Caregiver journal

[Guest ProfessorDaddy33]

I am unsure if this is a commonplace practice or not, but I have recently started a caregiver journal. I realize the emphasis in a ddlg relationship is to ensure that littles are feeling very happy and comfortable in little space and know from some that they keep a journal of things they like or dislike. In little journals there is just so much information about what a little wants to feel, wha accentuates the little feeling of being a little. What the little expects from a caregiver, daddy, Dom, etc.

In that vein I’ve been working on a caregiver journal. Without explicitly writing what I’m including, I hope that having a caregiver journal I’ll be able to be a good caregiver when the time arises. That’s about it! Just a thought.

[MysticSand]

I'm a huge fan of journals! I think journals are great and essential way to reflect about the day and oneself - things that people need to do more often!

I encourage my Little to write out whenever he's frustrated and actually have him write me an email every night before he sleeps. I also try to respond to all of those emails and will write him spontaneous emails/letters/messages as well. Different from journaling, but I think the writing process is important.

 

I think as a CG, it's super useful to journal and reflect about how we're doing or even just to log all the cute things our Littles do. It's a great way to get out emotions and to plan and have a place to organize and read prior entries to see where we were and where we've come and where we'd like to see ourselves going.

 

I'm all in for journaling!

[Guest Looby-Lou]

Sounds great

If you enjoy it and/or find it useful then why not? It might help you understand yourself better too.

 

Looby  

[Guest BrieNN]

Agree with the general sentiment that journaling is great exercise for anyone. To know yourself, to be able to put into words what you like and dislike and being able to communicate it later on.

 

For me, my future caregiver is going to be just as much a part of our relationship and I know I'd feel insanely guilty not focusing on what he wants and needs as well. Being a dominant little, I think caregiver journal is a great idea, honestly and something I might have him do if he doesn't already and agrees to it.

[Frog]

I did that with a little I knew. I later learned it was similar to bullet journaling, where I'd send her PDFs of goals and events. They had checkboxes, progress bars, and mood scales. I'm sure I could whip something up if anyone really needed it again.

[Accountable Daddy]

I'm not one to do journals, but I end up making spreadsheets and docs for rules and keeping track of other things. I've got a huge thing for data (kind of have to be in my profession) and it's nice to put information together.

That does make me curious what others would put in a journal. I wouldn't know where to begin and feel I'd either get far too descriptive or far too vague.

[Vampiress]

I'm not a Caregiver but maybe some ideas you guys might like.

 

If you're a single Caregiver maybe you can track goals and things you want to do to better yourself. Maybe list things you'd like in a relationship with a little. You can list movies and music that reminds you of being a Caregiver or puts you into Daddy/Mommy space (I don't know if that works for you guys like littlespace at all). Maybe the kind of rules you'd like to implement in a dynamic. Compare and contrast who you were, who you are, and who you'd like to be in the future and things that haven't changed about you.

 

If you're in a dynamic with someone then maybe you can list their favorite things, list things you've done together that were super special to you, things you think you're doing well as a Caregiver and things you'd like to do better, list things that are special to your dynamic (like favorite things you do together, interests you share, etc). Places you'd like to go with your little. Things you'd like to learn about your little. Things you'd like your little to know about you. (Some of this could work as a single Caregiver too!)

 

I don't know, just a little brainstorming but hopefully it leads to you all coming up with your own journaling ideas!