'Meanest Mom on the Planet' sells son's car

My son broke the rules with his 93 Eclipse very soon after he turned 16 and began driving. He didn't believe me when I told him it had been sold, according to our agreement. But after 2 years of paying gas money to his friends, walking on dates, and behaving himself, he certainly got the message... now he has his own apartment, a 3.1 average at Colorado University, is a Manager at a restaurant, and has plenty of friends. You bet that Mom was right to sell that car!

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It doesn't take a village to raise a child; just one good mom with eyes wide open and head screwed on straight. It's time folks realized that their children are their responsibility and not society's! Good job, mom!

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As a former "out of control" young adult I congratulate the mother for having the guts to not only go through with it but put the message out there that more parents need to be responsible for the safety of their children (at least until they're 18 and out of the house). Whether she wanted attention or not, in a world where the most current headlines aside from our crumbling climate and elections revolve around Hollywood's infatuation with living life under the influence of everything I think it's a GOOD thing that this kid found out what happens when you do something that idiotic before he wound up in jail or a hospital bed or worse. Kudos!

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This action by "Mean Mom" was a great one, however I think this kind of action started too late in the life of her son. IF she had been doing this all along, the son would not have been so quick, or so willing to go against the rules. Parents - you need to start this kind of thing when they are babies, not teens. Set rules, set boundaries, set consequences and stick with them NO MATTER WHAT. If a rule grounds a child from doing certain things, then ground them. I remember the time one of my daughters was grounded to her room for all except school and church. I missed out on a family gathering - inconvenient yes but my daughter knew I meant business.

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I have a young son and I will/have read this information to him and informed him that this mom will do the same thing, ie. checking car, keeping him safe, etc. I am not his buddy, I am his teacher, parent, guide, soft landing, etc. But I will hold him responsible for his own actions and actions have consequences, all of them the good and the stupid.

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This child was humiliated before the whole world. This should have been a family matter. But what the hell, mom loves publicity. This morning she displayed him on CNN. Is a world tour next?

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I agree with this lady. He knew the rules going in and he violated them. We in this country have come to the point that yes doesnt really mean yes and no doesnt really mean no.
I have a little different slant on this story also. I am a Mortician from the state of Missouri. Within my work duties I have had to prepare for burial the bodies of too many young people killed by drinking and driving. I have seen too many moms and dad stand at their childs casket.
This mom is not mean she is showing love to her child even tho he probably doesnt have the mental understanding to see this. Afterall he is just 19. Any yes he is old enough to serve his country and even give his life for his country, but he doesnt have the right to put his mom and dad though his killing himself in a drunken state or killing or crippling others.
Young man give your mom a big hug. She loves you so much that she doesnt want to stand at your casket and will do all she can to keep you out of it.

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Good for this mom. She really loves her son. More parents need to set rules and enforce them. Too many parents make excuses for their childs behavor, such as saying so and so's kid did the same thing or something worse. As a parent you are only responsible for your kids not someone else kids, unless you are the gardian of those kids. My child has a perfect driving record and has been a licensed driver for 15 years. I enforced rules and my child knew that I would.

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I believe if all of us parents did this, far less kids would be dead or maimed!!!!! I know the roads would be safer and hopefully it would stay with the kids into adulthood!!!!!! Not the meanest mom, the smartest mom!!!!! You go girl!!!!!

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You go Mom!!! Awesome!!! Maybe you could add a chapter to Ms. Spears parenting book!!! You are my IDOL!!!

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See, this is why you can trust Iowa to be First in the Nation with the caucuses, it's full of sensible people like this mom

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As a parent with identical issues and responses, although not publically advertized, please be advised "PUBLIC", it's not always the parents fault. Parenting is very hard in the face of constant media influence and persons, who do not act responsibly. I haven't had anything but sleepless nights in 3 years. I am mother to a 19 year old who is easily influenced by peers and impulsive and immature, I think it will be a miracle if either of us survives these years. Stress had made me ill and my child has escaped legal consequences twice in two years, even the courts are often permissive, I don't get it, I raised her with values, love, structure, church, counceling, and everytime my phone rings and I see my daughters' ID, I feel physically ill, she has put me in debt and her actions and choices threaten to continue, she is on a selfish and destructive path and in my state's law, until she is 21, I can be held responsible for her debts, lawsuits, etc. She can declare herself emancipated from me, but at any moment, whether living in my house or given any financial support or not still she can ruin me and her own future and I see no way out. Meanest and most fearful mom on the planet.

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I think the mother was totally within her rights and exercised good judgement when she sold the car. The kid knew the rules and he should have abided by them reagrdlesss of who's bottle it was, it should not have been in the car. That was a good excuse, but all too common for most kids. It is always someone else's...easy way out instead of telling the truth.
Good for 'mom that needs to get a life'....she may have saved her son's in the meantime.

Hoorya for her...we need more mom's like her, and dad's too!

Michael

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To C.T.: If he is under the age of 18, he can't own the car so it must be in her name and she is well within her rights to sell the car. I would much rather see my son upset for a while than dead or in prison for killing someone in a drunk driving accident. I say good for her. I have 2 driving teenage sons and I sometimes question their intelligence when it comes to being behind the wheel.

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She's in the same league as the father who put his son's Guitar Hero (supposed to be a X-mas gift) on EBay when he caught the kid with drugs.

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We could use moms like this here on long island, ny. the amount of deaths on our highways involving young people caused by drugs, booze, tech gadgets and speed is at an all time high. parents who care where and what their teens are up to are a rare breed. just give the kid a car and turn 'em lose seems to be the credo. This mom is one very smart lady for trying to teach her son, along with others, that an automobile is a lethal weapon and should be operated in a safe, sober and sane manner. God bless you mom.

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We could use moms like this here on long island, ny. the amount of deaths on our highways involving young people caused by drugs, booze, tech gadgets and speed is at an all time high. parents who care where and what their teens are up to are a rare breed. just give the kid a car and turn 'em lose seems to be the credo. This mom is one very smart lady for trying to teach her son, along with others, that an automobile is a lethal weapon and should be operated in a safe, sober and sane manner. God bless you mom.

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As I sat in a waiting room watching a news cast on this, I sat next to a couple that the husband was hit by a drunk 19 year old girl. after the impact, his truck fliped 5 times. Not killing him, but leaving him to where he could not take care of himself anymore. Thankfully, his wife is dedicated to him and I have the utmost respect for that couple. As far as the "meanest mom", I say yea for her. I have a daughter and if I catch booze in her car before the age of 21, I am not only going to sell the car, but I will take her licence and run it through the shredder. If ANY of you people think that is "overkill", your stupid or have no care for others or the care and well being of your kids.

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