It wasn’t a policy. It grew naturally.
We discourage cliques and in-groups at the school, but a certain social hierarchy remains. I doubt such things can ever be eliminated. And one year, just by happenstance, four of the most popular girls — the queens of the realm, so to speak — wore their long hair in elaborate, careful braids.
It didn’t take long for others in their circle to emulate the practice, nor all that much longer for aspiring Juniors and Sophomores to notice that “all the cool girls” wore plaits and weaves and other detailed, painstaking styles, and to follow along.
They even formed pairs, each to do up the other’s hair in ever more elaborate ways. Tartlet couples primped each other before school every day, like 18th-century men-o’-war’s-men before the watch. Bobby pins became almost a form of currency.
Now, perhaps nine or ten years after this organic growth began, there’s not a lass in the student body who doesn’t sport a French braid, or Dutch, or an inverted one, or a chain or feather or fishtail or waterfall, or one of those elaborate styles where fine braids circle around the head and bind up other hair along the way. There’s nothing in the dress code about it. It’s just how to look here, to fit in. And fitting in is so vital to girls this age.
I had nothing to do with it — none of the faculty did — but I do highly approve.
During training, it makes a girl’s pretty little head so much easier to grip.
— Frenulum
Thanks to my girls’ high school insider TL, who introduced me to the notion of primping pairs of tartlets. That bit is not fictional.
My question is only partly related to this delightful narration - in that involves schoolgirl discipline fun. . .
ReplyDeleteHave you ever come across a depiction of a gentleman using a standard yardstick to administer discipline during "training", as you phrased it above? I've found this technique to be a lot of fun, but have never seen or read a depiction of it. Her posture (kneeling up, back in, bottom out) presents a perfect target for sharp, whippy swats with the end of the yardstick, and it's fun to see her squirm a bit while trying to focus on her duty! Seems like an obvious variation, and most appropriate in a school or office setting. . . thoughts?
I haven't read about yardsticks either, nor seen a photo or film involving one. My own experience with wood implements is that, if there's anything like an edge, it's difficult to keep it from biting too deeply. So a wooden spatula, for example, is a problem (for me), while a spoon or hairbrush might be ok. In personal practice I don't use wood.
ReplyDeleteYour remarks about the "obvious variation" in the school setting are spot-on, though. And used less as a spanking implement and more as a sharp reminder or prompt during lessons, it could be interesting to explore. I think of crops for long reach, but the yardstick would certainly substitute.
Why not write a story, Anonymous? :o)
Perhaps I should! Or try anyway ;)
ReplyDeleteI agree this isn't a technique for a hard spanking, but rather one that gives her some light sting and highlights the submissive nature of her act. I've found that swats must be controlled carefully to create a sting rather than a thud. And going overboard would just snap the yardstick! This means practice is needed, but the good news is, practice is fun :)
Anyway, I hope that sharing this sparks imagination for other readers!