New studies show that the human personality may be set in stone by the time you're in kindergarten. If so, it's likely Dina Lohan found a four-year old daughter setting the cat on fire, and told her it wasn't her fault; kitties shouldn't be so flammable. People.com says:

Perhaps because she paid no price at the time? Here's Mom-of-the-Year on why you shouldn't have to do things the court says if you're in show business:

Working? Really, lady?

You get the feeling Lohan could have killed someone while driving drunk, and her mother would have blamed the other driver for being on the road at 3 AM. It's not safe! People get into accidents! Just look what happened to my daughter! Oh, your kid may be dead, but mine will have to live with this the rest of her life!