A Very Young Mentor

As things intensified and relationships blossomed online, I knew I had to make a decision. Where was I going from here? Did I want to stay comfortably distant behind the computer screen or physically enter the world of bondage and control and meet some of these men face to face? While I was toying with the idea, having no real plan yet either way, I was contacted by a real professional domme in my city. She had both an online personality and an in person business. What did she want with me? It didn't take long to figure it out. Although she professed to just wanting to help out a sister domme get started, I knew she felt it was either take me under her wing or chance that I would step out on my own and provide extra competition for her locally. She was a smart cookie. We scratched each others' backs. It helped infuse new life into her business and it gave me a safer place to start. I was added to her website. She promoted me with her clients, took some new ones and taught me the very basics on how to present, how to screen and how to play safely. She was 20 years my junior yet with her six years in the business, she was light years ahead of me in this world. I learned much from her. Unfortunately, more about what not to do than what to do.

Unbeknownst to me at the time, she was also a very lonely, unhappy escort who's teen years as a submissive slave to a male dom had made a deep, dark scar on her psyche. There was much history with and about her both at the local level and in the online community. I was fortunate to heed the signs of trouble ahead and move my budding business home before the next storm surrounding her blew in. I felt bad for her. She had amazing potential and natural talent. But the pain inside her colored her world and challenged her ability to make good decisions. I wanted to help her in any way I could, but I couldn't risk getting sucked into the mess she invariably made for herself and those around her. I basically cut ties as soon as I could and hurt her like everyone else did.