What's in a name?

I read an anonymous quote yesterday ... "I'm not a painslut I'm a pain appreciatrix!" It made me smile and once again got me thinking (this is a dangerous thing as I'm sure Sir would testify to!). What's in a name?

A couple of years ago if someone had called me a slut I would have been, quite frankly, a bit miffed to put it politely. To be honest it doesn't float my boat now either but that's just a personal preference. I would also have cringed at the idea of a grown woman wanting to 'please her Daddy'. Oh how times change! These are words and phrases I now see so often written by friends on the BDSM scene have now lost their previous meanings. Although for me being called a slut doesn't hit the spot, watching other girls enjoy being called that knowing that it gives them the same pleasure as when Sir calls me a good girl makes me smile.

For me Sir is ... well he's Sir, my Sir ... my Master. Just saying it gives me a thrill, as it does when he uses phrases such as good girl, naughty girl, young miss and babygirl (I am smiling lots whilst typing). I'm not sure how it happens, I think Sir and I did talk about it at some point but the way we address each other just seemed to fall into place. For me its a very personal thing and those simple words can make my day. Does someone just call someone their pet one day and the world seems right? The D/S experience is one so based on trust and that bond of terms of endearment that the vanilla world may find insulting or strange are now second nature. So to all you good girls, sluts, pets, slaves, babygirls, Sirs, Mistresses, Masters, Owners and Daddies ... lets keep up the good work.