OHbaby! Forums : mean mums https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:30:32 +0000 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:21:08 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14187 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[mean mums : My mum wasn&#039;t quite that...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294428&title=mean-mums#294428 Author: yummymummy
Subject: 14187
Posted: 05 February 2008 at 7:21am

My mum wasn't quite that mean and I've still turned out OK ]]> Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:21:08 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294428&title=mean-mums#294428 <![CDATA[mean mums : Mean is good - hopefully mean...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294326&title=mean-mums#294326 Author: Gabeden
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 9:54pm

Mean is good - hopefully mean pays off [;) !! ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:54:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294326&title=mean-mums#294326 <![CDATA[mean mums : I must be a good Mum because my...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294022&title=mean-mums#294022 Author: shaz
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 3:38pm

I must be a good Mum because my girls are always asking me why I'm so mean . I always say because it is my Job!!!

AND the big one is I do and say so many of the things I swore I'd never do or say that my Mum did while I was growing up. (but not all of them I'm not THAT mean)

How else will they learn to be responsible people, like me hehe ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:38:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294022&title=mean-mums#294022 <![CDATA[mean mums : You didn&#039;t have the meanest...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294002&title=mean-mums#294002 Author: Maya
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 3:29pm

You didn't have the meanest mum in the world Kaz, I did! She even made us go to bed at a reasonable hour of the night!
But she is definitely my inspiration.]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:29:35 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=294002&title=mean-mums#294002 <![CDATA[mean mums : i grew up with the meanest mother...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293925&title=mean-mums#293925 Author: Kazzle
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 2:26pm

i grew up with the meanest mother in the whole wide world, and if i turn out to be half the parent she was/is then my kids will turn out just fine...]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:26:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293925&title=mean-mums#293925 <![CDATA[mean mums : I always tell my kids that my...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293905&title=mean-mums#293905 Author: .Mel
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 2:02pm

I always tell my kids that my inspiration was to be a mean mum, and when they tell me I'm mean I know I'm doing a good job. ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:02:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293905&title=mean-mums#293905 <![CDATA[mean mums : Aww that is so cool!! ]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293896&title=mean-mums#293896 Author: Kels
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:50pm

Aww that is so cool!!

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Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:24pm

i like that.... its a good one.
Didnt have a mean mum.. Had a mean step dad tho ]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:24:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293867&title=mean-mums#293867 <![CDATA[mean mums : I had a mean mum,and I have to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293865&title=mean-mums#293865 Author: Maya
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:22pm

I had a mean mum,and I have to say, I am a pretty mean mum myself!]]> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:22:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293865&title=mean-mums#293865 <![CDATA[mean mums : Came across this on another forum...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14187&PID=293842&title=mean-mums#293842 Author: Kazzle
Subject: 14187
Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:11pm

Came across this on another forum and thought it was good, so thought i would share

Someday when my children are old enough to
Understand the logic that motivates a parent, I will
tell them, as my Mean Mum 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 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 Mum mean? I know mine was. We had the
meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids
ate candy for break fast, 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 Labour 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 Mum was.

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