After finding alcohol in her son’s car, Jane Hambleton decided to sell the car and share her 19-year-old’s misdeed with everyone by placing an ad in a newspaper. The ad 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.” Hambleton has heard from people besides interested buyers since recently placing the ad in The Des Moines Register. “It’s overwhelming the number of calls I’ve gotten from people saying ‘Thank you, it’s nice to see a responsible parent.’ So far there are no calls from anyone saying, ‘You’re really strict. You’re real overboard, lady.’” The only critic is her son, who Hambleton says is “very, very unhappy” with the ad and claims the alcohol was left by a passenger.
Hambleton says she set two rules when she bought the car last Thanksgiving: No booze, and always keep it locked. (Oh yeah—the car has been sold.)