Mother's Day is a source of joy for most moms. A full day where you get what you want and your family waits on you hand and foot, right? Well, not always! Moms can sometimes get the short end of the stick — even on a day specifically made for us.
Many moms have had the experience of being forgotten, being stuck cleaning the house after the celebration, or just getting the opposite gift of what they really wanted.
Hopefully, you can take some solace and find some humor in the holiday knowing that you are not alone in having a bad Mother's Day! And you can always just order something for yourself and get the gift and experience that you really want.
Starting Over
Wrong Holiday
When your hubby justifies getting you a sympathy card for Mother's Day by making it present tense #mothersdayfail? pic.twitter.com/XTXdmSiGF8
— Nora Hembree Battle (@NoraBattle) May 7, 2016
OK, we are all for being resourceful, but this may be taking it too far. Using a sympathy card for a happy holiday just does not go over well when you scratch through the words. Just no.
No Pain, No Gain
Hubby made funnel cakes then I slipped and fell hard #HappyMothersDay #mothersdayfail
— Ensconced in quarantine (@CAhnBooks) May 12, 2019
Every good reaction has an equal and opposite reaction, right? So does a fall cancel out delicious funnel cakes in this instance? Let's hope she wasn't hurt too badly on her Mother's Day.
2nd Place
#BadMothersDay When my son was 5 yrs old, he gave me an awards ribbon that said "2nd Place"
— Karen Brunner (@kab9801) May 12, 2015
Kids may get the benefit of the doubt most times, but most know that the first place ribbon is the best, right? Hoping this mom knows she deserved the top award on Mother's Day.
Go-To Gift
My husband's go to gift for any occasion, including Mother's Day? Starbucks gift card. Seriously. #BadMothersDay #EllenDegeneresshow
— Stace (@StaceaC1) May 12, 2015
The good thing about a go-to gift is you know what to expect and can plan around using it. The bad thing about a go-to gift is you know what to expect and you're not happy about it. Here's to one too many Starbucks gift cards on our special days. We love coffee and all, but c'mon now, we can do better than this.
Knock-Off Chicken
A bucket of chicken, knock-off chicken, not even KFC and we live in Kentucky for crying out loud! #BadMothersDay https://t.co/1aILeZHVOA
— AngieBray (@angiembray) May 12, 2015
Oh, hell no! Is it too much to ask to get the real deal on Mother's Day? Sometimes, doing the right thing makes too much sense and our loved ones want to go the unusual route. We can't always fault them for at least trying.
When They Don't Get You
I just went to the table for dinner, only to find out my dad didn’t make me a single thing. says he “didn’t know what I could eat.” literally anything without eyeballs, dad … I‘ve been a vegetarian for 8 entire years. EIGHT.YEARS. I hate it here. #MothersDayFail
— casey baker (@_caybay) May 10, 2020
As moms, we take care of so much that when the shoe is on the other foot, sometimes our family gets a little lost. I mean, eight years is not that long for a lifestyle change for them to catch on, or is it?
