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Kid breaks vacuum, mom sells Xbox 360, Internet points and laughs photo

I love it when some snotty punk kid gets taken down a peg or two, and the mother of one particular teenager has truly delivered. The boy was expected to perform chores, but he had other ideas. Rather than do something to earn his sordid keep, he decided instead to break the vacuum cleaner so he didn't have to do any work. Well, his mother decided that an eye was worth an eye, and is now selling his Xbox 360 to pay for it:

My son seems to think everything should be handed to him on a silver platter, so the XBOX is going bye bye. I do have an assortment of games as well, that I will sell for $15 each.

Price is firm, must replace vaccum that he broke thinking that would get him out of having to do chores.

As if that wasn't bad enough for the hapless spawn, his mother has also informed the world that she's busted him for looking at porn sites. His Internet access is now safely locked behind a password and his mother also apparently put a picture of Snoopy on his MySpace. Is it just me, or does this woman sound like the most kick-ass mother in the world?

In all seriousness, this mother is taking no crap from her son and is showing him that if he wants to act like a jackass, there will be consequences. If more parents did this rather than blame outside sources for their brats' bad behavior, we'd be living in a much, much better world.  Kudos to that woman.

[Thanks, Electro Lemon]


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Fleet3000's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 21:45
Fleet3000
yes yes Y-E-S.

fuckin awesome. that mom is the shit. my parents would always threaten to take away game privileges, but then again, i never broke our vacuum. what a little douche.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 21:48
Neonie
ROFL! A parent that actually parents her kid? Epic.
FrozenSpaceMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 21:52
FrozenSpaceMonkey
This story reminds me of a story my friend Nick told me about just running the vacuum cleaner around the room turned off so that his mom would see the tracks and think he vacuumed. Why wouldn't he have just turned the fucking vacuum on?
Xenomorph52's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 21:54
Xenomorph52
What's wrong with looking at porn sites? This woman is a nazi.
naia-the-gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:00
naia-the-gamer
Shwa:

That's exactly the problem. Parents think their kids are precious little snowflakes and don't know how to stand up to them. Naturally when we hear a story of a parent that does, it's surprising, in a good way.

Totally good for her. Also if the kid is going to look up porn he should remove his "paper trail." My guy friends were smart enough to do that when we were teenagers 10/15 years ago... dumbass.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:01
Cheeburga
Aww, it got deleted.
B-Radicate's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:08
B-Radicate
@Xenomorph52: The kid was 13, dude. Are you kidding me? There's a huge problem... a legal one at that... if he's under 18. Come on.

Anyway, this woman is awesome. She sounds like my kinda woman. If she needs a sugar daddy...
Elitechief27's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:14
Elitechief27
What Sharpless said.

Also, serves the kid right for being a dick. parents, use this woman as an example.
CypherVR's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:20
CypherVR

ooooooooooohh, BURN.
Notyavgkat's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:23
Notyavgkat
apparently, she has removed the craigslist ad...that sux
nats's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:34
nats
Vacuuming isn't even hard. I hope I'm that kind of mom someday!
luciferific's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:45
luciferific
Good call on selling the Xbox, damn kids think they can get away with murder.

I was rebellious too but I always got proper punishment - usualy having my Super NES (and later N64) taken away for weeks whenever I got out of line.

I dunno about the porn thing though - I honestly wouldn't be embarrassed if the world found out I was looking at porn - what teenage boy doesn't?
thisissami's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:47
thisissami
serious mom is serious! kudos to her!
DeusPayne's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:50
DeusPayne
/point /laugh
xyzzy929's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:52
xyzzy929
Lol pwnt.
Schmo0zle's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:54
Schmo0zle
I hate vacuuming as much as the next guy (it hurts my ears, honestly) but...Jesus Christ. Breaking a vacuum just to be a lazy prick? That probably took as long as it would've to just do the work. What a dork.
PaperBowser0's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 22:56
PaperBowser0
Damn. That kid just got pwnd. lol *points and laughs* :D
Grocerspride's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:08
Grocerspride
That's what the chocolate milk kid's mom should have done to him.
Aziel13's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:09
Aziel13
Kudos to her <3
I wanna make the sexy time with her vagin
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:11
The-Excel
Snoopy is awesome.
RskimB's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:27
RskimB
nelson laugh
MechaMonkey's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:29
MechaMonkey
Why is Snoopy a punishment?

Joe Cool is the shit.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:31
vexed alex
To everyone defending the kid, or calling the mother a bad parent:

Shut the fuck up.

Great job, mom. Teach that kid a lesson.
The6Freak's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/14/2008 23:52
The6Freak
that mom rocks!
kids need to be disciplined for their bad behavior!!
Cube's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 00:01
Cube
I would love to have snoopy on my space though.
007's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 00:04
007
I'd do her...
Im OK's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 00:37
Im OK
Go mow some yards, bitch!

