The Thrill of Spanking

While emailing with my friend FunBun the other day he posed the question, "What does spanking really do for you?".

What makes spanking enjoyable or desirable is definitely not the same for everyone. The reasons people cite are numerous - submission, pain, the marks, accomplishment in enduring a severe spanking, punishment and forgiveness, sexual feelings, exhibitionism, or playful chastisement for bratting or other naughty behavior just to name a few.

But I really had to think carefully about how to explain what it is for me and the best way of explaining was to compare it to a rollercoaster ride at an amusement park - a fun, thrilling, sometimes challenging ride that can leave me satisfied but always wanting more. I made this little side-by-side comparison to illustrate how they relate in my mind:

Rollercoaster
Sit in the car and get strapped in. Get locked in by the lap bar. No going back now.

Spanking
Sass or in some other way manage to earn a spanking. Get placed over the knee and perhaps locked in by the legs. No going back now.

Rollercoaster
The car starts going up, up, up … The heart starts beating a little faster, hands get a little sweaty. Even if you’ve been on the ride a million times before, there is always a little nervousness and anticipation … that’s what makes it fun.

Spanking
The bottom is exposed, the top’s hand is raised. The heart starts to beat a bit faster and there is definitely anticipation and nervousness no matter how many times I’ve been spanked before.

Rollercoaster
The car reaches the top of the first hill and zooms down. Screams, cheers, and arms are waved by the passengers as they get their adrenaline rush.

Spanking
The spanking starts and I yelp and squirm from the stinging smacks on my backside. The adrenaline is flowing and no matter how many times I’ve taken this “ride” over the knee, it’s always a little different and thrilling.

Rollercoaster
The car returns to the platform. The passengers are windblown, grinning, and buzzed. They exhale with a “whew!” and while some vow never to do that again, others immediately run back to get on line again.

Spanking
The spanking concludes and I’m little wobbly in the knees, buzzed, and depending on the spanking, I’m either going to want to behave for a while or immediately try to “get back on line” again.

Of course there's also an emotional aspect to it too. In addition to being fun if done right, it can be an act of caring. I don’t necessarily have a strong preference based on gender as to who spanks me, but there needs to be the right chemistry and the top must of course be skilled and knowledgeable so that I can fully give him/her my trust. I have been spanked by a fair number of tops on and off camera, and there have definitely been those that I’ve clicked with and those that I'd prefer not to be spanked by again. Sometimes I’ll crave a spanking even though I haven’t really done anything “wrong” but just want that feeling of being cared for enough to be taken in hand and spanked.

FunBun said that my explanation made a lot of sense and wasn't the rambling I feared it would come across as, so I thought I'd chance sharing my thoughts with all of you too. I hope that some of you will be able to relate. :)