FORT DODGE, Iowa, Jan. 11 An Iowa woman, the self-described "meanest mom on the planet," became a hero by selling her son's car when she found a liquor bottle under the seat.
Jane Hambleton, a disc jockey in Fort Dodge, also found that her son, a college student, quickly recovered from the loss of his vehicle when the offers to appear on "Oprah" and "Ellen" began coming in, the Des Moines Register reports.
Hambleton placed an ad in the Register: "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."
The family was trying to decide which TV show to choose. Hambleton likes Oprah Winfrey, who demanded an exclusive deal, but her son is a big Ellen DeGeneres fan -- and she figures she might let him choose to make up for losing his car.
Hambleton's son told her the bottle she found under the front seat belonged to a friend. But she says that she laid down non-negotiable rules when she gave him the car.
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