Daddy Dom / lil girl relationships are often misunderstood. The below is an attempt to dispel some of the misconceptions.
A Daddy's View
Daddy/little girl does not refer to the ages, real or pretend, of the participants. Nor does it imply closet desires of having sex with under aged people. It has nothing to do with pedophilia and both paries are of legally consenting age. It refers to the environment that two people have created. A Daddy Dom is so named because of the qualities he possesses.
So, what are these qualities? What is a Daddy Dom?
A Daddy Dom wants to be the center of your universe. He wants to be able to provide for your every need and care. But more than that he wants to be able to shape and mold you to the image he thinks you should become. He sees in you someone who, in his mind, can achieve a much higher, much greater status. He believes more in you than you believe in yourself. What he wants in return is to be able to bask in his image of you.
How does he achieve his goals? Through love, respect, and discipline.
His love for his little girl goes without saying. He accepts every part of her and works to emphasize the good while improving the bad. He loves her as much for who she is as for who she will become with his guidance. It is this love that allows him to train her. He could not invest so much of himself in someone he did not love.
This love would not be possible without respect. A Daddy Dom needs to feel great pride in his possession. He needs to know she can hold her own in the outside world and still submit to him. He holds the greatest respect for the gift she has given him and takes great pains to increase it's value. It is extremely important to him to know she can be with any man and she chooses to be with him.
He knows that this makes discipline a priority in their lives, more important than in some other D/s relationships. In order for the little girl to really trust she must know he means what he says. If he does not enforce discipline, this respect becomes a tenuous thing. If his submissive finds that she can manipulate him out of disciplining her, she begins to lose respect and the ability to empower becomes impeded. He needs to empower her as much as he wants to possess her and it becomes increasingly difficult to be possessed by someone you do not respect.
The discipline is also important when it comes to her protection, both from those outside the relationship and those within. He is the one who makes the decisions about how she will relate to the world in general and his discipline ensures that she follows these rules.
I think most Doms have a bit of the Daddy in them, taking on the role of male authority figure in their submissive's life and using their power to enrich that life. Daddy/little girl verbalizes that feeling, and adds a dimension of warmth, caring, and ritual that it's participants crave.
A little girl's view
I mentioned the term Daddy Dom the other day and was greeted by a resounding Yuk! It got me thinking about the misconceptions surrounding this aspect of Dominance and submission. I realize most think that it involves a father/daughter relationship. That is NOT true, Daddy/little girl is a much different level. It has nothing to do with incest and nothing to do with pedophilia. It has nothing to do with anyone who is under legal age.I do not know if I can explain what I mean so I will simply talk about what a Daddy Dom is to me.
First I should say that in my relationship my Dom is not my father, he is nothing like my father, and I have no need for him to replace my father. He is however my Daddy.
We do not engage in age play and our relationship is not based on any need to have sex with children. I am always all woman, and always a very independent woman. He does have the ability to make me feel like a little girl, however, a very cherished and sometimes needy little girl.
It is a feeling that I revel in, it is the safest place I have ever been, and it allows me the freedom to be all that I am without fear of reprisals.So... What makes a Daddy Dom for his lil girl?
First and foremost he loves his little girl. She is his prized possession. His eyes light up when she walks into the room and he takes great pride in her successes. After all, he helped to guide her. She holds a tender part of his heart and has the power to hurt him.
Seeing her hurt however is not something a Daddy Dom wants. He sees it as his job to protect her, both from the outside world and herself. He may love to cause her pain in a scene, but he hates to be the one to hurt her emotionally. It hurts him to have to discipline her , but he knows it is sometimes necessary.
This takes great strength on his part. It takes strength to control her, and to shape her to his needs and desires. It takes strength to be her confidant, her shoulder, her anchor. It takes strength to let her out into the world when all he wants to do is hold her safe in his arms. And it takes strength to do what is necessary when she needs to be disciplined.
A Daddy Dom knows the value of discipline, though at times his soft heart gets the best of him. He knows that in order for his little girl to be the best she can possibly be he must stand firm. He uses his experience in life and his knowledge of her to provide proper direction and discipline when the need arises. He knows this hurts her, and that tears at his heart, but he also knows it is for her own good.
A Daddy Dom provides something else that is very important to his submissive... acceptance. She is safe in his arms because he knows her, everything about her, and he still loves her. When she goes to him she knows that this man knows all of her dirty little secrets and it doesn't matter. To him she is beautiful.
Many of you may be asking what separates a Daddy Dom from any other Dom. In most cases very little. Hopefully they all provide love, strength, protection, discipline, and acceptance. I have heard Daddy Doms described as a kinder, gentler, Dom. I like that definition though I know it won't apply to all. I guess when it really comes down to it I can't explain it. There is something infinitely magical about a Daddy Dom. Perhaps it is something only an adult little girl can understand.
In closing, a Daddy Dominant and submissive lil girl relationship is one entered into between two consenting adults much like any other relationship but with a unique dynamic that makes it special for those involved.