Rod’s Column: January 20th

Here is a story that appeared in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette on January 10, 2008.

Jane Hambleton, 48, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, has found a buyer for her 19-year-old’s car after running an ad in The Des Moines Register that 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.”

This story made it into the main stream media. Mrs. Hambleton was interviewed and explained she had hundreds of calls supporting her parenting method. Way to go Mrs. Hambleton!

If you’re a teen reading this and you can’t figure out why a parent would do such a intelligent thing, it’s time you sat down to talk with your parents. If you feel they’re too uncool for a chat with such a hip teen as yourself, I would be glad to explain their archaic point of view!