Even Ancient Egyptian Mothers Punished Their Rotten, Ungrateful Children In Their Wills, 3,000-Year-Old Document Shows

“The document, called The Will of Naunakht, tells the story of a woman who decided only some of her eight children should be recipients of her estate and clearly disinherits others for not taking care of her in her old age. … Those who contested the will in the future could be recipients of a severe punishment – ‘a hundred blows’ and [confiscation of] his property.”