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Sep 22, 2009 11:38 pm US/Central

Good To Know: 'Meanest Mom On The Planet'

Reporting
Don Shelby
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― Don spent an evening with concerned parents listening to Joseph Califano, the founder of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse. He's written a new book called "Raising a Drug Free Kid." He says parents are the key. Don has a story of one parent that might be good to know.

It is in Secretary Califano's book, and it is priceless.

The parent's name is Jane Hambleton of Fort Dodge Iowa. She bought her son an Oldsmobile Intrigue and attached one rule. No booze in the car.

Three weeks later she found a bottle of liquor. Her son said it was a friend's, and her son had been the designated driver.

She believed him. Then, she took the car away and sold it.

Here's the ad she ran in the Des Moines Register: Quote: "OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally un-cool parents who obviously don't love their teenage son, selling his car -- Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom, who needs to get a life, found the booze under the front seat. Three thousand, seven hundred dollars or best offer. Call the meanest mom on the planet."

Miss Hambelton, if you are ever in the Twin Cities, I would like to buy you dinner. That is totally cool.

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