[Vaduz]

Results of spare the rod spoil the child.

[Red Badger]

That, plus no spiritual grounding in their lives nor respect for life itself. What they did is reprehensible...................

[Mrs. Don-o]

Or, on the other hand, it could be too much "apply the rod" as well.

There are exceptions, of course, but as far as I can tell, very compassionate people had very compassionate parents.

And --- not always perhaps, but usually --- cold-as-ice people had parents who left them frozen to the bone.