How To Be A Mean Mother

I was given this poem years ago. I just pulled it out of the drawer to share with you and wonder what your thoughts are. It doesn't have an author on the page, so I don't know who to credit.

A mean mother never allows

candy or sweets

to take the place of a well-balanced meal.

A mean mother insists on knowing where

her children are at all times.

Who their friends are and what they do.

A mean mother breaks the

Child Labor Laws by

making her children work - washing dishes,

making beds learning to cook and doing

other cruel and unpleasant chores.

A mean mother makes life miserable for

her offspring by insisting that they

always tell the truth.

A mean mother produces teenagers who

are wiser and more sensible.

A mean mother can smile with secret

delight and

pride when she hears her own

grandchildren call their parents mean.

What the world needs now are more

mean mothers and fathers.