Meanest Mom in the world.

tarball

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Jan. 9, 2008, 3:34AM
'Meanest mom on the planet' sells teenage son's car
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.
"It's overwhelming the number of calls I've gotten from people saying 'Thank you, it's nice to see a responsible parent.' So far there are no calls from anyone saying, 'You're really strict. You're real overboard, lady.'"
The only critic is her son, who Hambleton says is "very, very unhappy" with the ad and claims the alcohol was left by a passenger.
Hambleton believes her son but has decided mercy isn't the best policy in this case. She says she set two rules when she bought the car at Thanksgiving: No booze, and always keep it locked.
The car has been sold, but Hambleton says she will continue the ad for another week — just for the feedback.
 
tarball

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I bought my son his first car this past summer. I going to make him read this article...

I love it...
 
m0nk

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Originally Posted by 1journeyman
Good for her.
Does it frighten anyone though that the article refers to a 19 year old as a kid?
Well, imo, if the boy is living in her house then he is still a kid. And yeah, good for her, zero tolerance when it comes to alcohol and vehicles.
 
cowfishrule

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you can be 40, and your parents could be 70, and you'd still be their kid.
i congrat her on this. i also hope she beat him upside-the-head for it too.
booze in car= owner goes to jail, even if he's dead-sober. at least thats how it is here in jersey, if im correct. they dont play with open containers.
wait, did they actually say it was open container? because in jersey, you have to be 18 to transport un-opened containers, but 21 to drink it. go figure.
 
lion_crazz

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That's awesome that they did that. That was a very proper punishment for the 19 year old. Even if it wasn't his, maybe next time he will think before he does something stupid like drive around with alcohol in the car.

I am strongly against alcohol and automobiles ever being mixed. There are way too many fatalities for such a stupid, ignorant "mistake". A month ago, I could have been dead. I was rear-ended at a traffic light by a drunk driver whom was going over 50 miles per hour. Thankfully, I was okay, but there are way too many innocent people out there who are not as lucky as I was.
 
m0nk

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Originally Posted by lion_crazz
That's awesome that they did that. That was a very proper punishment for the 19 year old. Even if it wasn't his, maybe next time he will think before he does something stupid like drive around with alcohol in the car.

I am strongly against alcohol and automobiles ever being mixed. There are way too many fatalities for such a stupid, ignorant "mistake". A month ago, I could have been dead. I was rear-ended at a traffic light by a drunk driver whom was going over 50 miles per hour. Thankfully, I was okay, but there are way too many innocent people out there who are not as lucky as I was.
This is very true. My brother-in-law was hit by a girl who was DUI 3 years ago. His best friend died and he had to endure numerous surgeries over the span of 2 years to restore the structure of his face. He's a great guy and it's a real bummer to think that he had to go through all of that just because this college girl couldn't resist driving while at a blood-alcohol level over .30. His best friend was also a friend to my sisters so it was a real hard loss to my family, something that everyone still thinks about quite a bit.
 
30-xtra high

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Originally Posted by m0nk
Well, imo, if the boy is living in her house then he is still a kid. And yeah, good for her, zero tolerance when it comes to alcohol and vehicles.

no offense, but the statement is truely rediculous... my grandma lives in my parents house, is she a kid?, when i'm in the coast guard at the age of 22 and my stuff is at my parents house, am i still a kid?
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.
 
m0nk

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
no offense, but the statement is truely rediculous... my grandma lives in my parents house, is she a kid?, when i'm in the coast guard at the age of 22 and my stuff is at my parents house, am i still a kid?
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.
He is the child of the mother in question, and if he hasn't moved out (or gone off to the military) he has very little or no real world life experience. This, imo, qualifies him to still be a kid... of course you are definitely entitled to your opinion, as am I.

Also, the mother wouldn't have been able to actually sell the car if the title wasn't in her name. Therefore, she technically would have sold her own property, not the kid's.
 
kerriann

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.

unless the mother bought the car for him. then it's her own property to sell. i'd do the same thing in a heartbeat if my child did something that stupid
 
kogle

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
no offense, but the statement is truely rediculous... my grandma lives in my parents house, is she a kid?, when i'm in the coast guard at the age of 22 and my stuff is at my parents house, am i still a kid?
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.
I don't agree with him being able to make her do anything. She couldn't have sold the car unless it was in her name and besides if he's a dependant living under her roof it's tough cookies for him. Good for the mom!
 
salty blues

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
no offense, but the statement is truely rediculous... my grandma lives in my parents house, is she a kid?, when i'm in the coast guard at the age of 22 and my stuff is at my parents house, am i still a kid?
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.
You may have a point. If the car title was in the "kid's" name, it could not be legally sold without his signature.
The post stated that the car had in fact been sold, so I am assuming it legally belonged to his mommy.
 
ice4ice

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.
I did a search on the legal drinking age for the State of Iowa :
Iowa
- No one under the age of 21 is allowed to consume or posses alcohol, unless at a private home when the parent or guardian gives it to his/her child or ward and the said parent or guardian is present (supervising). Also anyone under the age of 21 can not drive any motor vehicle with a BAC of .02 or higher. For anyone 21 years of age or older may not drive if they have a BAC of .10 or higher.
Therefore - he is UNDERAGE, got caught, and his mom had just cause to punish her son by selling his car - whether it's his or not.
 
aquaknight

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Cause, sure, but if it was his, then technically no. Just because someone speeds, you can't slash their tires. But as mentioned, he would have to sign the car over. But I doubt it was his to begin with and a proper punishment.
 
mfp1016

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Originally Posted by 30-xtra high
no offense, but the statement is truely rediculous... my grandma lives in my parents house, is she a kid?, when i'm in the coast guard at the age of 22 and my stuff is at my parents house, am i still a kid?
I have a hard time believing this article, the "kid" could make the mom buy him a new one, he is a legal adult whose property was stolen and sold.
No offense, but as just by looking at your logic I could tell that you're a kid.
 
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