Mine sure were. We had the meanest
mother & father in the whole world!
While other kids ate candy
for breakfast… we had to have healthy stuff like 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.
Mom & Dad insisted
on knowing where we were at all times. You'd think we were convicts
in a prison. They had to know who our friends were… and what we
were doing with them. They 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 they had the nerve to break the Child Labor 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 they would lie awake at night thinking of more
things for us to do.
They always insisted on us telling the truth…
the whole truth… and nothing but the truth. By the time we were
teenagers they could read our minds.
Then, life was really tough! Mom
& Dad wouldn't let our friend’s 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.
On Sundays there was no question whether we
would get up & go to church or stay home. They took us to church
whenever the doors opened… they taught us to love God… love
others… and love ourselves… and then they often stayed to say
good bye to the last person at church. Then they expected us live out
what we learned at church.
Because of our Mom & Dad 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 their fault.
Now that we have left home, we are
all educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents
just like Mom & Dad were. I think that is what's wrong with the
world today. It just doesn't have enough of the right kind of mean
Moms & Dads.
Blessings on you!
