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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wow, I have a sister.
Shame works. Well, except with democrats.
Just a tip.....teenagers that can’t get someone to buy it for them, will usually steal it.
The kid may not have a car for a while, but he has a story he can tell for the rest of his life.
Good for her.
I had a neighbor who disconnected the wires in his daughter’s car, but then she learned how to hotwire her car.
So, he removed the engine block — and just let her car sit in the driveway. Happened in my old neighborhood — hilarious. And a great dad!
Ping for Later.
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