I'm not going to lie, the past few months have been such a struggle when it comes to our Dom/sub dynamic. Such a struggle.  First, the only real reason I ever got punished was for failing to follow the rules regarding respect. When I got busy or distracted, I'd sometimes lose my mind and not follow the expectations Jason has for me.  I'm home now. I follow the rules. It's been months since I've done anything even close to earning me punishment, other than a mildly snippy tone one or twice that earned me little more than a warning or a smack on the ass, and I quickly got myself back in line.  The very purpose of this dynamic for so many of us is to reach our expectations, to become better people, to draw closer to our partners. And once we've reached a place of complacency... well, what then?  He has no reason to punish me.  Privacy is at a major premium these days, as you all well know, so it's hard to fully embrace our roles when there are children constant