 is failed to be reined in by their parents or guardians, who vary from encouraging it, ignoring it, failing to be firm with their punishments, or do nothing because they are used to being submissive (and are sometimes the victims of their child's abuse).There are exceptions, however, as some stories are about adults, or set in the past, or are pastiches.The first story Rix ever created was "The Spaghetti Man", after using this new cautionary tale as a white lie to his first son.