Expert: Robert Rubel - 4/25/2011

Question
Greetings Sir/Master Robert,

Sorry I normally greet that way because each person prefers to be addressed a different way.. Anyways, a quick insight of what i need help with. I have been a slave for a little while now, and I have obeyed my Master with everything I have been told, but i have slipped, and i have disobeyed him, and he knows i have, and has ordered me to come up with about 5 to 10 different way punish me and to give him answers by thursday...I am not sure if i am at the right plave for asking help, but i hope i am. I have completely went blank minded and wanted to see if you could help me with a few ideas on punishments. Thank you and i really hope you can help me. Have a great day. :)

in mind and soul forever,
slave-samantha"

Answer
Hi, sam,

You can call me Bob.  We're all just folks.  Thank you for the courtesy of your opening line, though.  I speaks well of your training.

I'd immediately go onto FetLife and post your question in any number of the groups.  The largest, I believe, is the Master/slave group.  If you're not a member of Fetlife, it's free.  I'm Dr_Bob, and you're welcome to send me a friend request.

I'm the author of a four-book series on Master/slave relations, so you're probably in the right place with your question.  I'd have to know a bit more --  Is this a Leather M/s structure?  Is your Master a capped Master?  Does he have good leadership experience? What did you do?  Was it willful?  Was it in his best interest even though he didn't want you to do it?  What was your intent in doing it?  Have you read many books on M/s?  Specifically, have you read Guy Baldwin's book on SlaveCraft?

In my world, "correction" is for protocol violations and "punishment" is for a contract violation.  Was what you did a product of a character flaw?

If you want to carry this on directly, you can go to Fetlife or email me: PowerExchangeEditor@yahoo.com

By the way: your phrase... "I have obeyed my Master with everything I have been told..." opens the door for me to ask you about errors of omission rather than commission.  That is -- have you NOT obeyed him sometimes by failing to do something that he didn't exactly ask you to do but you knew that if he'd thought about it he would have asked you?

Bob