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August 12, 2005
Mean Mom
This is the best email I’ve seen in a while. Keep in mind while you read this that around here, I’m called, “The Warden”.
Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch, we had to eat sandwiches. And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was different from other kids had too.
Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all time. You'd think we were convicts in prison. She had to know who our friends were, and what we were doing with them. She insisted that if we said we would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.
We were ashamed to admit it but she had the nerve to break the Child Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes, make the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would like awake at night thinking of more things for us to do.
She always insisted on us telling the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth. By the time we were teenagers, she could read our minds. Then, life really got tough! Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk the horn when they drove up. They had to come up to the door so she could meet them.
While everyone else could date when they were 12 or 13, we had to wait until we were l6. Because of our mother, we missed out on lots of things other kids experienced. None of us have ever been caught shoplifting, vandalizing other's property or ever arrested for any crime. It was all her fault. We never got drunk, took up smoking, stayed out all night, or a million other things other kids did.
Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults. We are dong our best to be mean parents just like Mom was. I think that's what's wrong with the world today. It just doesn't have enough mean moms anymore!
~ Author Unknown
Posted by tami at August 12, 2005 11:44 AM
Comments
We have a similar article cut-out, one of thise Heloise hints thingies. As the 14 year old stretches her wings to test our resolve, our clamps come down tighter. I actually find myself inventing chores to keep her busy and focused. The media (ipods, emails, etc..) ages the kids much more rapidly than Canabis aged me. Keeps us on our toes.. Be well, use the Force..
Posted by: Allan at August 13, 2005 4:17 AM
The Warden? LOL!
Posted by: lynne at August 13, 2005 6:18 AM
Oh, that's great! I like that.
Posted by: gw at August 14, 2005 6:45 AM
I'm not mean enough... Child Labour won't really start in our house until double figures are reached. The 4yr old keeps on trying to unload the dishwasher when some of my really good stuff is in there, so we got lax on a couple o'rules! Do children really take chocolate and crisps for lunch???
Posted by: urban gypsy at August 15, 2005 4:24 AM
i'm doing my best to correct the situation
**glarea aroumd meanly!**
Posted by: Dana at August 19, 2005 1:40 PM