Thursday, February 1, 2018

Ella Through the Looking Glass




                            "Who am I then?  Tell me that first..."


Have any of you ever been inspired to write a post after reading one from another blogger?  It happens to me quite often.  Sometimes just mulling over the words of someone else, brings a thought or a fresh viewpoint on a ttwd topic to me.  Like we were all sitting together having coffee, and one of us says something, and then there are 3 other people who jump in with a story or thought.  Maybe 3 more jump in, and suddenly there is a lively discussion.  We not only benefit from the interaction, but we take away a bit of something that is meaningful to our ttwd experience. 

I am very thankful that you are all out there giving me new things to think about every day.  Your posts, comments, and stories too, make me reflect, and that is where this post was born.






                                   "Which way you ought to go 
                           depends on where you want to get to.."


"Reflect" is the key word above.  I started to think about where Sam and I began on this adventure.  How we had arrived at where we are today with ttwd.  Thinking back.  It was like I was seeing myself in a looking glass.  Talking to myself.


  • "You are not getting any younger, Ella."
  • "What if I tell Sam and he doesn't love me anymore?"
  • "What if he laughs?  I couldn't bear that."
  • "Why am I different from everyone else I know?"
  • "Maybe there is something wrong with me."
  • "Where do I want to be a year from now?"
  • "Am I brave enough to tell Sam who I really am?"





I kept staring in the mirror and it felt like I was standing on a precipice and something important was about to happen.  I could see a new and happier Ella in the glass, and I wanted to be her so much that my heart ached.  If only I had the courage to go there.

Then I stepped through the glass and, sitting on the floor in front of him, I told Sam who I really was.  Poor man hardly knew what to say.  He just looked at me as if he really didn't know me.





                                         "Who ARE You?"
            This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation.
                                    Alice replied, rather shyly, 
                           "I...I hardly know, sir, just at present..."


I gave Sam several things to read.  First, there was a list he himself had written back when we were young and first married.  It was about sexual fantasies he had.  We had exchanged these lists as part of an exercise on how to know each other better.  I had saved this piece of paper over decades of our marriage.  The look on his face was total confusion, but he was smiling, too.  He tried to ask me questions, but he really didn't understand where the discussion was headed.  

                                        "The time has come
                                            The walrus said 
                                       To talk of many things..."




"Sam, I want to be spanked."

He began to ask questions and I tried to answer.

"This is something I have always wanted - something that has been with me every day of my life.  It is not just a fantasy that I want to play in the bedroom.  This is who I am, mister.  I hope you can love me."

                        "I am so Very tired of being all alone here."






And that was when Sam fell down the rabbit hole.  We talked and touched and Sam learned to spank.  We fell in love all over again, and between us there grew a closeness we had never known before.  It really was a wonderland.
  

             "Oh, 'tis love, 'tis love, that makes the world go round."


There were weeks and months when I pinched myself.  If this was all a dream, I surely did not want to wake up.  It was just Sam and I in our own little world.....until I started to think about other women like me.  For my whole life, I had believed that I was the only person who needed spanking in my life.  Now I knew there were others.  Was it possible to know them?  To write them?


                      "For, you see, so many out-of-the-way things 
                  had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think 
                 that very few things indeed were really impossible."




And so Alice, I mean me...I mean I... wrote a "First Hello" and life changed again.  When I stood in front of the looking glass this time, I saw other women standing with me.  I wasn't so strange after all!  I wasn't alone.

                      "We're all mad here.  I'm mad.  You're mad."




With a grin, the Cheshire cat helped me find my way, and I met so many lovely people.  It was really rather like a Mad Tea Party.  I was so deliciously happy and felt that I had found a place where I fit in and was accepted.  The "real" me was accepted.  Who would have ever thought life could have changed so much in so short a time?

                                   "Curiouser and curiouser."




If I turn around now and gaze back into the world on the other side of the looking glass, I look so small.  Ella didn't even need a potion for her metamorphosis.  She grew into who she really wanted to be, and it started with just one step.


                             "Have I gone mad?  I'm afraid so.
                                 You've gone entirely Bonkers.
                                   But I will tell you a secret,
                                     All the best people are."
 






 

34 comments:

  1. This is beautiful and poignant and so hopeful. Thank you for sharing this. You and Sam are a lucky pair. My hubby was so horrified the first time I mentioned it that I was mortified and left it alone for years. Finally I brought it up again, when we were in a better place as a couple, but not where I had hoped we'd be. Now, though we are slow moving, our communication and intimacy has increased to an amazing level that I never thought possible. To be honest, it still makes me feel a bit "odd" but having read so many blogs with so many different experiences and backgrounds, I'm starting to think this should be taught in premarital classes. Imagine that. I'd guess there'd be many happier couples from the start and less women wondering what is wrong with them. In any case, thank you again for this. It's beautiful.

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    1. Deena, I love your honesty. Believe me, it was a learning curve for both of us. "Slow moving" is fine. Remember the fable of the Hare and the Tortoise.

      Hugs From Ella

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  2. OH what a lovely post. And the captions and quotes were all perfect! I have often wondered the same thing - how is it there are so many out here in BLogland who are like me - who desire spanking in their relationships?

    I'm just glad i'm not so alone anymore.

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    1. Thank you, Fondles. It was fun to search for the quotes. Think of this: without the Internet, we would never have known there were others like ourselves. You are right about not feeling alone.

