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with everyday life), I don't like the sound of it, but it's possible there's nuance I'm missing.

Here's a scenario: father discovers that his child stole or lied about something, the father blames himself for not raising his children right and goes into a fast and meditates on how to become a better parent so that he can raise his child right.

Is it done in a way such that the child is made aware of the father's suffering, or is it treated in a healthy manner as a growing process? I could see it being okay if the latter, if the child is not made to suffer psychologically as a result of the

father's suffering, if that makes sense.

I don't see how the child would know that their parent is punishing himself without seeing it

Maybe that's the part I was missing. So the parents hide from the kids the fact that they are fasting?

No, the kids know that their parents are fasting

Okay, then I'm confused by the comment you left just before your most recent one. What is the kid not seeing?

I think we're confusing each other. I misread your comment about it being treated in a healthy matter as the child not knowing anything about what the parent is doing. For clarity's sake, the child knows everything that their parent is doing and he

Knows his father is suffering because of his actions.

What would you consider a "healthy manner" with this method?

Manner* instead of matter in the last comment.

Yes, and they would cook their kids food while doing this too.

Sounds both like a very powerful psychological torture and quite effective