And the Terrible-Children Award for the week goes to...

[Archangel]

Did you know you can sue your parents for skimping out on your childhood birthday gifts? You can, but you'll probably lose. Two years after Steven and Kathryn Miner, both in their 20s, sued their mother, Kimberly Garrity, for bad parenting during their formative years, the case has been dismissed. The $500,000 lawsuit accused 55-year-old Garrity of causing her adult kids emotional distress.

heir claims about their poor upbringing had more to do with what mom didn't do, than what she did. For starters: she didn't send her son college care packages, or buy her daughter the homecoming dress she wanted. And their birthday cards? No cash or checks, just Hallmark sentiments.

The Chicago Tribune reports Exhibit A in the case was a check-free birthday card for Steven, now 23.

"The card pictured tomatoes on a table with one tomato that had googly eyes. Inside the card read: 'Son I got you this Birthday card because it's just like you...different from all the rest! Have a great day! Love & Hugs, Mom xoxoxo.'"

An Illinois court of appeals judge decided this card, and other evidence of Garrity's proposed "bad mothering", weren't grounds for punishment.

More from these assholes can be read here http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/ki...to-court-over-bad-birthday-cards-2536188.html

 

[enlytend]

Whiners. They deserve to pay every penny of those legal fees.

 

[Fonzie]

Whiners. They deserve to pay every penny of those legal fees.

Their father- her ex husband- is the lawyer.

TBH, it sounds like the mother was somewhat of a twat in her own right but yes, these kids do absolutely smack of brats with their own concepts of obligation and what 'parenting' should be, based on how other parents behaved. The article mentioned 'affluent Chicago suburb' - if we're talking along the lines of Winnetka or Kenilworth, those places are different universes, as far as how monied those people are. A non-absentee mother never sending her child a gift of any kind would be hugely outlying behavior in general but basically unheard of in a place like that.

 

[JB Lions]

How did you come about that article? It's over a year old.

 

[Archangel]

I was reading something (I read at the least 10 news stories a day) & this url was in the 'related links' section. It was so blatantly stupid that I had to post it in here. lol

How did you come about that article? It's over a year old.

 

[GILSAN]

It was so blatantly stupid that I had to post it in here. lol

I also think it was a blatantly interesting article to post here :tu: