Mom Faces 20-Year Sentence After Running Over 7-Year-Old Son While Teaching Him Tough Lesson

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Mom Faces 20-Year Sentence After Running Over 7-Year-Old Son While Teaching Him Tough Lesson

The aphorism “spare the rod, spoil the child” is derived from the book of Proverbs, and it’s often used by parents to justify harsh but just punishments for childhood transgressions. However, Proverbs contains a whole constellation of godly exhortations, including Proverbs 14:29: “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.” Such an alleged hasty temper — and a definite lack of slowness to anger …