Mean mother!

[Bill of Rights]

We've all seen them. Sometimes at the stores, sometimes at the ball park, sometimes at the malls. Well, it's time something was said about it, I think. It's time something got done, and I'm going to start saying and doing something about it right now.

I became aware of this several years ago. I was reminded of it today, and just forwarded it to my own mother.
For those of you out there to whom it applies as a child with a mean mother... forward it to her if you can. Whether you can or not, please join me in saying to the mean moms out there... all of them... "Thank you."

To all you Mean Mom's.

Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean Mom told me: I loved you
enough to ask where you were going, with whom,
and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to make you go pay for the
bubble gum you had taken and tell the clerk, "I
stole this yesterday and want to pay for it."

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours
while you cleaned your room, a job that should have
taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children must
learn that their parents aren't perfect.

I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm
glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you
will tell them.

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 what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all
times. You'd think we were convicts in a 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, empty the trash
and all sorts of cruel jobs. I think she would lie
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 and had
eyes in the back of her head. Then, life was really
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 16.

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.

Now that we have left home, we are all educated,
honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean
parents just like Mom was.

I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
It just doesn't have enough mean moms!

(I have not been able to locate an author for this.
It is my belief that it is in the public domain.
If it is not and violates someone's copyright,
I will remove it on request.)​

Thanks, Mom.

Blessings,
Bill

 

[a.bentonab]

This reminded me of this article about a "nice" mom on the Indy Star.
Police: Mom unmoved as toddler runs through mall lot | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

Thanks mom for being mean!

 

[Stschil]

Now I miss my Mommy!!!!

Thank for the reminder, Bill. Think I'm going to give my Mom a call tonight.

 

[MrsXtremeVel]

I'm a mean mom and proud of it! I'm hoping my kids will thank me later, but I'm not holding my breath on that one!

Thanks for posting Bill!

 

[benkrebs]

It's like my mom says,

It takes a mean mom to raise good kids.

 

[schafe]

...........and the dreaded "wait till your father gets home!!". Thanks mean mom and dad!

 

[RockCreekRelics]

Very cool!!! Sure am glad I had a mean mom and I'm doing my best to be a mean dad.

 

[Kitty]

Lost my mean mom far too young. I remember all of this (and more). I just hope I do her proud.

 

[91FXRS]

to mean moms! Yeah it sucked sometimes but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

 

[RockofStrength]

What, your mothers were mean? Mine is the salt of the earth! A wonderful woman, couldn't say a word against her!

...ok, she's gone. You gotta get me out of here.

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

Its the moms that let their kids run amok that get to me....

 

[Bunnykid68]

I am the mean dad when I have to be, even to other peoples kids. Brings a smile to my face when I can make a kid cry because I caught them doing something wrong.

My boys are 14 and 16 now and looking back I wish my brother and I were as good as my kids are now. my wonderful mean mother deserved better from us.

 

[88GT]

I'm a mean mom and proud of it! I'm hoping my kids will thank me later, but I'm not holding my breath on that one!

I must be mean. My 5y/o fires me every other day.....then unfires me immediately so I can make his lunch.

 

[Yukon227]

My mom was rough, but looking back, I NEEDED IT!!!

 

[RockofStrength]

I must be mean. My 5y/o fires me every other day.....then unfires me immediately so I can make his lunch.

Capitalism at work

 

[MrsXtremeVel]

I must be mean. My 5y/o fires me every other day.....then unfires me immediately so I can make his lunch.

A future Donald Trump? LOL My preteen son tells me I'm mean all the time and I just smile and say " I love you too, sweetie!" and blow kisses at him. (sometimes in front of his friends when he's showing off) It's amazing how nice they get when they want something.

 

[Kitty]

Wow, I must be one of the worst/meanest of the lot. You ladies are getting fired by your kids. My son looks at his friends and will actually warn them to be afraid of his mom. He has even looked (down) at me and smiled after getting caught doing something wrong and gone "Mom, please tell me I didn't p**s you off!"