Why discipline is for parents, not children (primarily)

 Many parents believe in disciplining their child. Most parents believe punishment and discipline are the same thing. God opposes the punishment of children, and discipline is a form of self-control. Parents need to stop controlling their children, and control themselves.

It says in Hebrews 12:5-8 KJV:

And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of Him. For whom the Lord loveth he scourgeth every son who he receiveth. If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as sons, for what son is he whom the Lord chasteneth not? But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then ye are bastards and not sons.

Replace "son" with "parent", and you get the picture. The Greek root word translated "scourge" is μαστγόω (Latin: mastigoó) and literally refers to the rod of correction, which symbolically could mean many things, including chastening oneself up in the Lord as a parent, without corporal punishment, but figuratively "cracking the whip" on yourself with your attitudes of self-behaviorism, or else accepting a figurative whipping from your child to get you going on your parental duties. This is referred to by the Greek root word παιδεία (Latin: paideia), translated "chastisement" and "chasteneth", and refers to centering oneself and one's emotional drives in the Lord. 

This discipline is to be modeled to children. It says in Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor thy father and mother, as this is the first commandment with promise; That is may be well with thee, and thou mayest live upon the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to anger: but bring them up the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία, the same word used in Heb. 12:5-8, and refers here to charring and replenishing oneself as a parent in relation to children in the Lord, meaning self-discipline and self-control in relation to children, through rebuking and scolding oneself in the Lord for transgressions against one's child. Even with pedophilic parents or adults, I don't recommending charring a child (thinking about one unattractive aspect of the child), but charring oneself in relation to a child. An adult is entitled to nothing good and rewarding, and everything bad and harsh, from children. Adults need to chasten themselves up in a listening way towards their own children, earning their keep. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νυθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) and refers to the admonition of the Lord, meaning a simple "no" or one of the various variants of said word, only seldom, as children cannot always absorb the reasons why something is wrong due to developmental and cognitive incapacity. This is weighed by the Greek root word translated "provoke...to wrath", which is παροργιζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to the offenses in the Bible, meaning torts and damages such as assault and battery laws that extended to children in terms of protection, with this being summed up in the New Testament as the slightest of offense taken by the child, stemming from entitled treatment, meaning treatment stemming from want to the point of seeking to impose said want onto a child, leading to abuse by way of offense taken.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest and trust in parents where one can tell parents anything and be oneself in relation to parents, leading to children hearing their parent's voice, understanding based on developmental maturity, and listening instinctively to the voice of parents out of familiarity and trust, knowing one won't be punished. It is a form of obedience where children are allowed to make demands, and parents must find a way to accommodate most of them, including benign wants, as needs, especially attachment needs such as a walk in the park, a trip to a restaurant, or otherwise spending time together. This is stemmed from Christian love, meaning the Greek root word translated αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to surrender to God through one's child as their enemy, just as mankind is the enemy of God and submits accordingly, with parents and other adults having power and control over children to be quelled. Parents are to sacrifice for their children as Christ sacrificed for His children, rendering oneself beneath one's child, expecting absolutely nothing in return, with the child being extended by God for care and protection.

Parenting in ancient Israel and adjoining churches was attachment based, as an enforced norm. The rod of correction was symbolic in parenting for setting limits and boundaries, but more so encouragement. There were two rods, the rod of encouragement and the rod of severity, with the rod of encouragement preferred thrice to the rod of severity, in which case the latter rod was not punitive in nature, but firm in a warm manner in terms of teaching a lesson. Parents were very close to children then, with children not leaving the side of the mother, with very young children up to age 3 being swaddled next to their mother, with even toddlers up to age 3 being treated as the infants that they are.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them suffer the second death which is the lake of fire and brimstone! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! 

Pro-social demand - Why children have the right to make demands to parents (and vice versa)

Many parents demand things of their children, meaning in terms of lawful orders or simply telling children what to do in terms of expectations. In proper biblical parenting, children have the right to make demands on parents instead. It is part of a child's surrender to parents.

