My name is StrikeHer and I am new to the community and lifestyle. I am 43, I am a Dominant, but do not call myself a Master as of yet. More of a Master in training.

I am married and have been for 8 years. My wife has 4 kids from her first marriage and we have 2 kids together. So right now I have a 25 year old stepdaughter, a 21 year old stepson, a 17 year old stepdaughter, a ten year old daughter and a seven year son living at home with us now.
I and my wife started playing around with small bets about a year or so ago. Winner got to command the loser for a night or weekend, my wife always lost. Earlier this year we started talking about things and decided to take it to the next step. After a little research and a lot more talking, we decided a Master/slave relationship is what we wanted. Or what we wanted to try, I always told her we could try it and if either one of us wasn’t into it we could stop.

The more we explored the lifestyle the more we both got into it. We live in central Texas and joined a local BDSM group. The group is led by a Master who has been in the lifestyle for over 30 years. We have developed a friendship with them (Me with him, my wife with his sub). The group meets every other Saturday; I don’t get to attend as often as I like I travel for my job. My wife loves it. But it is nice having someone with so much experience around. He lets me know when I am messing up.
My wife wants to be my slave/sub, but most of the time she is trying to top from the bottom. And being a Master in training, she gets away with it way too much. Having a house full of kids doesn’t help either. It’s hard to discipline her when they are around.
I just started a job in September where I have to travel a lot. Six weeks on the road, one week home. But at the present time I am at home and may be for the next several months. So my experience with the lifestyle has only been a few weekend games and some online stuff (I love computer cams).

So I am looking for other Doms/Masters who have been in the lifestyle and have some experience. Like dealing with a sub who is trying to top from the bottom. Or ways of disciplining a slave/sub when kids are around. Any advice, help, suggestions or comments are more than welcome.
StrikeHer