BEST: FYI - Parenting Strategy

|

Meanest Mom on the planet

According to the Associated Press, Jane Hambleton, after finding alcohol in her son's car, decided to sell the car and share her 19-year-old's misdeed with everyone -- by placing an ad in the local newspaper.

The ad reads: "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."

Jane has fielded more than 70 congratulatory telephone calls from emergency room technicians, nurses, and school counselors.

"It's overwhelming the number of calls I've gotten from people saying 'Thank you, it's nice to see a responsible parent.' So far there are no calls from anyone saying, 'You're really strict. You're really overboard, lady."'

Chances are, her son will never drink and drive again. So, what do your children think about underage drinking? Get a great gameplan together no matter what their age: clic

About this Entry

This page contains a single entry by Sandy Lee published on February 25, 2008 1:14 PM.

BEST: Bulkhead Installation Party - Saturday, March 1st at 10:30 a.m. was the previous entry in this blog.

White - Some Notes (February 25th) is the next entry in this blog.

Find recent content on the main index or look in the archives to find all content.