Weird news - Sending trash in a package to her son

In a family, there are different responsibilities allotted to different members of the family. This is particularly important as children are growing up, since that is the age when they learn responsibilities and even if they are reluctant at times, it is something that they need to do. Some of the tasks seem onerous such as shoveling the snow, removing leaves, or taking out the trash seem something that the allotted person would try to avoid, but they need to be done. In this particular case, the mother wanted to make sure that the message was clear enough that if the son went away from home without taking out the trash, it would follow him (link to article):

A Pennsylvania college student got a reminder to take out the trash when his mother sent him some garbage in a care package. Eighteen-year-old Connor Cox tells WHTM-TV that his mother sent two boxes to him at Westminster College in New Wilmington last month. One box contained food and other goodies. The other contained garbage. When he called to ask whether that was a mistake, Cox’s mother, Connie, told him, “No, that’s the trash you were supposed to take out” during a recent visit home.