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	SD! : Web boards : Submission : "New website for dom/mes with head-problem subs" 1 2 3 4 5 New website for dom/mes with head-problem subs (41) 2 Feb 08, 3:33 PM shyfox 12 mths 770-326-260 wrote: What does "Bah" mean really? Like Bah Humbug? (that's a bunch of garbage?) thanks margo Yes, mostly an expression of annoyance. 2 Feb 08, 4:24 PM slave_of_George US(AR), 15 mths i haven't checked out your site yet, but thanks in advance. i hope it will be of help to my Master as i have issues. and i personally like the term Broken Toys. thanks also for asking for specifics in terms of diagnosis and (for lack for better term) 'treatment'. i work in healthcare and find it very frustrating when not even a hint of an idea is provided. 2 Feb 08, 4:46 PM Rogers_Deb0rah UK, 7 yrs Isn't it completely irrelevant what "we" think of the name as it's Raven (and possibly Joshua) putting in the work and collating etc. Shouldn't we just be saying thanks and well done you for doing something of value to many and that can be accessed by those needing help instead of (as it seems normal nowadays) stating an opinion even when it wasn't asked for!! He has stated why he has called it what he wants to and that should be good enough for any of us! I am so fed up with peoples negativity and opinions when they don't actually help, it's like the accepted "no offence but" comment that proceeds anything derisory or rude. If it can't be good, don't say it is always my answer when I hear that comment! Thank you Raven. debs xx "Woman in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man." John Knox 2 Feb 08, 5:16 PM tangie US(MI), 6 yrs Rogers_Deb0rah wrote: Isn't it completely irrelevant what "we" think of the name as it's Raven (and possibly Joshua) putting in the work and collating etc. Shouldn't we just be saying thanks and well done you for doing something of value to many and that can be accessed by those needing help instead of (as it seems normal nowadays) stating an opinion even when it wasn't asked for!! He has stated why he has called it what he wants to and that should be good enough for any of us! debs xx Totally agree, 100%. Anything written by Raven and/or Joshua is imminently more readable than about 95% of what one finds online. My sense is that Raven, and by extension Joshua, writes in the most ballanced and non-judgemental way possible, yet retains personality and character. I love the way both write. (Said purely from my INFP standpoint!) From what I see, Raven writes from a place of "been there, done that, and have come out the other side." If nothing else, that alone gives him the perogitive to call his site whatever name he wants to call it. I happen to like the title. Thanks Raven and Joshua Barbara Learning is not childs play; there can be no growth without pain~ Aristotle Edited 2 Feb 08, 5:17 PM by tangie 2 Feb 08, 6:38 PM jakesemma US(WA), 15 mths Y! Thank you Raven. regards, slave emma Edited 2 Feb 08, 6:46 PM by jakesemma 2 Feb 08, 10:18 PM 880-691-692 US, 16 mths I am a sub with Asperger's, and I hardly identify as broken. *grumbles* However, it does require my Master to approach me from a different angle. He has to deal with my (more infrequent) meltdowns, and he has learned that when I make squealy/stuttery noises and I flap my hands, it means I'm excited, not having a seizure. He knows I dislike social situations (even though my job demands it) and has me have some social time. And oddly enough, I assume very Neurotypical patterns when I'm hitting subspace (or have a fever). At His Feet, pet. 4 Feb 08, 6:58 PM little_linnet US, 3 yrs Ahaha, Broken Toys, I love it! Sounds very promising, Raven, and I wish my master was more of a writer so he could help out. Krista It's just a part of the utterly pretentious way things work in some people's minds. They think they are from the "old way" or whatever, that BDSM is more elevated and literary and classical than plain sex. 13 Sep 08, 3:47 PM shedragon US(VA), 15 mths Y! I just wanted to bump this thread up, in case some didn't see it when it was originally posted. Raven's site has some good information on it already, and I hope others will submit essays to supplement what is there. Thanks again, Raven, for your efforts in creating and maintaining the site. It is better to remain uncollared than to be led by the wrong leash. 14 Sep 08, 1:16 AM Master_Al US(SC), 4 mths Y! Thank you to shedragon for bumping this up. As a new member to SD! I hadn't had a chance to read it and this has brought Raven's site to my attention. As far as the title of the site is concerned, I like it. it brings a little light heartedness and humor to a very heavy subject. And you know what? If I didnt like it, to bad for me. Its Raven's site, he can call it what he wants. If it offended me I have the right not to visit it. See, the free market really does work. 14 Sep 08, 6:52 AM 662-935-655 US, 2 yrs ive been there and seen it - both as a recovering substance abuser (alkie/junkie) with 21 years in AA as well as having PTSD and Bipolar, in control with meds, and also being a retired alkie/junkie counselor, i think it's a terrific idea i wish it was around when Master was still alive as He could have shared so much and i think it would have helped Him that He was not alone in this. Asperger's is tough - have a vanilla friend at Church whose spouse has it. Well they think they're vanilla, but her hubby likes to be 'cuffed when they're having sex. So..... As a result of our friendship i've been through a LOT with her over the years in her dealings with him, but he's such a sweet guy that divorce was not an option for her. as for being disabled - me too, re: wheelchairs of late and so on. As a mentally health challenged person i personally LIKED the name of this page. Again, i only wish Master had this resource to help Him deal with me.. i'm so glad SOMEONE is doing it. Granny Matrika - ye olde crone - back out of the broom closet again a.k.a. (see sig) P.S. i wish Someone had a site for Pagans and Wiccans who are also coping with mental illness. Since F/folks in the mental health fields seem to sometimes decide that ALL subs/slaves are mentally ill - a la stockholm's syndrome type of thing - anyways, it's appropo to have a site for Owners of those of us who are. i think i would have been able to be collared sooner if i did not have therapists telling me the kinky occasional side to our pre-collaring sex life was "abuse". And with the Pagans/Wiccans, well most people in mental health don't exactly believe in that - they also think anyone who believes in magic of any kind or "medicine" or miracles or whatever O/one wishes to call it is also nuts just for that, without other diagnosis. i'd love to have a therapist that i could be fully honest with about where i come from in BDSM and Paganism both. i think i make limited progress in therapy because i don't dare bring these things up. i am grateful that right now i am able to remain stable - no hospitalization since fall or '01 - on meds with my (very good) "shrink" and don't need therapy beyond that. i always feel guilty because i don't tell them about my submissive/slave experience and nature, nor do i tell them about Wicca. And you know, i wear a pentacle openly and not one has EVER asked - just as i wear a triskeleon (sp?) ring and collar and not one has EVER asked either. But i freely admit that my brain, biochemistry, genetics and or whatever are not hard-wired like other F/folks. and it really did effect our "play". i put it in quotes because W/we took what W/we were doing and how W/we were living it pretty damned seriously. Go for it, Raven - you have my support and thanks for doing this, Sir! j/L Papa's owned always: still proudly wearing His Collar and Ring, rest in peace Beloved Master/Husband! "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose" Janis Joplin Next page