If you clicked this link in search of a spanking story, you will be sorely disappointed, dear reader. Prey repair straightway to MMSA Stories index where you will be sure to find plenty to tickle your fancy.
No, I write this in reply to the trickle of email that I am still receiving in response to a post I placed on this site well over six months ago, entitled "A Letter Requesting Parenting Advice." I have been astonished (in several ways) by the magnitude and nature of your feedback, for which I thank you. This is in part an apology for not having submitted the promised follow up, but mainly an explanation of how the original post came about and where I was coming from at the time (if you will forgive the expression.)
In stark contrast to my other stories on this site, which contain large components of fantasy and more than a little irony, this is factual, serious and sincere.
I have been asked several times whether the "letter" was genuine or a spoof. It's not that straightforward, I'm afraid. In one respect it was neither, in another it was both. Allow me to explain.
Sam and Nathan do exist in real life, although those are not their real names. They are minors and I am therefore at even more pains to protect their true identities than I am my own. (And, should you care, no - my real name isn't Danny either.)
Yes, the boys did spend the summer holidays in my care, for reasons very similar to those quoted in the post. And yes, many of the circumstances I cited (Sam's detention and school report, and the computer incident courtesy of Nathan) had a grounding in fact. That, however, is as far as it goes.
My reason for writing the story was this. While staying with me, I discovered from my browser history that the real-life "Nathan" had been accessing this site. He found it originally through my bookmarks. Knowing that I write homo-erotic fantasy fiction, finding it there would have come as no surprise to him; that he kept returning to the site _did_ come as a surprise to me, and caused me some concern. Maybe I was unduly concerned, but concerned is what I was.
I didn't want to ask him about it directly, which however tactfully handled could have appeared confrontational and caused him considerable embarrassment. I did nevertheless want to raise the issue with him. It didn' t escape me that "Nathan", consciously or sub-consciously, seemed to want to discuss the matter with me. I have already alluded to his prowess in the IT division; if the kid gets caught out by leaving muddy tracks which even I can spot on my system, then, by God, he WANTS to be caught out.
So I decided to post a tongue-in-cheek piece, mainly for his benefit, based on the clearly recognisable characters of him and his brother, drawing light-heartedly upon recent events which, in keeping with the nature of this site, contained some graphic (and. I emphasize, entirely fictitious) depictions of spanking. The result was "A Letter Requesting Parenting Advice"
As it happened, he loved it and howled with laughter to the point of tears. It was a gamble which paid off, and led to a serious, mature discussion about his fascination with this site. Honestly, folks, childless as I may be, my parenting skills aren't really as inept as I made out in that piece.
The whole notion of the boys getting beaten is, to anyone who knows the real situation, comical. The only experience "Sam" has had of a beating has been in the odd playground scrap. His father vehemently opposes physical punishment and would never raise so much as a finger to either of them. Admittedly I used to beat Nathan severely until recently, but that was at chess, and besides, he has now turned the tables and wops me _s_h_i_t_less on a regular basis.
I was not advocating what is, to my mind, child abuse. I find it frankly sad that anyone should have drawn that conclusion. I cherish those two, and anyone who harmed them would have hell to pay.
May I also clarify that I am a gay man, not a boy lover. In fact I find the whole notion of boylove distinctly dodgy. I have no hesitation in saying, however, that I love those two boys - platonically and dearly.
Of course I didn't punish Nathan for the "virus" incident. In response to some "advice" I have received, I do run up-to-date AV software. The reason "Nathan"'s virus didn't get picked up is that the little bastard coded it himself ;-) I _did_ insist that he restore my system and in response he installed Windows 98 to replace 95, added a whole load of new authoring and DTP software, added a secondary hard drive, replaced my AMD K6 with a K6(2) and upgraded my RAM - which took him the best part of two days. He loved every minute of it and I should add that my system now runs like lightning and has been as stable as the Eiffel Tower ever since, God bless him.
My plan was to write some follow-ups to the story, making it a sort of interactive real-time fantasy. I apologise, particularly to those of you who were kind enough to respond, for not doing so. Regrettably (perhaps!) pressures of work coupled with the responsibility of looking after the two boys precluded that. I write for a living, you see. When work gets on top of me, as it has done recently, I lack the time and inclination to write for fun - which is what I do here. However, I am now starting a long-overdue break in the murky greys of England's early spring and I will try to put something new together for this site shortly.
I hope this clarifies your queries.
Love y'all
Danny