Wrestling With My Inner Child

So yeah, I've been thinking about this weird thing that's happening to me lately. It started off like a dream or something in my head, you know how it is when your imagination runs wild and starts playing tricks on you? Anyway, so there’s this idea of... well, being disciplined by someone older... But not just any kind of discipline, more like playful punishment mixed with care... Like when I was little but now as an adult. It feels silly to admit out loud but it's been creeping into my head more and more. I guess you could call it DDLG or something? Not sure if that’s the right term, but it fits a bit? I mean, in my imagination, I’m all vulnerable and childlike... and someone else is older and kind of parental. It’s like there's this little kid inside me who needs attention, guidance, maybe even discipline at times. And then on the flip side, there’s also this other part of me that wants to take care of it too... I don’t know if anyone else feels this way or if I’m just weird for having these thoughts... Sometimes it makes me laugh out loud when I catch myself daydreaming about it. It's so unexpected and yet here it is. So, uh, does any of that sound familiar to anyone? Is it common to be like this now as an adult? Or am I totally alone with thinking this way? Please don’t judge... This is really making me question my sanity a bit lately. 🤪