      Ella Smiling

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  3. Excellent post, Ella! So beautiful. You explain this well and I hope that some woman who are at the very beginning of their journey or trying to get the courage to begin it, are reading this.

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    1. Wow, PK! I did not even think of that as I was writing. I really do hope that some timid woman gets some inspiration from this post. It is that first step that is the hardest.

      Love,
      Ella

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    1. Thank you, Bleue. Perhaps I should thank Alice for giving me her adventures as the metaphor for this post.

      Ella

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  5. I love this on so many levels...You explained your journey so well..and I love the analogy to Alice...brilliant! I agree with PK...I feel this is one of those posts that will help many of those just beginning....or thinking of taking that first step.
    And to answer your question, yes I often get inspiration on a blog entry from all of you. hugs abby

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    1. So glad you enjoyed this, Abby. It's true, isn't it? This was actually something I though of after a post by Baker and another one from Jan. Blog friends are to be treasured.

      Hugs From Ella

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  6. Fantastic post, you are a gifted writer. I hope those searching for answers, find this post.

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    1. Thanks so much for the compliment, Sunny. You always make me smile. If it helps just one other woman, I will feel really proud.

      Love,
      Ella

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  7. Ella,
    You have described what happens perfectly. It is not completely perfect until you know other women who are in ttwd marriages as well. Then what you have with Sam and what you have with other ttwd women make for a wonderful life. We all stand together.

    I love the part about how Sam learned to spank, and you experienced the closeness of long ago. Then it was like falling in love all over again. You were now satisfying one another, communicating and loving each other in new ways.

    This is one of your very, very best posts for sure. Thank you!
    Meredith

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    1. My goodness, that is high praise from my Cheshire Cat! Your comment today went right to the heart of this post. The falling in love again was a gift I never expected.

      The wonderful women who stand together are a circle of friends that have redefined what friendship really is for me.

      Grins From Ella

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  8. Hi Ella, such a lovely post, so sweet. I am so happy that ttwd is going well for you both.
    much love Jan, xx

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    1. A lovely compliment, Jan. There are always ups and downs around here, but I think ttwd is a strong support no matter what happens.

      Sending Hugs Across the Pond,
      Ella

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    1. Hello there, Rosie. I often think that having international friends is the biggest miracle of all! I count you as one of those for sure.

      Sending Hugs Across the Pond,
      Ella

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  10. Two thumbs up, Miss Ella!
    --Baker

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    1. Thank you, Miss Baker! You and Jan inspired me for this post. How lucky we are to have so many different viewpoints and experiences to share with each other.

      Hugs From Ella

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  11. Ella, this is such a wonderful post. I love the way you can put your thoughts into words to make us all see the true Ella and Sam.
    I agree with PK this will help others just starting out to understand TTWD.
    Hugs Lindy xx

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    1. What a lovely thing to say, Lindy. Thank you, my friend. You are too right. I wish I could have read a post like this years ago. Perhaps I would have taken that first step much sooner.

      Sending Hugs Down Under,
      Ella

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  12. Ella! I love this. Perfectly wonderful love story that is so honest and pure. Very very nicely done. Now, if only this had been in Alice in Wonderland, we all may have been happily spanked much earlier on in our marriages. :)
    Amy

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    1. Amy, I really laughed at your idea. Perhaps we could rewrite some fairy tales to include some spanking! Think of the possibilities!

      Hugs From Ella

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    2. And then Prince Charming placed the glass slipper in Cinderella's foot and the crowd gasped, it was a perfect fit! Gently, he lifted the beautiful lady from her seated position and took her spot. Gracefully, Cinderella was pulled across his lap, her petticoat lifted, and her cheeks in plain view. "This will teach you to run away from me, young lady" he declared, spanking her soundly. Cinderella's evil step sisters cried out louder than the girl being punished, realizing that this prince was far more than a wealthy, handsome, royal man. He was a true HOH. :)

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    3. Beautiful, Amy. I love it. You just forgot the Happily "Ever After." After all, that's the name of my blog.

      Ella

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  13. Hi Ella, what an awesome post, I loved reading this! I love the analogy to Alice...perfect :) You captured the thoughts and experiences many of us had in the beginning and I agree, I think this post will be helpful to many.

    Hugs
    Roz

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    1. Roz, your compliment was very special. It was a challenge to use Alice to tell this story, but in a good way. It is always amazing to me that so many of us, started with the same insecurities and doubts.

      Sending Hugs Down Under,
      Ella

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  14. Ella, what a lovely post, so beautifully written. You are a talented writer. Thank you for sharing this with us.

    Love,
    Ronnie
    xx

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    1. This post seems to have spoken to many people, and that is a little bit of a surprise. It was difficult to write, and I wasn't at all sure that it would appeal. I am glad, though, my friend.

      Love,
      Ella

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  15. Spot on Ms Ella! It makes me remember the decades of reading books with spacing in them..... hiding them, throwing them away, only to buy them again. Feeling so alone with my desires! Fantasy that had very little to do with sex and then a connection between spanking, love and great intimacy.
    Thanks hon, great post!

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  16. Minelle! I think I should send up a flare. It has been too long since your little self has visited in blogland.

    I had an old cigar box in which I saved little comics and snippings from magazines. My mother was a terrible housekeeper, so I knew she would never find it.

    Thanks for the compliment, sweet girl. I need a hug!
    Ella

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  17. wonderful, thoughtful, and inviting. beautiful words and images. similar beginnings. though-provoking post. thank-you. hugs

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