omg lesson#34: even dominants have our weaknesses or things that make us go a little weak in the knees...

so i was joshing (is, too, a word!) with a dude on here about some general silliness and i mentioned something that i'm weak about. in that, you know, i sometimes give in to temptation.

like chocolate.

i'm totally weak when it comes to good chocolate. and i'm not ashamed to admit it.

anyway, this dude, kindly pointed out that a certain domly dom of the gorean borg collective would never let someone, who admitted a weakness, ever live such an admission down. which got me thinking...

don't we all have weaknesses?

i mean, it's a strength of character and an honest and true reflection on oneself to recognize and admit one's failings and personal weaknesses. after all, you can't work on something if you can't admit it needs work, right? or maybe you need to be careful about it. weak spots need to be protected b/c they make you vulnerable.

even superheroes had weaknesses in the comic books. superman had his kryponite. wonderwoman could be fucked up by tying her bracelets together. hell, arguably the best warrior of ancient greece was brought to heel...by, well, his own heel.

when we know our weaknesses, we know what we have to accommodate and compensate for.

we know where to build the fortifications and shore up the defences. knowledge is power. and knowing ourselves and then planning and managing our vulnerabilities is pretty heady stuff.

unless you're so arrogant as to think that admitting weakness or acknowledging a weakness makes one weak altogether. b/c those who can't acknowledge weakness, either in themselves or others, well, their arrogance may just well lead them to heel.

it happened to achilles, after all. i can't see how a gorean masterling could sidestep that fate :)

so yeah, i will continue to admit to the things that make me go weak at the knees....like a man's tears (or screams, or whimpers :), or really good scrumptious chocolate cake. or a really good story, well told. and then there's things that tempt me, that i sometimes feel powerless to resist. i'm okay with them all. b/c i own my weaknesses. doesn't make me less of a dominant. b/c dominants can be vulnerable. and soft sometimes, too. 

and fuck anyone who wants to use my weaknesses against me. go ahead and try. once i finish my chocolate cake, you're in for it...and you might want to watch out for your heels. just sayin'.

jan 24, 2020

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