Do you believe in fairy tales?

There's one that most people believe in. It is that if you are bad and hence behave badly, you will either be punished or, what's worse, rejected. Fear of being rejected and punished is usually activated when you need to assert your limits, defend yourself, prioritize your needs, set your expectations and attitudes. Why is it so scary? Because at this point you are looking at the situation through the eyes of a frightened child, not as an adult. Who can punish the adult? Who can abandon him? Can anyone abandon a self-sufficient person who knows how to take care of her or himself and take responsibility for her/his own life? How is it possible to punish someone who knows how to set boundaries? That's right, no way.