A Governess is a woman employed to teach and train children in a private household. In contrast to a nanny (formerly called a nurse) or a babysitter, she concentrates on teaching children, not their physical needs. Her charges are of school age, not babies.
In FemDom, the Governess is the purest of the five archetypal fantasies. Its success is not dependent on elaborate scripts, fine costumes, or other props. To be a good Governess, all one must do is maintain authority and provide chastisement. Many submissive males find the anticipation, performance, and aftermath of chastisement to be intensely erotic. The usual explanation is that the rituals of spanking recall childhood punishments that accidentally roused the first fires of sexuality. Additional punishments range from punishment writings, servitude, and corner time. The Governess archetype is about administering pain, or painful pleasure. A Governess whose naughty schoolboy craves punishment has the satisfaction of giving him what he needs and wants, while feeding the secret darkness in her soul...
