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Whenever I asked my mom what she wanted for Mother's Day, she would always say nothing. "You're the best gift I've received," she'd explain. That was the worst response I could get. It made me try even harder, yet it was no help in coming up with particular gift ideas. And I bet quite a few kids who made it to this list have had the same thing happen to them. Bored Panda has collected a list of some of the funniest Mother's Day gifts children have ever presented and it's probably safe to assume that they were way better than what their moms could've asked for. So continue scrolling, enjoy the funny gifts, and upvote your faves!

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Still Killing It On Mother’s Day

Still Killing It On Mother’s Day

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Scrolling down this picture, seeing the age last, made this perfect :D

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Anna Jarvis is the one who's most often credited with founding Mother's Day in the United States. Designated as the second Sunday in May by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914, aspects of that holiday have since spread all over the world, sometimes mingling with other local traditions. Jarvis took great pains to acquire and defend her title as “Mother of Mother's Day,” and to focus the day primarily on children celebrating their mothers.

But, as National Geographic points out, others had the idea first, and with different agendas. Julia Ward Howe, better known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," promoted a Mothers’ Peace Day as early as 1872. For Howe and other antiwar activists, including Anna Jarvis's mother, Mother's Day was a way to promote global unity after the horrors of the American Civil War and Europe’s Franco-Prussian War.

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My Mom Wanted A Nice Picture Of Me And My Sister For Mother's Day. Well She's Getting These Instead

My Mom Wanted A Nice Picture Of Me And My Sister For Mother's Day. Well She's Getting These Instead

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Frank E. Hering, a former football coach and faculty member at University of Notre Dame, also promoted the idea of a Mother's Day before Anna Jarvis. In 1904, Hering spoke to an Indianapolis gathering of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, calling for support to “setting aside of one day in the year as a nationwide memorial to the memory of Mothers and motherhood.”

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He didn't suggest a specific date for the occasion, though he did mention that Mother's Day should be held on a Sunday. Local “aeries” of the Fraternal Order of Eagles took up Hering's challenge. To this day, the organization still holds Hering and the Eagles as the “true founders of Mother's Day.”

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I Wasn't A Planned Baby. This Is The Card I Got My Mom For Mother's Day

I Wasn't A Planned Baby. This Is The Card I Got My Mom For Mother's Day

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Anna Jarvis did not like the idea of Mother's Day having a "father." She blasted Hering in an undated 1920s statement entitled “Kidnapping Mother’s Day: Will You Be an Accomplice?”

"Do me the justice of refraining from furthering the selfish interests of this claimant," Jarvis said, "who is making a desperate effort to snatch from me the rightful title of originator and founder of Mother’s Day, established by me after decades of untold labor, time, and expense."

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This Kid Is Going Places

This Kid Is Going Places

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Always Be The Last One To Sign The Mother's Day Card

Always Be The Last One To Sign The Mother's Day Card

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Looking For A Mother's Day Card For My Biological Mother Who Gave Me Up For Adoption - Is This Too Dark?

Looking For A Mother's Day Card For My Biological Mother Who Gave Me Up For Adoption - Is This Too Dark?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

... just stuck here... wordless for a few minutes... yeah that is dark, but kind of compassionate to her also... *stares for a bit longer*

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#8

Friend's 5th Grade Son Made Her This Card On Mother's Day

Friend's 5th Grade Son Made Her This Card On Mother's Day

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#9

Mother's Day Breakfast In Bed, Prepared By A 5-Year-Old

Mother's Day Breakfast In Bed, Prepared By A 5-Year-Old

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I Too Updated One Of Mom's Favorite Pictures For Mother's Day (Not Much Has Changed In 30 Years)

I Too Updated One Of Mom's Favorite Pictures For Mother's Day (Not Much Has Changed In 30 Years)

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Now That My Son Is 13, He Understands What I *Really* Want For Mother's Day! There's A Little Stack Of These

Now That My Son Is 13, He Understands What I *Really* Want For Mother's Day! There's A Little Stack Of These

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

finally what I really want not another mug or a low-quality candle (its the thought that counts though!)

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The Best Way For A 16-Year-Old Boy To Scare His Over-Protective Mom On Mother's Day

The Best Way For A 16-Year-Old Boy To Scare His Over-Protective Mom On Mother's Day

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My Friend's Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift

My Friend's Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift

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My Buddy Made This For His Mom For Mother's Day When He Was 12

My Buddy Made This For His Mom For Mother's Day When He Was 12

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My Nephew's Faces On Pillows For A Mother's Day Gift Was A Great Idea In Theory

My Nephew's Faces On Pillows For A Mother's Day Gift Was A Great Idea In Theory

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to scroll up again and make sure it said Mother's day and not Halloween

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#16

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day

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Hallmark Was Running Out Of Mother's Day Cards So I Had To Improvise

Hallmark Was Running Out Of Mother's Day Cards So I Had To Improvise

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They engaged in playing what my father lovingly described as adult wheelbarrow bed racing

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#19

She Said It's A Hand Pointing To Me. Happy Mother's Day To Me

She Said It's A Hand Pointing To Me. Happy Mother's Day To Me

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9 Year Old Niece Gave This To My Mom For Mother's Day

9 Year Old Niece Gave This To My Mom For Mother's Day

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This Is The Mother's Day Card My 10 Year Old Brother Made (He Didn't Want It To Be A Soppy Card)

This Is The Mother's Day Card My 10 Year Old Brother Made (He Didn't Want It To Be A Soppy Card)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My Biology teacher is pregnant right now, she had her 30th birthday last week, when we came in the room had 30 balloons drawn on paper. Someone thought it was sperm as we were learning about sex cell recreation. And I will never see balloons as anything but sperm now.

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#24

This Is How My Brother Addressed Our Mother's Day To Card To Our Mom

This Is How My Brother Addressed Our Mother's Day To Card To Our Mom

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My Mom Has Been Complaining About This School Picture For Almost 20 Years Now. I Decided To Immortalize It For Her For Mother's Day

My Mom Has Been Complaining About This School Picture For Almost 20 Years Now. I Decided To Immortalize It For Her For Mother's Day

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah the re using of a loot crate. Good effort. Also love the dino sticker on lads top

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#27

So I Was Going Through The Stuff My Mom Saved From Our Childhood And Found This Card I Made Her For Mother's Day In First Grade

So I Was Going Through The Stuff My Mom Saved From Our Childhood And Found This Card I Made Her For Mother's Day In First Grade

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My Son's Mother's Day Gift

My Son's Mother's Day Gift

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#29

My Mother's Day Gift A Day Late. It's Funny Until I Weep

My Mother's Day Gift A Day Late. It's Funny Until I Weep

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