Okay, let's take this analogy just a bit further and maybe it will work for you.
I BEAT THE CRAP out of my Beast in the first few rounds, and I AM THE ONE WHO BROKE HIS LEG. Yeah, I admit it.
So, that's no little kid you sent to the corner. BEAT THE CRAP out of him, BREAK HIS LEGS -- BOTH OF THEM -- and maybe he'll stay knocked out for awhile and quit asking for candy.
FT