mean mums
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Topic: mean mums
Posted By: Kazzle
Subject: mean mums
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:11pm
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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! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:22pm
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I had a mean mum,and I have to say, I am a pretty mean mum myself! -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: almostthere
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:24pm
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i like that.... its a good one.
Didnt have a mean mum.. Had a mean step dad tho  ------------- http://www.fertilityfriend.com/home/2128f6"> 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 1:50pm
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Aww that is so cool!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date 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.  ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 2:26pm
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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... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 3:29pm
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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. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: shaz
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 3:38pm
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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 ------------- Mum to Natasha Aroha 9/12/1995, Alexandra Makareta Waimarie 22/4/1998 and....Alyssa Frances Hopaea 18/03/2007 
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Posted By: Gabeden
Date Posted: 04 February 2008 at 9:54pm
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Mean is good - hopefully mean pays off [;) !! ------------- Debs SAHM to Eden 2.10.07 18:23 http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: yummymummy
Date Posted: 05 February 2008 at 7:21am
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My mum wasn't quite that mean and I've still turned out OK ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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