(referring to the kid, not the mom, a'course.)
ceark's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 00:38
ceark
that is some damn good parenting. people could learn from this mother.
Gundampilotspaz's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 00:39
Gundampilotspaz
I would think that's more of a favor than a punishment...
atheistium's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 00:58
atheistium
Hi 5's for this lady. Finally a parent punishing her child for fucking up. Too right!
Conan-san's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 01:34
Conan-san
Yeah, I'm not an advocate of a lot of things parents do (anything above spanking is goign too far as far as physical punishment goes) but this sounds just about right.
SenorCalavera's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 01:47
SenorCalavera
How can I buy the games off her. Sounds cheap, and bonus if it comes with the tears of a 13 year old brat.
Emrah's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 02:22
Emrah
She moved on to ebay and I guess there's going to be a lot of bidding. So the kid may make her more money than the broken vacuum cleaner, and the lesson learned may be different than the intended. Break something, claim a small internet fame, and make money from ebay.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 04:06
mistic
Great parenting! I hope more parents will follow suit!
SnakeDude4Life's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 04:41
SnakeDude4Life
Coolest Mom EVAR?

Yes.

This lady needs a Huge Reward and a TV Movie.
solarmystic's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 04:59
solarmystic
Brilliant stuff!

Kids nowadays can get away with a lot of BS that they pull off and THEY KNOW they can't be punished for it because of all those BS Kid Protection Laws that the lawmakers concocted to prevent parents from ermmmm, PARENTING?

If i refused any chores me mum or dad asked of me when i was younger, (as if i dared to, but there WAS this one time), it would either mean

a)A thick wooden birch cane to the bum from mum

b)A metal belt to the bum from dad

And i was more afraid of the cane than the belt... and to all you naysayers about these kinda punishments, i DID NOT grow up to become a child abuser/molester; i've 2 kids of my own, and i smack 'em when they deserve it.

The worst kids get nowadays from most whitebread parents is TIME OUT, or being grounded with their PCs and handhelds in their rooms.. the fuck? At least Asians, Black and Latino parents still know how to smack their kids around for thier indiscretions...
AlucardX24's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 05:44
AlucardX24
Okay kids, time to sell your mom's crystal statue set on ebay!
Up2NoGooD's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 06:31
Up2NoGooD
the kid will now obviously resent the mother for the rest of his life, he will grow up and move away and lose contact with the mother..years later he will have to look after her when she is old and thats when he will slam her in the old peoples home where she will be left watching a crummy little tv in a pool of her own urine every night until some nurse comes to clear it up.

of course what she did was right, im not debating that. he broke the damn vacuum. but this is an EXTREME punishment to an EXTREME piece of naughtyness. maybe she should have sorted the problem by punishing him..like a normal parent..before things got so bad. its obvious shes become desperate. Oh and seriously, he will fucking hate his mom now. he will always resent her for this and its her fault. punish him when he throws a tantrum. dont wait until he breaks the fucking vacuum for christ sake! and to top it all off here we have people applauding the mother for 'good parenting' here! you've got to laugh really. incredible.
Jim Sterling's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 06:37
Jim Sterling
I really don't think it's fair to comment on the woman's parenting up until this point, just by guessing what it was like and judging her based off that.
Crumpet Lips's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 06:52
Crumpet Lips
Good for her. If the kid wants to act like a tit and break his mothers stuff then she can do whatever she wants to his stuff that SHE had to pay for anyway.

She is doing the right thing... not so much about the porn though. A guy has to jerk off when I guy has to jerk off.
DGX Goggles's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 07:16
DGX Goggles
About time one of these American parents got something right. I wish I could hear one of these stories everyday.
ScottyG's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 07:48
ScottyG
Awww... the Craigslist post was deleted. :(
The-Excel's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 08:04
The-Excel
@DGX Goggles:
I could open up a site just for stories like these if I can find enough legitimate material.
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 08:10
Hitogoroshi
*claps*

Fucking awesome!
loki d20's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 08:25
loki d20
Best. Mom. Ever.

Daynger777's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 09:54
Daynger777
I love it when parents get creative with their punishments... public embarassment FTW
Harsgault's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 10:03
Harsgault
Such a mother is full of Win!
Ogu's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 10:45
Ogu
Holy shit, best mother ever! That's how america's children should be educated.
Bioautographical's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/15/2008 11:10
Bioautographical
Uh, on the porn - he's 13. I don't care how old you were when YOU first saw porn, 13 is way too effin' young, especially when porn gives a drastically unrealistic picture of human sexuality.

Should the kid know about the birds and the bees? Yes. Should they have graphic demonstrations performed for them? No.

Awesome job, Mom. At least she didn't run to Fox with, "MICROSOFT BROKE MAH VACUUMZ!"
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