Traumatizing Stories Of The WORST Mother's Day Gifts Ever 

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As millennials, we’ve all gotten to the point where we realize that life is hard — especially when it comes to money. There’s always a bill or an unplanned expense that usually leaves you tight on cash and scrambling for more. Not to mention random vacations and holidays that weren’t incorporated into your budget.

But when it comes to days like Mother’s Day, you have to go all out for the woman who raised you and probably still in some ways takes care of you. Unfortunately, finances don’t always permit us to get the best of the best, so folks get creative or cheap. As a kid, you could make your mom an arts and craft card and she’d still be happy — but that ish doesn’t fly when you’re her grown adult kid or her partner.

Moral of the story is, don’t be cheap this year, and if you can’t afford something dope, get creative! It’s the thought that counts. Just don’t be like these people who managed to give the worst Mother’s Day gifts in the history of Mother’s Days. Which do you think is worse? Hit the flip and you be the judge.

“My husband gave his mother a toilet plunger. Which is weird because he is excellent at giving gifts to me! I now shop for all gifts on his side of the family.” – Potatonitelight

“A gift card to his favorite restaurant, which is a steakhouse. I’m a vegetarian! His response was, ‘They have salads.’” – AnnMarieCon

“I gave my mother fake chocolates once. Every Mother’s Day, we had to make a craft in class and for some reason my teacher had the genius idea to make fake chocolates. She provided some old, empty chocolate boxes and we had to make ‘chocolate’ out of clay, paint them brown and put them in the box. So my mom thought they were actual chocolates until she opened the box. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her look more disappointed.” – trowaway8293234

“I hired a cleaning lady for myself as a Mother’s Day gift, but now I apparently have to clean my house before she comes. Worst gift ever.” @Lmegordon

“I got food poisoning for MD. He and the kids made me breakfast in bed. It gave me food poisoning. We think it was the spinach they used.” -Lisa Cal

“When our kid was about 2 or 3, my husband’s gift was a trip to the park. To pick up garbage. Because: Mother Nature. That was it. No card, no gift, no flowers.” – ZiggyBaby

“I got cleaning supplies. Seriously” – LensDunway With the exception of moms who are dying for a new “kitchen power tool,” it is generally good advice to stay away from anything that screams, “household chores.” Mother’s day should not evoke “work.” No vacuums, blenders, or the like. – BeliefNet