Bellow, Y/you will find the submissives’ Bill of Rights, the submissives’ creed and finally, the slave’s creed. These words exemplify the commitment and dedication a submissive shows while affirming that a submissive is a thing to be cherished and is anything but a doormat to be downtrodden. submissives are entitled to respect and honor and as submissives, I implore you to recognize your value, rights and duties.
Submissive Bill of Rights
i have the right to set limits, and expect them to be respected.
i have the right to trust, providing i have earned it.
i have the right to expect You to believe i am an intelligent, caring and loyal person.
i have the right to ask for Your attention, without having to misbehave to get it.
i have the right to expect You to administer Your punishment on me with care and caution.
i have the right to question your motives, should You deny my requests, as long as i do so with the proper respect.
i have the right to speak up if i feel O/our relationship is not giving me what i need.
i have the right to tell You what i need in a respectful manner.
i have the right to expect You to understand my reasons for doing so, and the right to expect You to listen with an open mind and heart.
i have the right to walk away from our relationship if W/we cannot come to a common ground on these issues.
i have the right to expect tenderness, love and understanding after a scene is completed, should it be what i desire.
i have the right to ask You for that tenderness if i’ve had a bad day, or if i just feel the need for closeness, i understand that there will be times when You and i will disagree about this- when You will want a scene and i will not.
i have the right to voice my opinion, and expect You to listen to and consider my reasoning. i expect You to have final word, but i expect You to wholeheartedly consider my feelings, whatever they may happen to be.
i have the right to expect You to understand that deep trust often breeds love, and i expect You not to repel me if i tell You that i love You. For my Master i will love You, should O/our relationship move ahead, should O/our trust continue to grow.
i have the right to expect You to tell me, at any point, if You do not feel You can return those feelings, so that i may decide what i want and need, for it is Your pleasure that adds to my own, and makes it real, and mine, that adds to Yours! These are the rights that a sub should always remember. That they do have rights as a individual even though they give up many legal rights to their Masters.
Submissives’ Creed
i will communicate with complete honesty my needs, desires, limits, and experience. i realize that failing to do so will not only prevent my Dominant and me from having the best experience possible, but can also lead to physical and emotional harm. i will not try to manipulate my Dominant. i will not push to make a scene go the way i feel it should. i will keep an open mind about trying things that i am not accustomed to or comfortable with and expanding my limits. i will continue to grow as a submissive and as a human being. i will accept the responsibility of discovering what pleases my Dominant, and will do my best to fulfill my Dominant’s wishes and desires. i will not allow myself to be harmed or abused. i know that submissive does not equal doormat.
i will be courteous and helpful to my fellow submissives. i will share my knowledge and experiences with others in the hope that they will learn from where i have been. i will take the time to help those new to the scene start out on the correct path.
i will be responsive to my Dominant. i will not try to hide what my mind and body are feeling so that i may assist in my Dominant’s responsibilities as my Authority. i know that Dominants are not mind readers, and will not expect my Dominant to know thought or feelings which i do not share.
i will never think myself a submissive because i choose to submit on a different level than another. i will not be boastful of experiences i have had as a submissive. i know that my actions reflect upon my Dominant, and will do my best to help others see my Dominant in a positive way. i will not intentionally embarrass or displease my Dominant.
Above all, i will wear my title of submissive with honor. i will never cause others to think that being submissive means to be weak or sub-human. i will take pride in who and what i am, and will never show myself in a negative way.
A Slave’s Creed
A slave acknowledges that its purpose for being is to serve Owner’s will.
Its function in life is to please, worship and obey its Owner, whose property a slave is.
A slave swears to always honor its Owner through obedience and service to Owner. its mind and body are the Owner’s to use in any way chosen.
A slave realizes that its Owner is under no obligation to explain One’s orders or to justify One’s punishments, but it is under every obligation to obey its Owner and accept any punishments.
As a slave- it lives to worship, obey and please its Owner, Who gives meaning to its existence.
A slave exists to serve.
We advise all submissives and Switches to also take a look at The Master’s Creed to understand what it is that Y/you should expect from a Dominant before submitting. This is just as important as knowing what is expected of Y/you when Y/you submit.
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