It says in Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey their parents in all things, as is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest in the care and safety of parents, being able to share anything or be oneself in relation to parents, owing absolutely nothing in relation to parents, yet nonetheless showing gratitude towards parents by listening to them and heeding instruction, hearing a parent's voice, understanding the instructions given, then following the voice in an attached manner, with a sense of warm familiarity. This stems from Christian love for children, as denoted in the New Testament by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and refers to submission to the every vulnerable need of children as their enemy, being convicted of one's non-existence merely for having the capacity to harm a child, sacrificing for one's child, just as Christ sacrificed for His children, expecting absolutely nothing in return, rendering oneself beneath a child, devaluing yourself in relation to her, ministering to and serving children, with children being extensions of God, being in place of Him to serve and care for. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and literally translates to "stirring up" children, referring to the offenses within the legal context of the Bible, namely the torts and damages system implied by the Eighth Commandment, summed up in the New Testament as the slightest of offense taken by a child stemming from an entitled act from an adult. Entitlement denotes the Tenth Commandment, and is cross-referenced by the Greek root word translated πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers not merely to wanting things from children, but to wanting things to the point of seeking to impose said want onto a child, leading to abuse by way of offense taken.

Children should impose their wants onto you. Attachment parenting was the norm in the Bible, with children ranging close to mothers, with young children swaddled next to mothers. Children demanded needs. They would cry and scream, and instead of being punished, parents would diagnose the cry as some sort of need, and provide using trial and error, listening to the frustrations of children. Pro-social demand was a concept for children then, not parents. Children were provided for fully, in providing custody, and then children instinctively listened to the reassuring voice of their parents, perhaps in a situation where listening would save their life...Parents were safe people to unload around and be oneself.

Children have the right to demand from parents what they need, as well as benign wants, and all needs should be given. Benign wants are a need, and should be treated as an attachment need. A benign want might be wanting goodies at the store, or perhaps spending time with a parent. This ensures that parents remain the safe people for children that God intended them to be.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger will not inherit the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! Let the parents rot and burn in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Children self-protect/adults abstain - Child rule from beneath in the Bible

Many parents and other adults abuse children, with 94% of parents physically battering their children, with 1/3 of such parents abusing their children within the realm of the law. Adults can abstain from child abuse, and children self-protect, protecting themselves from abuse. Rule from beneath is a biblical concept, and is a concept in my home. 

My mom knows to give me my every need, and I am grateful for that. Childhood demands are a form of beneath rule, and parents are beholden to such lawful and binding demands from a child. It says in Colossians 3:20-21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things, as this is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children, lest they become discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable trust and rest in the care and safety of parents, knowing one can be oneself in relation to children, being able to confide anything and everything to parents, owing absolutely nothing in relation to parents, with children nonetheless listening out of trust and not out of fear of punishment. This is prompted by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) which refers to submission to the every need of a child as their enemy, with all adults guilty of their mere existence in relation to children due to their capacity to harm children, sacrificing for their children just as Christ sacrificed for His children, expecting absolutely nothing in return, rendering oneself beneath a child, devaluing oneself as a mere servant for a child, ministering to and serving the child as an extension of God, convicted as an entitled parent/adult as such. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to the offenses, namely the torts and damages under the Mosaic Law, including assault and battery torts that extended to children in terms of protection, with punishing a child being kidnapping (see "held in his own hand" in relation to hostage/ultimatum situations). It is basically the slightest of offense from a child coming from any entitled behavior. 

Commandments against the provocation of anger give children today a moral legal outlet for assertiveness, which is the definition of children self-protect. "Self-protect" refers to a child defending themselves against abuse, and being able to report parents to the authorities. Adults, however, should abstain from all abusive attitudes towards a child, to the point of the slightest raise of voice or stray offensive gaze towards a child. Children can hold you accountable for some time, but then you have to own up to your mistakes, and take responsibility for your actions towards children, ideally in a way that you call yourself the abuser in order to char yourself in the Lord for abuse in relation to child...Children rule from beneath as adults set limits and boundaries, keeping adults in check when they aren't doing so themselves. Checks and balances in terms of mutual submission.

Attachment parenting was the norm then, and such parenting does follow the children self-protect/adults abstain criteria. Though parents were technically the head of their children, this was a providing custody where children were charges to a parent caregiver. They otherwise had a lot of rights, as well as leeway to demand needs and supplements from their parents. Parents to minor children were servants in the Early Church, and extensions of Christ in terms of sacrifice, self-crucifying themselves in a figurative manner to provide for their children, swaddling little children next to parents. Christ states in Matthew 25:45-46 KJV:

Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not unto me, ye did it not unto me. And these shall go into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand! 

Our entitlement problem as a country - the root of all child abuse

Many parents today abuse children, meaning most. 94% of children are punished physically as children, with 1/3 of parents violating the law. 70% of adults support "a good, hard spanking" of a child. We have an entitlement problem in this country, and it starts with parents punishing children, having control issues with their children.

