Why This Parent Is Proud to Be Called ‘Meanest Mom’ by Her Son

“My son just told me he didn’t want me to be his mom anymore because I was the meanest mom in the world.”

We’ve all heard that line before. Popular blogger and social media personality Amy Weatherly recently opened up about her son’s apparent “dislike” for her in a Facebook post. Surprisingly, she’s not phased by it, and her reason why is super-important.

“At first I felt unprepared. At first I felt undeserving. Then I decided to be polite, empty the Teddy Graham crumbs out of my bra, hand the bajillion bags and folders and trash and chewed gum I had been holding to someone else, and walk up on stage with the best Taylor Swift reaction I could muster up,” she jokes on Facebook.

Throughout her post, she pretends to accept her established “Meanest Mom” award while among a room full of other “mean” parents, and gives a shout out to every mom and dad who doesn’t cave in to their kids’ temper tantrums.

“Here we are. I am only up here as a mere representation of the meanness that is inside all the parents gathered here today who love their children with all their heart, but who are not ruled or squashed or persuaded by their every weird demand,” she says.

She then calls out other parents who know how to put a foot down when the situation warrants it.

“Cindy. Linda. Karen. Rachel. Rebecca. Amber. I feel like you guys should stand be up here with me. Linda, I saw you stop your kid from standing up at the slide—so mean. Rachel, for only letting your kid be in two activities at a time. Amber, for not buying your sweet baby a third Halloween costume just because [she] changed [her] mind—you are ruthless, girl.”

Weatherly then goes on to name a whole laundry list of things “mean” parents do, and why her post goes out to them.

“To all the moms who set boundaries. To all the moms who say ‘no.’ To all the moms who are training their kids to clean up their own messes and be kind and be non-jerks… I hope this award reminds you to hold your head up high and pat yourself on the back,” she says.

It’s hard to raise your kids and not give into their every demand. You do love them endlessly, after all. But it’s OK to say “no” sometimes, otherwise you may end up raising spoiled kids.

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