I'm sure my parents don't know... and they wouldn't want to. They're quite liberal...for example, they don't mind that we (the siblings--all grown up) grow and smoke pot, but while I don't think they would condemn me for a kinky lifestyle, they would consider it to be way T.M.I.

I do worry though, about my 10 year old daughter. She has seen things once in a while... cuffs under the bed, chains in the bedroom, etc that I have always been able to explain away and forget. The only problem is, when she's older, she might look back on those "explanations" and realize that they don't hold water. At that point I could see her asking Grandma about it, and it will be out.

Lately a couple of incidents have caused me to be more careful. She walked in to our room and found a flogger lying on the floor. In a playful mood she chased us both around the house with it and thought it was great fun. I don't think she realized that it actually hurt! (and NO I did not enjoy it!).

Another time, she saw one half of a set of wooden wrist/ankle stocks behind the door (I had completely forgotten they were there). She said "hey, isn't that one of those things you stick your head and arms in like this [mimicks position in a standing pillory]?"

I was fast... I said "ha ha... yeah it kind of looks like that... but there is no neck hole, you see?"

Whew... I can't believe I got away with that... she totally bought it.