Meanest Mom, or Good Parenting
Source: The Washington Post
Personally I think the world needs more moms like this. Jane Hambleton placed an ad and sold her 19 year old son Steven's car after finding booze under the front seat.
"OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents who obviously don't love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. $3,700/offer. Call meanest mom on the planet."
Steven said it was a friend who left the booze in the car not him. Tough luck I say. Mom and her son received offers to do a show from Good Morning America, Oprah Winfrey, and Ellen DeGeneres.
And while Mom likes Oprah, Steven loves Ellen, and Mom was inclined to give this one to her son, considering she had taken away his car and all.
They were going back to Iowa to sort it all out, and were unreachable yesterday.
All of which proved one thing: America needed this. Oh boy, did we need this kind of tough love, the kind that says, "I am not your friend. I am your mother. Eat your peas. Now."
They were going back to Iowa to sort it all out, and were unreachable yesterday.
All of which proved one thing: America needed this. Oh boy, did we need this kind of tough love, the kind that says, "I am not your friend. I am your mother. Eat your peas. Now."
The mom was perfectly with in her rights to sell the car because she bought it for him to begin with at Thanksgiving time, and set forh two rules. No Booze, and Keep It Locked.