1. If a mean mom lets their kid throw a party, it's not going to be one of those "sitting around texting" parties.
2. Mean moms know just how to punish their kids if they won't stop arguing.
3. You know what else mean moms don't put up with? Kids who have messy rooms.
4. And kids — you'd better pick up your toys around the house, too.
5. If a kid needs a little extra motivation to help out, a mean moms know just how to give it.
6. If you think a mean mom is going to let their kid just bum around over a school holiday, well...
7. Mean moms' punishments come in all forms.
8. Sometimes their punishments toe the line between evil and genius.
9. And if a mean mom says you've lost TV privileges, it means you have LOST TV PRIVILEGES.
10. Memo to kids: if you're thinking about testing a mean mom, you'd be making a mistake. A BIG one.
11. One more thing kids — if you leave your Lego bricks all over the floor for everyone to step on, a mean mom is going to return the favor — big time.
12. Mean moms don't let their kids get away with saying, "I'm bored" — even when they have friends over.
13. Some moms let their kids win. Mean moms make their kids earn it.
14. Mean moms don't do the whole "make you something different for dinner" game.
15. And when you're in a mean mom's kitchen, kids, you better keep it clean. Or else.
16. Kids don't always like their mean moms...
17. But they love them — because in the end mean moms raise kids into adults who have their stuff together.