Parental entitlement is the root cause of all child abuse in this country. Entitlement is denoted by the Tenth Commandment, and is cross-referenced by the Greek root word πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers to the entitled attitude of "I am the parent, and I deserve respect" leading to wanting things from children to the point of seeking to impose said want onto a child, leading to abuse by way of offense. 

It says in Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in all things, as is well-pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable trust and rest in the love and grace of parents, being able to be yourself in relation to children, confiding into parents in anything, feeling safe in their presence, seeing parents as a best friend and mentor, owing absolutely nothing in return to parents, yet listening to parents anyway out of gratitude. Parents are to expect everything bad and disrespectful from children before respecting them first. The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and literally translates to "stirring up" children, referring to the offenses under the Eighth Commandment, summed up in the New Testament as whatever a child perceives as offensive, as is the spirit of the Law.

Every single adult is guilty merely for existing in relation to children, and is to surrender to God through their child and preferably all children around them. I am a flawed and depraved adult in relation to children, deserving of DEATH and PUNISHMENT merely for existing in relation to a child, and should be grateful that children even exist, given that I am concerned with them so much. I am to shut up and be in silence as they scream and play freely. No adult knows what it is like to be a child, and every adult is capable of harm and offense towards a child. No adult truly means well around children. Christian love is admitting this in relation to a child, leading to self-improvement, as denoted by the Greek root word αγαπαο (Latin: agapao) and comes from the reverent fear, as denoted by the Greek root word ψοβός (Latin: phobos) and refers to God, through the needy demands of a child, striking terror into a parent, convicting them of their original sin, which is their parental capacity to harm a child, which all adults have, period...Every adult is entitled in some way around children. I am a pedophile, so I want a sexual "relationship" with a child, but know that I cannot have that.

The depraved and entitled parents will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let the entitled and abusive parents be cast into the lake of burning fire and sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and his accomplices! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Religious entitlement in the Bible - and why children have religious liberty too

 Many parents abuse their children, meaning most. Most child abuse in this country stems from the misuse of religion as an excuse for abuse. Religious entitlement does exist, and applies to parents who forcefully impose instead of encourage religion in the home. 

I am an outlier in the children's rights community here in the United States for my support for religious tolerance. I see other faiths as simply existing aside of me. I may not like Islam theologically, but I must tolerate Muslims. Same with Jews. Same with any form of religion. I am even tolerant of a child having a different faith than me. This is religious non-entitlement in a parent - they usually follow your lead if you don't punishment.

It says in Exodus 20:17 KJV:

Thou shalt not cover thy neighbour's house. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his as, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. 

The Hebrew translated "covet" is לחמוד (Latin: lachmod) and refers not merely to wanting things from children, but wanting things from children, or wanting them to do things for you, to the point of seeking to impose said want onto a child. This is cross-referenced in the New Testament by the Greek root word πλεονέκτης (Latin: pleonektés) and refers to "I am the parent, and I have the right to instruct my child to believe like me" leading to said want being imposed on a child, leading to demands, control, and/or punishment in the name of religion. This is the one sin my parents didn't commit against me, even when they could have. My parents wanted me to choose my own way in terms of religion, and I was simply punished for things stemming from false religion seen from a secular lens, such as talking back and begging parents for highly unrealistic wants (wanting an ultralight airplane, for example - or moving to another country such as Iceland or Sweden). The ultimate source of my abuse was impatience and stress, a form of parental entitlement, an entitlement I hate first in myself, and next in others, not preaching too much about it others, showing my golden example to the world, being the salt and light that is the children's rights elect. I praise my parents, however, for allowing me to come to my own religious conclusions, encouraging me along the way.

It says in Ephesians 6:1-4 KJV:

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, as this is right. Honor thy father and mother, as this is the first commandment with promise; That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long upon the earth. And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The Greek root word translated "nurture" is παιδεία (Latin: paideia) and refers to disciplining and centering oneself in relation to children in the Lord, leading to religious instruction by way of willful submission of a child, usually in the form of questions, which should be met by a rhetorical question of the academic sort, with father and son working it out then, and father with a child of both sexes instructing His children in the Christian context. Non-verbal invites were used as friendly airborne gaslighting, meaning religion was discussed around the child, then to the child once they were curious enough to submit to instruction. This is how my parents taught me religion. The Greek root word translated "admonition" is νουθεσία (Latin: nouthesia) refers to the admonition of the Lord, meaning when the child wants something that is forbidden or impractical, simply say "no", and if they trust you, they will respect it, at least eventually. "Admonish" here means scold in a warm yet firm manner, rarely preferrably, in a way that does not provoke a child to anger, as is denoted by the Greek root word παροργίζο (Latin: parorgizo) and refers to the offenses in the Bible, namely the damages and torts system linked to the Eighth Commandment, summed up by the New Testament as whatever the child perceives as offensive from the parent or around the parent, meaning whatever is deemed coercive by them in terms of religious instruction, in this case. This can include things such as lumping religion with punishment, such as punishing children in any way for refusing to pray, dressing in an "immodest" and "revealing" manner. Any punishment or control that offended the child, at least at a sensory and visceral level, is abuse.

