"She turned to Jamie. "Mom, since I've got to sleep in here from tomorrow onwards, why don't I sleep here tonight? Sort of like a trial run. If Dad ge...s any funny feeling, I need to know what to expect."My wife giggled. "The only funny feeling your father gets is between his legs... Okay, if you want to. You can sleep with Daddy tonight. I'll take the couch." You can have my room," Steph offered, already sliding in between the sheets on her mother's side of the bed."Gee, thanks honey, didn't. "I said, "Yes Amy, I do, thank you."Next my mother stood up and said, "The next gifts are from the wholefamily. Your father and I went to get these when we were gone lastweekend."My mother had me sit down and she handed me each one.I opened the first one and it was a very stiff petticoat.I got a few new pairs of 4 inch high heel shoes, all in patent leatherblack.I also got a black garter belt and stockings.Next was a big bag on a hanger. My mother held the hanger and I took offthe bag.I thought. It's about losing their stability and their protection. It's about the asshole guy reneging on a contract to take care of her and their kids and wandering off to poke some slut who might end up with a call on his resources -- meaning she'll have to share, at best, or lose out, at worst. Guys, on the other hand, usually get pissed because they've SIGNED that contract in order to reap the benefits -- and in many cases, they're STILL not getting enough, but they're trying to settle -- and the. The same way a cricket bat will always be a cricket bat, even when it's used to paddle (or spank) someone with it.* Shibari:- Japanese word for technically binding things together. If one talks about Japanese (erotic) bondage, the word kinbaku-bi is better suited. - Hojojutso is the traditional martial art of binding someone with rope or chord. (Modern Japanese police people still train in hojojutso and taiho jutsu!).- Japanese erotic bondage is characterized by the ropes being folded once in.