Mom Sells Son's Car After Finding Alcohol

[superdorf]

Mom sells son's car over booze bottle inside | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register

Too bad for this kid...

 

[tim_redd]

Seems a tad overboard considering he's in college. I'd be totally for it if he were still in high school.

 

[CYCLONE STATE]

Hilarious! We spent the afternoon passing around copies of the ad to coworkers.

 

[jdoggivjc]

Poor kid? Screw that. Parents buy their son a car and set ground rules. Two weeks into it he goes and breaks one of the rules. What should she have done? Gone all passive with a motherly tone and said, "son, it's okay, I know it's a difficult task to keep our only two rules, I know you need time to adjust to it, I'll let it slide this time..."? Hell no. How are you supposed to have children that respect you when you won't enforce your rules? She said no drinking. He drank. He lost the rights to the car his parents provided for him. I wish more parents were like her. Maybe we wouldn't have half the hellions running around with no respect for authority that we do now if parents actually parented their children...

 

[ISUFan22]

Someone that disciplines their kids firmly? What? How could this be?

What is the world coming to???

 

[CyclonesRule]

This is actually pretty funny. Maybe I am off on this, but it sounds to me like she may have paid for the car. Do you think he actually believed her when she probably told him in the beginning that if he broke the rules she would sell the car.

 

[bos]

Ah he goes to Briar Cliff. I will have his email account suspended immediately. JK =)

 

[LindenCy]

Ah he goes to Briar Cliff. I will have his email account suspended immediately. JK =)

You teach at Briar Cliff? You wouldn't happen to be in the market for a Theology Professor would you?:wink:

 

[superdorf]

I guess I should have used the sarcasm tag...

 

[bos]

I was in their IT dept for 2 years and still help out at times. I can sure ask if they need something. Lemme check quick.

 

[HOTDON]

Poor kid? Screw that. Parents buy their son a car and set ground rules. Two weeks into it he goes and breaks one of the rules. What should she have done? Gone all passive with a motherly tone and said, "son, it's okay, I know it's a difficult task to keep our only two rules, I know you need time to adjust to it, I'll let it slide this time..."? Hell no. How are you supposed to have children that respect you when you won't enforce your rules? She said no drinking. He drank. He lost the rights to the car his parents provided for him. I wish more parents were like her. Maybe we wouldn't have half the hellions running around with no respect for authority that we do now if parents actually parented their children...

Sounds a little like a rant.... but I couldn't agree more.

 

[bos]

You teach at Briar Cliff? You wouldn't happen to be in the market for a Theology Professor would you?:wink:

Well, not at this time, they currently are looking for a philosophy prof though.

 

[ISUboi12]

I for one don't think its very responsible for the mom to print this, especially if she ever wanted her child to get a job in Des Moines. Not impressive to potential employers.

 

[bos]

I for one don't think its very responsible for the mom to print this, especially if she ever wanted her child to get a job in Des Moines. Not impressive to potential employers.

I agree with that. But at this point he wont be job searching for a few years and by that time this will have been forgotten. I dont think his name should have been used though. There is a point at which it is too much.

 

[BvK1126]

I for one don't think its very responsible for the mom to print this, especially if she ever wanted her child to get a job in Des Moines. Not impressive to potential employers.

I agree. I applaud the parents for selling the car, but the public humiliation is way overboard. Selling the car would have been punishment enough. The ad borders on the sadistic and mean-spirited, in my opinion.

 

[crash_zone]

I wish we had this sort of judgment with college athletics. I'm getting really tired of hearing about people using credit cards/drunk driving/etc. and then getting a differed judgment! That stuff should stick on your record for LIFE. Stuff like this is a good start in the real world.

 

[Cutlass]

I agree. I applaud the parents for selling the car, but the public humiliation is way overboard. Selling the car would have been punishment enough. The ad borders on the sadistic and mean-spirited, in my opinion.

I agree. I dare say that she's ruined any chance at having a constructive relationship with her son for a long time. Something like that will be pretty hard to repair.

 

[isuno1fan]

The kid has no one to blame but himself. He's an adult....get a job and buy another car.

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

I agree. I dare say that she's ruined any chance at having a constructive relationship with her son for a long time. Something like that will be pretty hard to repair.

That's BS. She told him the rules and he broke one of them 3 weeks after they got him the car. Humiliation is the best thing for him. 5 yrs down the road when he matures(and, I might add, a heck of a lot quicker then if she would have let it go "this time") he will thank her and I would bet they will be close, but, if not, I'll bet he respects his parents word.

Life isn't about being best friends with your yound adult children like some people think nowadays. That's why respect for elders is quickly going down the crapper.

 

[coachdags]

I'd bet It will not happen to him again.....