The Greek root word translated "obey" is υπακουο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to secure, vulnerable rest and trust in parents. It is the secure parent-child bond necessary to impart religion in a non-violent manner. Children naturally absorb most Christian customs in a Christian home by way of instinctively following the example of parents, enhanced by the fact that no punishment of a child is permitted under biblical law. Parenting in ancient Hebrew culture was attachment-based, meaning gaining compliance from children later on centered around attachment parenting tools such as skin-to-skin contact with mothers, using swaddling clothes to hold the child next to the mother. Fathers were to be more distant, but in an encouraging way. Children trusted what parents had to say about the Law, hence why children went with their fathers in a homeschool to be instructed in Scripture, in a gradual way that was child-friendly in nature, meaning Hell was saved for the very end. The instruction involved a lot of reading Scripture as an avid childhood interest, with the child bouncing and discussing interpretations with fathers, and fathers giving pointers on methodology. Fathers used the Socratic system of questioning, meaning the child asks a question, and is met with a question to get them to think, and then do their own research, with the father already knowing all about the Law, being legally competent. This is how religious instruction should be today.

The depraved and entitled parents who provoke children to anger through punishment or permissiveness will not inherit the Kingdom of God! Let them burn in the lake of fire and burning sulfur, which is the second death prepared for Satan and His accomplices! Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!

Why you shouldn't shame or punish your daughter for "showy" attire

Many parents, namely fathers, joke about "I wouldn't let my daughter wear..." and maybe cite a Bible verse in 1 Timothy. Child victims of sexual abuse are not at fault for the moral and physical crimes imposed on them, and this attitude of "cover them up" shields child rapists and sexual assailants from responsibility by placing responsibility on child victims of adult power and control to prevent their own abuse.

It says in 1 Timothy 2:9-10 KJV:

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; but (which becometh women professing godliness) good works.

Note what God, through the Apostle Paul, prohibits. Expensive things to wear. See what is underlined. This is basically making over your whole appearance just to look good. Showy attire is not what is prohibited here. This commandment simply states to dress plainly, in a way that shows your individuality, and doesn't lead to you pretending to be someone else by way or wardrobe.

Anyone who knows the Early Christian context knows that women and children in the house were naked, as well as children outside the house as well, while swaddled to their mother. Nudity then could be seen as sexual to a man in relation to an unclothed child, or else simply innocent in the case of a child, but maybe a bit sexual, from a distance.

It says in Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to the offenses, namely the offense perceived by a child when shamed for being naked or dressed in a "showy" or "revealing" manner. Fornication wasn't being naked as a young girl, but taking advantage of the fact that a young girl was naked, with the Greek root word denoting an adult fornicator being πορνεία (Latin: porneia) and refers to sexually entitled intent perceived by the child by way of sensory gaslighting. This might be, when a young girl is in a swimsuit, feeling googly eyes penetrating her back, or front, and once she gives a cross look towards the perpetrator, he commits a form of child sexual abuse of the most everyday type. Most children don't mind, in my personal experience, but then I am to expect everything bad from a child, and nothing good from a child, until I prove myself to be trustworthy to them.

A young girl might be wearing a swimsuit top and shorts walking into the AM/PM, showing a lot of herself, and she probably just wants to look pretty. If I exploit that by catcalling her with my eyes or wave, or even the slightest of threatening glance, *I* am at fault, and she can be naked for all that I am concerned about, and she has the right to be there, as she is, as she wishes to be. I might have a self-interest in all this, but that's for another realm. It's never going to work.

Let the fornicators burn! Freedom and liberty to all, including children!

