Originally Posted by
bat39
Precisely.
Again, I must reiterate, I love how the message of Damian's origin story can be that "Bruce Wayne can save a troubled kid from himself by showing him how to channelize his rage in a positive direction", as opposed to the message of Tim's (and sometimes Dick's) origin story being that "Bruce Wayne needs a teenage kid to pull himself back from the abyss and stay in control".
It makes Bruce the adult in the room (or cave), not some out-of-control psychopath who needs a kid to keep him in line.
Say what you will about the late Joel Schumacher, he did a pretty good job with this in Batman Forever - Kilmer's Bruce may have his issues, but he's a relatively sorted out and mature Batman who counsels Dick against being consumed by vengeance with the benefit of his own experience.