Fist of all, I have to say that my mother is a very conservative person, she always has been. The first time I brought up Slave months ago my mother's first question was to ask if it was set during the time of the civil war. Since then, I have had several others ask me the same question and have had to explain that no, it is a modern tale about a girl here in the United States.
Over lunch this past week, I shared with my mom some of the comments that were left on this blog after my first 'Welcome' post. One of the many things that came up was her wanting to know what BDSM stood for. I explained that it meant 'Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and submission, Sadism and Masochism'.
I got a blank stare in response.
Honestly, I figured she would have at least heard of BDSM at some point in her life, even if it was only in a vague sense. It seems, however, that that isn't the case.
It wasn't until I started reading a few stories that I began to look beyond the leather so to speak.
Given my mothers complete lack of knowledge on the subject, I am rather curious as to how she will handle the D/s themes in Slave.
That is interesting. I had at least a vague (though largely incorrect) concept of what the initials stood for even before I was college age. It's interesting to think about what someone completely unversed would think of the characters.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine, with how tough it is for me to share my edgier subject stories with the people in my life (that are just web published), how much braver it is to broach such a deep (and potentially uncomfortable) topic with a parent. I'd be interested in knowing if she plans to read the story and if she does what she thinks -- if she'll openly tell you. :D
IslandWoman221, she does plan to read it, so yes, it will be interesting. Whether or not she tells me her true opinon or not will be the real question.
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