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This is a thing. I grew up in a conservative Christian family and saw some of this. For some families (not mine) punishment was considered the primary tool of teaching. As the Bible says: spare the rod, spoil the child.

What most people don't seem to know is the "rod" isn't something you're supposed to hit a sheep with. You nudge and guide them with it.




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