if($child == "out_of_line"){ $corrective_acction = talk(issue_at_hand); if($corrective_acction == "$resolution"){ end_punish(); }else if($corrective_acction != "$resolution"){ $corrective_acction = timeout(issue_at_hand); if($corrective_acction == "$resolution"){ end_punish(); }else if($corrective_acction != "$resolution"){ while($corrective_acction != "$resolution"){ whip_that_ass(issue_at_hand); } } } }