qfnol31 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 [b]DES MOINES, Iowa (AP)[/b] -- After finding alcohol in her son's car, Jane Hambleton 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffpugh Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Oops. That was rule number one, boy. Lawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prose Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 + This woman is AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Very embarassing lesson about the importance of avoiding "bad companions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spamity Calamity Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 Heh Heh #1 rule of good parenting is "Don't make a rule unless you intend you enforce it." And she enforced it alright. Awesome lady. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birgitta Noel Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Well thank God for that Mom. If only this guy's mom had made the same decision my friend Kate and her friends wouldn't be in the situation they are in. [url="http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcrash0102.artjan02,0,1326907.story"]http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcra...0,1326907.story[/url] Please pray for all involved in this situation and for more parents to show the same courage as this mom did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercy me Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 The kid was 19 years old, but his mom bought him a car (otherwise she couldn't have sold it so easily). One of my best friends in high school got a used car for his 16th birthday, and promptly totaled it. So his folks bought him a new car. He also totaled that one, and just about totaled himself. Maybe if this kid has to work to buy his own car next time, he'll grow up enough to understand cars and booze don't mix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let_go_let_God Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 My mom gave me the whole no booze and stuff lecture when I was younger too. I followed it to the letter. So much so that I think my mother would have applauded me before punishing me if I did something out of line. I think this mother did the right thing and is a great role model for other kids and more importantly other parents. God bless- LGLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 haha Thats awesome--just like the dad who sold the much coveted Guitar Hero game when he caught his son smoking weed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 [quote name='The Little Way' post='1443815' date='Jan 9 2008, 08:16 PM']Well thank God for that Mom. If only this guy's mom had made the same decision my friend Kate and her friends wouldn't be in the situation they are in. [url="http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcrash0102.artjan02,0,1326907.story"]http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctcra...0,1326907.story[/url] Please pray for all involved in this situation and for more parents to show the same courage as this mom did![/quote] Thats really scary, I pray that everything continues to improve with no serious complications! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer girl =D Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 i heard this story this am on the radio. its pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Punk Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 It didn't say if the bottle was empty or full? Perhaps they were just carrying it to a party and forgot it? Would have been totally legit, after all the kid is of legal age. But kudos to the mother for putting her foot down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qfnol31 Posted January 10, 2008 Author Share Posted January 10, 2008 (edited) You have to be 21 to drink (he's 19), and it's always illegal to have an open bottle within reach of the driver. Edited January 10, 2008 by qfnol31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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