i thought i was the only second generation bdsmer out there! Well not really, but you are the only person i've ever heard admit to it before.

My parents have never talked explicitly about it, but nor have they gone to great lengths to hide their interests - just like any parents i guess, they don't see their sex life as any of my business.

i'm separated from my kids father, but he is very vanilla, so bdsm dynamics didn't come into his parenting at all. We did have very traditional gender roles in the household when we were together though.

As others have mentioned, the only real issue i have at the moment is trying to find time and privacy. My kids are very young though, and hopefully things will get easier as they get older.

My Master is yet to meet them, but He cares about them and uses the influence He has to encourage me to be a better parent, especially when i get overwhelmed and distracted by issues with their father.

i don't mind at all either way how their sexuality develops, so long as they are happy.

i don't really see parenting as an extension of my submission - as a single mum to 3 kids under 5, if i showed any submission to them i would have a mutiny on my hands and lose all control. i do see being a good mother as my duty, and i am grateful that my Master does too.

As for web safety, i have never sensed in appropriate interest in my kids from anyone on a bdsm site. Strangely enough, i have been approached by men who set of warning signs on parenting websites. i guess you just have to be careful wherever you are.