An Illinois appeals court dismissed a lawsuit filed against a mother by her two adult children for "bad mothering". The claims included the mother's failure to buy toys and take her daughter to a car show, haggling over the cost of party dresses, and enforcing curfew. The son claimed he received an offensive card from his mother with a picture of a googly-eyed tomato on it, which read, "Son, I got you this birthday card because it's just like youdifferent from all the rest", after which, his mother wrote, "Have a great day! Love and Hugs, Mom xoxoxo." He was not only offended by the card, but by the fact that it did not include cash or a check. The court dismissed the case, stating the mother's conduct was not "extreme or outrageous", and they did not want to "subject family childrearing to excessive judicial scrutiny and interference".
