Now.. I don't know about your parents, but my mom knows nothing of the lifestyle at ALL... yet that comment came so easily, openly, and with love for me as well as my Master, it literally stopped me in my tracks. On the way home I pondered, and questioned my Master on this. In my whole life, my Mom has never called me these things; why now? To hear His pet names coming from another's mouth, and one so incongruous as my Mom, of all people, was mind boggling. Now, I know these are common names used for subs; yet for her to even think along those lines, well.. it threw me for a loop, to put it mildly. He explained it in a few ways.. first of all, He said, is the fact that there are times my behavior is child-like.. for example, with each award this site has won, I have nearly driven Him to distraction showing, placing, bouncing and simply enjoying.. the fact that I question incessantly.. the fact that the overwhelming feeling I get from our relationship cannot be kept inside, and so, this website was created, and continues to grow. Secondly, He said, my Mom knows me better than almost anyone on this earth. He watched, with a tiny grin, as He held out His glass, and I immediately refilled it, unthinking, normally.. normally for us, that is.. but not my normal behavior with all others, as my Mom's reaction attested to. To me, this was an ordinary visit, and I acted accordingly.. Dr. Wicked, however, caught and later explained all the small nuances I had missed. He saw that when a subject came up that He and I disagree on.. (politics, what else?!.. lol!), I swallowed my comments and remained still as He spoke.. again, typical, nothing unusual in that at all.. yet with no one else would this have happened, and it did not go unremarked. He ended the conversation with these words.. "On your own, you are a bright, shining star.. yet with Me.. you deliberately shelter your star under Mine, stepping down.. submitting in all. It is that that is seen, and though not completely understood, still led her to use those words." And yes, Mom... I am now answering her soft whisper to me as we left that evening... I WILL take good care of Him.
