smaller stiffer and more knotted than the old one. In other words, i’m not handling it well yet. But, this time was different. The strokes couldn’t come hard enough or fast enough for me. i felt so depressed and isolated. i was desperate to feel something. Anything.
i lay still so that J wouldn’t get the impression he was hurting me too much. i wanted more. But, he misinterpreted my calm demeanor for lack of interest and had me put the whip away. i tried to explain what was going on with me to him. That i just felt numb and so far within myself that even the pain wasn’t reaching me.
So he got the paddle out that time. That is my least favorite implement. i have the hardest time handling it. It seems silly. Surely the crop that has broken the skin, the whip that has left nasty looking scrape type things that look like fingernail gashes… surely those should be worse. But, for me they aren’t. Hands down, i hate that fucking paddle.
But, soon enough i felt it. And, soon after that i felt alive again. Now he is gone to work and the effects are starting to wear off. Even my love and dedication to Brad doesn’t pull me out of it when i’m like this. It takes a strong hand.
So i’m counting the hours till J returns.


