More than probably any other relationship, the parental one is fraught with more ritual and little touches. All the trappings of childhood -- the toys or diapers or swing-sets or braces or car seats or playclothes -- are far more involved and continually used than the toybag or dungeon of even the most ardent BDSM'er. And the role of parenting is filled with nearly endless "ritual", from bedtimes, story-telling, potty-training, discipline, schooling... to learning to drive -- it never ends.

But some of those icons of parenting can be very subtle, too. How touched can a parent be to find an old finger painting in a box, to notice the bronzed little shoes on the mantle for the first time in years... To tack that one report card on the fridge because, although it's nothing more than a slip of paper, and meaningless to anyone else, its presence reminds them of something very special about their life whenever they see it.

So it can be with reParenting, and I find that a lot of people get stuck in patterns of thinking of their Adult Ageplay lifestyle as just a compartment in their busy lives, and overlook nearly endless opportunities to make her "little" life, and her adult life, much more seamless.

Whatever we see every day becomes "normal" to us. Making connections -- even very small ones -- with her Innergirl the norm around your house, and not the exception, can add up amazingly in her heart.

Sure, a lot of people are forced to keep it compartmentalized, to keep it in the safely-locked bedroom or playroom, to keep the trappings of it all on the low-down, because of the presence of normies or Biokids or something.