Who is Responsible?

[BlackVelvet007]

"Should a Top just spank away, assuming everything is ok, unless the bottom shows obvious signs of distress, or until a blatant safeword is uttered? Or is it his repsonsibility in the role he is playing to play close attention and check without waiting for those signs?"

FYI, great discussion topic Sarah. An important one as well.

I would definitely say "YES it's the Top's responsibility to pay as close attention to what he's doing as possible. Sloppy technique is unacceptable, and hammering away like a jackhammer without regard to the spankee's reactions is equally unacceptable."