People's Baptist Church, Kelowna, BC
Mean Moms
We had the meanest mother in the whole
world!
While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had to have cereal, eggs, and
toast. When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkle 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 Labor Laws by making us work. We had to wash the dishes, make
the beds, learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry, 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.
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 God-fearing,
educated, honest adults. We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom
was. I think that's what's wrong with the world today. It just doesn't have
enough mean moms anymore.
AMEN!
