*giggles and lands the crop with a loud<em>THWACK</em>right across Syn's most sensitive and vulnerable area, raising a bright red welt* And who said you were supposed to enjoy it, dear? I think the general idea is to use it as a punishment<br/><br/>As MSG knows to her cost, I'm one of those really nasty bitches who doesn't use spankings or canings as punishments. Do I MSG?<br/><br/>In fact, if you encounter one of my really bitchy characters, she is more likely to string you up by your wrists and beat the living crap out of you with her fists as a punishment! Actual physical, non-sexual torture is something very few subs expect, and as a way of breaking them it is very effective when combined with humiliation and the good-mistress/bad-mistress routine.<br/><br/>Makes them think twice before wanting to incur a punishment. Of course I would generally only use it in a n/c-ex situation.