Family Law

Was Mom Mean or Caring?

By Ben Stevens

A mother in decided to sell her teenager's car after discovering alcohol in it.  When she purchased the car for her son, she set two rules:  no alcohol and keep it locked.  She did not buy her son's explanation that a passenger had left the alcohol, and the self-described "meanest mom on the planet" placed the following classified ad in The Des Moines Register:

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.

Apparently, she has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from people all across the country since placing the ad, with the only critic being her son.  In fact, she decided to run the ad for an additional week after selling the car, just to make sure that she made her point.

Source:  "'Meanest Mom’ Sells Car After Finding Liquor"  published at MSNBC.com.

Full post as published by SC Family Law Blog on January 14, 2008 (boomark / email).