 

"Leftist" trauma: Why liberal views can be traumatic for some survivors

 Many parents you hear about today from children's rights sources who abuse children are religious. Many people misunderstand, however, that every single adult, not just a few religious few, are guilty of child abuse. We hate the left here at Children's Rights here at Opposing Parental Entitlement. My attitude is first-to-last, but with idealized last-to-first application, meaning I identify with authority and anti-spanking at the same time. Power and authority hands down the spanking ban to parents, and we round them up, brand them, and register them right alongside the scum who rape and sexually assault children.

Why was the left traumatic for me? I was punished from 3 on up to age 16, and while I was punished, I believed in nothing, not even God. I saw no point in religion sometimes, and other times wanted to be Christian but felt left out due to the rod verses. What kind of god, I wondered, would delight in children being punished. Now I know that god doesn't exist. Only God, meaning the God of the Bible, meaning Yahweh, is God, and all others are false. Spanking, I learned, came from idolatrous pagan roots in European folk religions. This likely motivated European churches to aid the Council of Europe to aid in the ban on spanking across Europe. It is banned, under European law, but not under every nation's law, and not under the marshall law of every home.

I am not longer on the left. This passage was the first sign that my leftist thinking was wrong. It says in Romans 13:1-5:

Let every soul be subject to the higher authorities. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained by God. Whosoever resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God, and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation. For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to evil. Wilt thou not then be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth nor the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil. Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

The Greek root word translated "subject" is υποτασσο (Latin: hupakouo) and refers to choosing to submit to another person or entity out of reverence for their authority and might. A wife submits to her husband out of a desire for protection and care. One should submit to the law of the land, in its letter, like that. In a free society like the United States, this means the Constitution. The Fourteenth Amendment clearly implies a child's right to equal protection to assault in relation to an adult. See also Colossians 3:21 KJV:

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they become discouraged.

The Greek root word translated "provoke...to anger" is ερεθιζο (Latin: erethizo) and refers to the offenses in the Bible, ultimately the torts and damages system linked to the Eighth Commandment, summed up in the modern day as the slightest of offense perceived by the child, with this including striking a child, in context. Striking a child in biblical times was indeed deemed unclean for a parent at the moment the child took offense to the force imposed.

I didn't believe in the Bible like I did before. I started out believing in some parts, ignoring others, especially the New Testament. I then saw Romans 13, and then I started comparing what I saw in conservative media like PragerU with what I saw in the Bible, delving deeper into the Bible. Much of the leftist lies I believed were proven wrong. At the time, I had an anxiety disorder, and it pretty much went away by the time I fully absorbed conservative thought.

Conservatism, to me, comes from theological beliefs, meaning here Christian beliefs of mine that are fundamentalist/conservative in nature. "Fundamentalist" simply means you believe in the whole Bible, cover to cover, in context. All my beliefs stem from there. I do keep fiscally liberal beliefs, in moderate format in a way that makes abortion laws dated in nature, meaning there are so many social services out there for mothers that abortion is then rendered unnecessary, leading to a ban based on that fact that there are other options, knowing mothers would latch onto those other options first, namely adoption. My option as a man on abortion is to save sex with another person for marriage with an adult woman, so not to impregnate any young girls especially.

Leftist thought is something that gloats you up, meaning makes you proud. It is intended for a specific group of people who were shamed as children. My abusive childhood was a mixture of warmth and a stop sign, meaning my father would act like a friend sometimes, and a cop other times, punishing me with swats on the buttocks. Thus, I felt embarrassed when we went places in public, whereas I loved being seen in public with my mother...I believe still that wanting to be seen with a parent is the ultimate way of honoring them. 

I am conservative in a way that centers myself, meaning I am a children's rights Christian/conservative. I am convicted in the way my parents weren't. Children's right and conservatism do go together, but only if you are convicted that way. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense. I see all theologies and political ideologies coming together for the rights of children, in one united front against the abusers, like abusive authoritative parenting told my parents to be one united front in relation to my behaviors, speaking like a firefighter or cop when parents should resemble therapists instead. 

This page is a dissent to mainstream conservatism on the issue of parenting specifically, linking it to issues such as gun rights and homeschooling rights in the background. Why do criminals shoot people? They learned to be violent at home. Don't take away guns. Take away the belt, hairbrush, or open hand imposed on a child's body. Punishment and violence at home often leads to children modeling it in their behavior as teens and young adults. Do away with spanking, and adults and even older children can be trusted with a gun, because they will be more centered and have more self-control, whereas the anger from punishment as a child burns you up, and gives many adults today angry impulses. They have a right to own a gun, but their parents shouldn't have had the right to punish them...Just one way that you can be conservative and pro-gentle parenting.