Marion Amberton, who raised a son and two daughters, says: 'in my day it was extremely difficult to maintain our beliefs. Men and husbands in particular - had so much legal and physical power - any talk of a man submitting his wife or daughter was taboo! Today, although such families still remain anonymous, their activities are accepted more widely. Admittedly most dominant women obtain their husbands from similar families but the younger women are confident that even outsiders will accept our views nowadays.'

Doris believes her mother was right: 'I was taught female supremacy at my mother's knee. Most of her stories were about the dangers of allowing a man control. Mummy was never cruel to my brother but taught him that by being obedient and respectful he would live a happy life. She taught my brother to always worship and revere women because every girl was naturally superior. Thus by the time were teenagers we had both settled into our roles. Brad, despite being a year older than me, was submissive to me as well as to my mother. I was the one who taught Brad how to cook and how to wash and iron clothes. I was allowed to discipline my brother from the age of ten. This power was given to me on my birthday as though it was a treat. Having witnessed my mother giving Brad his regular over-the-knee spankings I was eager to experience this myself. What I failed to understand - being a selfish teenager - was the importance of the occasion for my mother. You see it was Brad's reaction to my newfound power that was being tested. As my mother told me later, 'if Brad can submit to being spanked by his younger sister his future wife will face few problems when establishing her own dominance.'

'Still glowing with pleasure from beating my bother I was astonished to be told that my father, a wonderful kind and gentle man, was in fact my mother's slave-husband! This was shock enough but she went on to tell me that my father would now serve and obey me as well as her! 'Accept his service and devotion for what it is,' she advised when I expressed doubts, 'a loving gift that you cannot and must not reject.'

Simon's mother had her doubts: Describing herself as a semi-detached member of the female supremacy community she says, 'despite having raised my son to obey women I wanted him to choose his own wife. A fact often ignored by those in favor of the life is that all marriages are arranged marriages! It is the mother's role to find her daughter a submissive husband. As this usually means a boy raised by a dominant mother I knew that I was expected to offer my son as a prospective husband. When Doris and her mother arrived on our doorstep I wanted Simon to know he was not obliged to marry this stranger. Unfortunately for Simon my own mother had trained me too well. When faced with the peculiar and powerful rituals of dominance I was easily convinced that Simon's best hope for happiness was as a she-male slave-wife to Doris!'

Don't miss this incredible article in: Men as Maids! - In May 2004!

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