Ah, Mother’s Day — the chance to finally honor mom for all that she does. So why do so many partners (and kids, too) perpetually get it wrong?
Mom isn’t asking for a lot — just some peace, quiet, and sure, a great little gift wouldn’t hurt. Redditors shared some of the worst Mother’s Day gifts they’ve received over the years — we don’t know what these people were thinking.
Related: Low on Cash, High on Love: Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Under $50
Cleaning Supplies
One mother received cleaning supplies, prompting commenters to call it rude and sexist. We say let the gift giver include cleaning with those supplies.
Related: 20 Cleaning Products That Are a Complete Waste of Money
Toilet Plunger
A woman shared how her husband got his mother a toilet plunger as a gift one year. Redditors surmised it was the spouse’s sneaky way of making sure gift giving became his partner’s domain going forward.
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Half-Dead Plant
One mom was presented with a partially-dead clearance section plant from Home Depot. She assumes her family was at the store for other reasons, then realized it was Mother’s Day and grabbed the first plant they saw.
Vanilla Candle
This would be a nice gift … if you liked candles and vanilla. Both of which this mom says she abhorrently dislikes (and her family knows it!).
Bologna
A Redditor was presented with a package of bologna from the drugstore for Mother’s Day. Yes, sandwich meat. We have no words.
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Bath Bombs
Again, a nice gift — except this mom doesn’t take baths. The icing on the cake was spending the entire day at her in-laws’ house.
Broom
This Redditor’s own mother got her a broom for Mother’s Day. “Like we live in some little house on the prairie time warp,” she added.
Gift Card for Botox
A daughter shares how her mother was complaining a bit about her wrinkles in passing conversation. Her father took the comment a little too seriously and presented her with a gift card for Botox on Mother’s Day — which she didn’t particularly want. Hey, at least he tried.
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Jar Full of Bugs and a Dead Mouse
A gift of a dead mouse and bugs would give us nightmares for years, but this mom pretended to like her kids’ gift, and spent her special day giving the deceased creatures a proper burial.
