Entitled kids refuse to help clean snow off the car in -8ºC weather, mom intentionally makes them late for school: 'Next time, clean [the] windows!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Feb 7, 2025 4:00 PM EST

Who knew that driving in the snow is about as difficult as teaching one's children a valuable lesson?

Both of these endeavors require care, caution, patience, and resistance. Trying to handle both of these Sisyphean tasks at once takes the kind of multitasking that only a great parent can handle. Keep scrolling for this full story about a mother whose kids refused to pitch in when it came to clearing the snow off the car in freezing weather. Let's just say those kids did not get to school on time! 

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  • This mother was smart enough to take this opportunity and teach her kids multiple lessons at once. First and foremost, she taught them about the importance of prioritizing physical well-being and safety above arbitrary rules like getting to school on time. It is not worth being punctual if it means driving unsafely in the show. 

    Secondly, she also taught her kids what happens when they don't help their mother out. In short, they don't get to where they need to be on time. You can't always get what you want, especially if you don't even help your mother out.

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    Just this morning we had a few cm's of snow. It's cold here, like -8°C cold. Sent Kid One (teenager) out to start the car a few minutes before we left. Kid
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    Two (also teenager) is always "just in time" for everything. In fact they have made an exact science of it. One and Two normally get along real well...
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    One and Two were out sitting in the car with the heated seats set to hot. I walk out of the house and look at the car and all the windows are snow covered. I
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    open the drivers door look in to see them with their heads down and "buried" in their phones. I state "you couldn't clear the snow from the car?" I tuned the
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    gas lighting out as I closed the drivers door, stood outside for a second to take a breath of the cold crisp air, and then opened the back door to search for the snow brush and scraper.
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    I wonder which one will be better this AM i thought to myself. The scraper was my choice. I cleared the side windows best I could.
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  • Several members of the online community weighed in and praised the mom for her parenting skills and, of course, for her safety measures. Keep scrolling below to see what they had to say about it all, and here's hoping that these kids actually learned something today!

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    But that small scrapper just wasn't cutting it. Reached in, grabbed the long brush and heard, as I was closing the door, "we're going to be la...". I decided
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    the long brush was the right choice after redoing the side windows. I meticulously cleaned the front window, lifted the wipers and made sure to get every bit of snow out from underneath. Did the same for the back window. Cleaned the
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    headlight, the two rear lights, and then the other headlight. Cleared the licence plate off. Cleared the hood next. I looked at the roof and decided to clear that too.
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    Just my luck I pushed the snow that was on the roof down onto the front window. Being safe is no chump job... I, again, cleaned the front window to the point that there was not a snowflake left on
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    it. As I walked to the back door I noticed a build up of ice on the door handles. I did a good job cleaning all four of them as well.
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    The normal twelve minute drive took us sixteen because the roads were a bit slushy, I went a little below the speed limited;
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    after all, I was transporting special cargo. The only noise I heard were the sighs from Kid Two. We made it to school, they jumped out, I told them I loved them and to have a great day. Got
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    a return "i love you too" from both and as Kid Two's door was closing I heard them say to Kid One: "NEXT TIME CLEAN THE WINDOWS WHEN YOU GO OUT TO START THE CAR!" I chuckled, went for a coffee and then a haircut. Neither of which I had to be at at any certain time.
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    papa-t-69 . 20h ago Shut car off and remove the keys. Tell them to come get you when the car is cleaned off.
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    Go inside, have a seat, and wait for them to come get you. Repeat as needed in the future.
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    Hey YouGuyyyyy... . 20h ago I'm 61. This is exactly what my mother would do to me today if she could still drive, and if I were still dumb enough to trigger it.
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    OneRaisedEyebr... 20h ago They're lucky you closed the doors. My dad left them open. If he was cold, we were cold. Not when we were little, but as teenagers
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    Gadgetman 1 · 20h ago Well done. Love how you made certain the car was not only legal, but also safe to drive.
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    Here in Norway, the MINIMUM cleared area of the front windshield is the same area the window wipers cover. Snow on the roof IS a danger, really, so well done on that too. And unreadable plates can get you ticketed in most countries.
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