I don't know if this has been posted here yet or not. I just got it today from a friend.

Mean Parents:

Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic that
motivates a parent, I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me:

I loved you enough . . . to ask where you were going, with whom, and
what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you discover that your new best
friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to stand over you for two hours while you cleaned
your room, a job that should have taken 15
minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger, disappointment, and tears in
my eyes. Children must
learn that their parents aren't perfect.

I loved you enough to let you assume the responsibility for your
actions even when the penalties were so
harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough . . . to say NO when I knew you
would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all. I'm glad I won them,
because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to understand the logic
that motivates parents, you will tell them.

You sound like the father of a teenager

Love it! Thank you

Jon, I just rad this for the first time and thought I was going to cry....I have 3 teens: 19, 15 and 13. ( I normally do not cry very easily)...but it hits home.
It's like I have done every single one of those things, ya know?