Bravo to this mother for imposing real and lasting consequences for her son’s serious breach of law and common sense. She is not even close to ‘mean’. In actual fact, if she had done nothing she would have been far meaner. This response may well save her son’s life (not to mention others).
If only more parents were able to deal with incidents in a decisive, exacting, yet fair manner.
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