Posted on 01/09/2008 10:15:17 AM PST by Kaslin
DES MOINES, Iowa — Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the "meanest mom on the planet."
After finding alcohol in her son's car, she 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."
Hambleton has heard from people besides interested buyers since recently placing the ad in The Des Moines Register.
The 48-year-old from Fort Dodge says she has fielded more than 70 telephone calls from emergency room technicians, nurses, school counselors and even a Georgia man who wanted to congratulate her.
"The ad cost a fortune, but you know what? I'm telling people what happened here," Hambleton says. "I'm not just gonna put the car for resale when there's nothing wrong with it, except the driver made a dumb decision.
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My kind of mama! You go girl, too bad there aren’t more like you out there..........
No kidding. Probably saved someones life.
pahahahahahah! Yes! Gorgeous. Print and frame that, the kid will appreciate it when he’s 30.
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God bless her!
Slightly different title but includes exact phrase "Meanest Mom on Planet"
Way to go mom.
Sorry I searched for title as it appeared on the FOX news link. It came up empty
See post#10
Wow.
I did too
See post #10
We have a very strict policy in our household when it comes to drinking. Our two teenage daughters understand it because we review before they go out. Every time. They repeat it back to us.
It involves giving up their social life (phones, computers, teams, stepping out of the house, boyfriends) for 60 days the first time. 90 days the second time. And for the remainder of the school year (or the entire summer.)
The only way they can reduce the sentence is to tell us who got them the liquor so we can call the police and their parents (in that order.)
This program was established after we caught our first daughter drinking schnaps with some friends on the first night of their winter vacation.
I was appalled at the response of other parents. Most did nothing.
I am happy to say that my kids have been called by other kids in trouble, because they knew OUR kids werent drinking. They also knew that they could count on our kids, and us-as parents-to take care of them when they got into trouble somewhere. That is the best part of this.
I am also appalled at the stories of the boys getting the girls drunk and then getting all sexual with them. Believe me, I tugged at my share of blouses when I was fifteen—but these boys are unbelieable.
The first night of the Christmas vacation, a group of boys lifted a bottle of vodka from their absent parents, gave a group of girls seven shots apiece, pawed at them, and when the girls started passing out and throwing up, they ran away.
My daughter got called and she went to the scene with one of her girlfriends and her dad. One kid had been left, passed out in the snow, without a coat on. She spent the Sunday before Christmas in the hospital getting IVs to warm her up.
The parents of the boy’s said, (and I quote) “Boys will be boys.”
Two of the girls remain grounded. Two were out the next night.
Its a lot more than “just” drinking.
“The ad cost a fortune, but you know what? I’m telling people what happened here,”
Someone needs to tell this hero of a mom about Craigslist.
I have found that by searching on a key phrase rather than the entire title I usually have better results. So rather than searching by the exact title “’Meanest Mom on Planet’ Sells Teen Son’s Car After Finding Booze Under Seat”, I would search using “Meanest Mom on Planet” and select “match all words” rather than “match any word” or “match exact phrase” as my search criteria. Using that approach I seldom duplicate a post when I post an article, even in cases where the headline is a little different between Yahoo News or FoxNews or another outlet.
Way to go, Mom (standing and applauding, LOUDLY!!)
Good for you Mama. Way to go.
Funny. My wife bills herself to our nephews and nieces as "Aunt Meana, the meanest Aunt in the world." They all think it's hilarious.
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